{"id":109119,"date":"2021-03-10T00:09:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T00:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=109119"},"modified":"2021-03-10T00:09:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T00:09:46","slug":"brandy-vs-monica-rb-icons-face-off-in-singing-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/brandy-vs-monica-rb-icons-face-off-in-singing-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandy vs Monica: R&amp;B icons face off in singing battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><cite>New York (CNN)<\/cite>Hip-hop producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have sold their popular Verzuz livestream platform to the Triller Network.<\/p>\n<p>The companies didn&#8217;t disclose the financial terms of the deal Tuesday, but a Triller spokesperson said the Grammy-winning producers would become shareholders in the Triller Network, the parent company for the TikTok-like social video app<strong>.<\/strong> Timbaland and Swizz Beatz will share their equity stake with the 43 performers who have appeared on Verzuz since it launched almost a year ago.<br \/>\nVerzuz competitions pit R&amp;B and rap legends against one another in virtual one-on-one music battles.<\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>Almost instantly, the show became a pandemic economy success story. Matchups including stars such as T-Pain vs. Lil Jon, Nelly vs. Ludacris and Gucci Mane vs. Young Jeezy have attracted millions of live-entertainment-starved viewers to VerzuzTV Instagram livestreams. <\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Artists Timbaland and Swizz Beatz attend day 1 of REVOLT Summit x AT&amp;amp;T Summit on September 12, 2019 in Atlanta.\" class=\"media__image\" src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210309164059-01-timbaland-and-swizz-beatz-file-large-169.jpg\"><br \/>\n &#8220;There is no more disruptive and innovative brand in music today than Verzuz,&#8221; Triller executive chairman and co-owner Bobby Sarnevesht said in a statement announcing the deal. &#8220;We view this acquisition as more of a partnership than an acquisition, as Swizz, Timbaland and the other 43 artists who are all becoming shareholders and partners in Triller Verzuz from this day forward become our voice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With this acquisition, Triller continues its evolution to be at the center of culture and the center of music,&#8221; Sarnevesht and fellow Triller Network shareholder Ryan Kavanaugh said in a joint statement. &#8220;Who better to help shape Triller&#8217;s music future than the top artists in the world overseen by Timbaland and Swizz?&#8221;<br \/>\nVerzuz has also featured live chats with political<strong> <\/strong>leaders that include Stacey Abrams and current former senator and current vice president Kamala Harris.<br \/>\nTriller has positioned itself as an alternative to TikTok, and it saw a surge in popularity last summer when TikTok&#8217;s future in the United States was uncertain amid geopolitical wrangling between the Trump administration and China. <\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>Swizz Beatz and Timbaland said the deal &#8220;is a momentous occasion not only for Verzuz and Triller, but the music business as a whole.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;By putting Verzuz in the Triller Network ecosystem and expanding the Verzuz brand to be side by side with the powerful Triller app, we will be able to continue to grow and evolve the music business as a whole, as we have been doing,&#8221; the music legends said in a joint statement.<br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/03\/09\/business\/verzuz-sold-to-triller\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York (CNN)Hip-hop producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have sold their popular Verzuz livestream platform to the Triller Network. 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