The next Verzuz battle will be a clash of the soul sisters!
Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight will face off in a highly-anticipated battle that will be nothing short of iconic. Verzuz TV announced the battle earlier this week, as the Godmother of Soul and the Empress of Soul are expected to go head-to-head in a showdown airing live from The Fillmore in Philadelphia this Sunday (September 13).
âThe Master Class weâve ALL been waiting for! @MsGladysKnight vs. @MsPattiLaBelle đ„ Live from The Fillmore in Philly this Sunday at 5PM PT/8PM ET,â reads the announcement. âThe ultimate #Verzuz! Leave ya church clothes on all Sunday and pull up to the affair of all affairs. Yâall gotta get dressed up in ya Sundayâs best for this one.â
Fans are expecting to hear the legendary divas perform some of their classic hits, including Knightâs âNeither One of Us,â âMidnight Train to Georgia,â and âLicense to Kill,â as well as LaBelleâs âYou Are My Friend,â âOn My Own,â and â fingers crossed! â âLady Marmalade.â
If viewers are lucky, itâs possible the superstars will deliver one of their many collaborations, like 1991âs âSuperwoman,â which also features vocals from the phenomenal Dionne Warwick.
LaBelle and Knightâs Verzuz battle will follow last weekâs groundbreaking 3-hour battle between R&B queens Brandy and Monica, whose face-off set a new record with 6 million total viewers tuning in worldwide.
Verzuz TV was launched in March by music producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz to provide virtual entertainment for R&B and hip-hop lovers alike stuck inside amid quarantine orders due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Previous battles have included Babyface vs.Teddy Riley, Erykah Badu vs. Jill Scott, and Snoop Dogg vs. DMX.
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