First, there was the battle of Babyface versus Teddy Riley last month.
20.04.2020 - 23:49 / billboard.com
After the highly anticipated Instagram Live battle between Teddy Riley and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds didn't go as planned over the weekend, the duo are going to give it another shot.
Technical and audio issues plagued the livestream on Riley's end, which led to a delay to try and fit the problem--ultimately ending with Babyface announcing on his Instagram that the event would be postponed. "I think that it’s only right that we postpone this thing until another time when there aren’t any technical
First, there was the battle of Babyface versus Teddy Riley last month.
Teddy Riley is elaborating on his Instagram Live battle with Babyface.
By Jeff Vasishta
By Jeff Vasishta
TSR Staff: La’Janeé @_lajanee_ _________________________________ #Babyface and #TeddyRiley officially increased streaming numbers for 90’s R&B music with their most epic live IG battle, hosted by @verzuztv. _________________________________ According to @billboard, their 49 combined songs saw a dramatic increase with online streaming.
Could fans be seeing Diddy, 50, and Dr. Dre, 55, go at it on Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s new Verzuz rap battle series? Diddy gave a clear indication that it’s very possible and maybe even likely when he joined fellow rapper Fat Joe, 49, for an Instagram Live on Apr.
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Babyface and Teddy Riley’s #Verzuz battle on Monday night (April 20) via Instagram live yielded some significant streaming gains for the 49 tracks that encompassed the long-awaited showdown.From initial reports to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, the 49 titles collectively registered 3 million on-demand audio streams in the U.S. on April 21, the day following the late-night session, compared with a cumulative 1.4 million haul on the 20th, a day-over-day surge of 115%.
Lizzo even brought the flute out
On Monday night (Apr. 20), legendary R&B writer, producer and performer Teddy Riley engaged in the most-watched (and also most-delayed) Instagram Live battle yet put on by the Verzuz team of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland -- facing off with fellow decades-spanning great Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
The Spy Kids are here to save us… from boredom amid the coronavirus quarantine!
By Jeff Vasishta
On Monday night (April 20), Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Teddy Riley finally faced off in their long-awaited (and twice-postponed) Verzuz battle on Instagram Live. And now that the clash of the '90s R&B titans is complete, Billboard wants to know: which Verzuz showdown has been your favorite so far?
Two legendary producers go at it and everyone wins.
It seems like it has been a long time coming, but tonight Babyface and Teddy Riley faced off in a rematch and gave us the battle we’ve all been waiting on. Both legends pulled out all of their classics to prove why they are the legends we know and love today.
It wasn’t the Saturday night jam it was supposed to be.
The viewership records on Instagram Live were broken on Monday night (April 20) when Babyface and Teddy Riley went live for a friendly music battle!
It was a battle for the grown folks Monday night (Apr. 20) on Instagram Live, as two of the most renowned figures in modern R&B -- Teddy Riley and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds -- took turns spinning their respective classics, to the delight of music fans across social media.