January 22nd, 2021 by KRNB
Rob Kim/Getty Images, Gabe Ginsberg/Getty ImagesIt was ladies night for the first Verzuz battle of 2021.
After two delays due to COVID-19, the face-off between
Keyshia Cole and
Ashanti finally went down Thursday night with the two songstresses appearing from separate locations.
The artists were originally supposed to face-off in an in-person battle on December 12, but it was postponed after the “Foolish” singer tested positive for COVID-19. The second, scheduled for January 9, was also pushed back.
After over a hour-long wait, both women showed up fashionably in black outfits with straight hair and Cole wasted no time kicking things off with her 2004 hit “I Changed My Mind.”
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