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Verzuz battle might have been met with a million-plus viewers, but it arrived with its share of baggage for the former. After the R&B showdown, which took place on Thursday night (January 21), Cole took to Instagram Live with Elijah Blake to talk about her almost 90-minute delay to the battle, which was already rescheduled twice since its initial air date in December. I want to apologize for not sitting my ass in that seat, because I was there and I should ve sat down, she told Blake of what she deemed the highest-rated Verzuz. I should’ve just sat in the seat, no matter if I felt like the visual wasn’t clear or they said my music wasn’t gonna be right or whatever it was. ....
Jan 24 | by The Keyshia Cole vs. Ashanti VERZUZ Battle finally went down after being delayed several times. However, it came with drama. Keyshia was over an hour late and fans were heated about it. She’s now apologizing and explaining what was happening behind-the-scenes. There’s also a report she tested positive for COVID-19 just eight days before the battle. Get it all inside… The long awaited The battle was postponed twice because Ashanti tested positive with Coronavirus and then a spike in positive cases caused the second scheduled date to get delayed. Third time was a charm, but it started off rocky as hell. ....
Keyshia Cole and Ashanti finally took the Verzuz stage on Thursday (January 21), following not one but two COVID-related delays. Fans were already perturbed because of the push-backs but still tuned in – then started getting even more upset when they had to wait for over an hour for Keyshia to finally arrive on set. And it certainly didn’t help that she was less than enthusiastic when she finally did show up. But finally the battle kicked off, and the two powerhouse R&B singers went hit for hit with tracks like Ashanti’s “Foolish,” “Baby” and “What’s Luv?” and Keyshia’s “Heaven Sent,” “You’ve Changed” and “Love” – with most viewers crowing the “Foolish” creator the winner at the end. However, the overall sentiment was that the whole show just wasn’t it. ....