“It’s time for the Queens on Verzuz,” Timbaland wrote in an Instagram post about the online event. And on March 13, the announcement came in that all live shows will be [postponed] indefinitely. The artists will face off on May 9 as part of an online series called Verzuz organized by music producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz. @verzuz.tv @therealswizzz @timbaland @femmeitforward , A post shared by Jill Scott (@missjillscott) on May 9, 2020 at 10:08am PDT. Divas Jill Scott and Erykah Badu battled it out on Instagram Live Saturday night – and Michelle Obama was here for it. Is Going Through A ‘Weird Time’, T.I. Stay tuned for details . Clips from the shows are on YouTube, does that bother you?It’s the same thing that happens with my live shows, there’s no way to control that. The CULTURE WINS!!!!!! The so-called battles have become incredibly popular in recent days as performers and their fans struggle to adapt to life in lockdown, courtesy of the coronavirus pandemic. You don't need an excuse to vote early. Erykah Badu is among one of the many artists who were forced to cancel upcoming shows as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Obama, who describes herself as "hugger-in-chief" in her Twitter bio, was an active participant in the performance, posting multiple comments. What do you feel you still need to fix or change?The understanding of the expenses (laughs), and my overhead — I had to cut down a little on a few things. For your voice to be heard, in most states you must register before you can vote. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. “Quarantine Queen ,” one person wrote.” Another person commented, “AH!!!! Launched late last month, what makes Badu’s series unusual in a business sense is she’s essentially built her own livestream company, charging viewers a minimal $1-$3 fee, rather than using Instagram Live or YouTube or other conventional avenues. Thanks for contacting us. Celebrating the timez, the rhymes, the pains, the gains, the brains and the 20+ year range,” wrote Scott on her Instagram. We gone be calm . 70,699, © 2020 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved Erykah Badu and Jill Scott are scheduled to show off their respective music catalogs in an upcoming Instagram Live music battle. "It’s time for the Queens," producer Timbaland wrote promoting the event. There are a lot of companies who do what they do — you’re creating the experience. You gone help me make it happen . But in terms of the art and creativity, I wouldn’t change a thing. Today is National Voter Registration Day! Within ten days after her tour was postponed, she’d hired a “back-end” livestream company and a paywall service; figured out how to broadcast from her home; gathered musicians, engineers and technicians, and beamed out to the world. It was so very important to me that that was a part of the experience. 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The star is being featured in REVOLT Summit x AT&T’s upcoming "The Writer’s Block: Comedy Writing" workshop. Adele to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ next week with musical guest H.E.R. Ciara and Russell Wilson enjoy Halloween fun during Seahawks’ bye week, Frankie Muniz, pregnant wife Paige Price reveal the sex of their 1st child. Have a lot of artists asked to be on the show?Yes, I get about five or six calls a day from bands, solo artists, MCs, comedians, asking “How did you do that?” And I answer simply, “Let me perfect this and figure it out and make these mistakes and be the guinea pig, and then I’ll bring you in.” I think my next feat will be starting a livestreaming company for music and for art. One $ to get in. Sign up for the YOU CHOOSE THE Songs by poll . Stay tuned for details . The EGOT winner also sang “Good Morning” and closed out with “All of Me.”. There's room in the inn. But now R&B fans will get to see two queens get in the ring, when Erykah Badu belts it out against Jill Scott in Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s “Verzuz” battle series on Instagram Live on Saturday. One $ to get in. Visit the state elections site. But is it sustainable to charge so little?It’s not sustainable, but I’m going out into the wilderness to walk a path that has not been created yet. L.A. Reid Sells All Of His 162-Song Writing & Publishing Catalog, Today in Hip Hop History: Eazy-E Released “It’s On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa” 27 Years Ago, Kanye West To Collaborate With DaBaby On New Music, Drake Unfollows T.I. "We been in this game a long time. Your California Privacy Rights Erykah Badu will be Teyana Taylor's midwife during birth of second child Erykah Badu and Jill Scott turn IG 'Verzuz' battle into mutual love-fest Erykah Badu is charging $2 for home concert “We gotta keep moving y’all. Love your brother. I wanted to create a livestreamed interactive experience that had the same integrity, ingenuity, creativity and technical aspects of my live shows, because I had to charge something: This was gonna be pretty expensive to bring in techs and engineers and musicians to my house, and I found out I didn’t have enough broadband — I learned so many things in five days! © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. But I found one — and then I found out the livestream company charged 50 cents per person, and the paywall company charged 35 or 45 cents, and I thought, “There goes that dollar!”. I’m the accidental Harriet Tubman in the streets, because they’re asking me and I’ll share it and maybe it becomes some other kind of [thing]. ", Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber collab, 'SNL,' Obama doc out this weekend, Out this weekend: Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber's new duet, Michelle Obama's documentary on Netflix and the season finale of "Saturday Night Live. Yes, the mother of all neo-soul showdowns is going down this Mother’s Day weekend. E.Badu, A post shared by THE UNICORN (@erykahbadu) on Mar 17, 2020 at 7:34pm PDT. Erykah Badu crafted an innovative business model with her "Quarantine Concert" livestreams. Quarantined singers Jill Scott and Erykah Badu duked it out in an Instagram Live battle Saturday evening that was watched by more than 700,000 people. BADU love JILL. He also performed the “Vanderpump Rules” theme song. “Listen love, the show must go on,” she said in the minute and half-long clip. I think the most important thing was that artists, labels and the audiences saw that this was possible — that I could directly communicate with the audience and give them exactly what I wanted, on my own terms and on my own platform. ", "We sooooo appreciate it," she wrote. She charged $1 for the first, $2 for the second and will charge $3 for the third. ERYKAH MY LOVE YOU HAVE OUTDONE YOURSELFThank you.”. We've received your submission. May the best diva win. @verzuz.tv May 9th 7pm. The engineers and techs had been in my house for two days wearing gloves and masks, and they’re all looking at me, wondering what’s going on. But your state may let you vote during a designated early voting period. Get music updates weekly so you don't miss a thing. I’m really enjoying the ride and the education. The artists will face off on May 9 as part of an online series called Verzuz organized by music producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz. “Peace and love. The at-home vibe extends to the performances — sometimes Badu sings while sitting on her bed, at one point she said she had to take a bathroom break — but there are plenty of memorable musical moments. With live concerts and festivals getting postponed and canceled each day, celebrities are now resorting to performing virtually to entertain fans during the pandemic. Stay tuned for details. 1 dollar . The Verzuz series has become one of many popular online live-music venues over the past six weeks, as a number of artists have held virtual concerts from their homes during the coronavirus pandemic.