This combination photo shows Timbaland at the 58th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 15, 2016, left, and Swizz Beatz at the 61st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The producers host a competition series “Verzuz.” The performances are streamed by artists usually from their homes on Instagram Live, which has become one of the go-to outlets for musicians to reach their fans as many across the world are home due to the coronavirus pandemic. Timbaland and Swizz kicked off the series, followed by other notable matchups like The-Dream and Sean Garrett, Ne-Yo and Johntá Austin, Scott Storch and Mannie Fresh, as well as T-Pain and Lil Jon which drew more than 280,000 live viewers. (Photos by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland Announce Verzuz Season 2 What started out as a way to get through the pandemic turned into one of the biggest shows of the pandemic next to DJ D-Nice’s online parties-Verzuz. Swizz Beats posted on Instagram, ohhh who you want to see in season 2 @verzuztv stay tuned all the way in. Timbaland followed up on Twitter, going to another level line up coming soon Has Verzuz run its course? What battles are left to do?