The Verzuz Battle to end all battles is coming soon. On Tuesday, it was announced that soul music queens Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle would be bringing their legendary vocals to center stage for the next Verzuz Battle.
Swizz Beats shared the news with eager fans on his Instagram. He captioned the post, “The Master Class we’ve ALL been waiting for! Y’all gotta get dressed up in ya Sunday’s best for this classic affair.”
He continued, “Leave ya church clothes on all Sunday and pull up to the affair of all affairs. Y’all gotta get dressed up in ya Sunday’s best for this one.”
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Over the years the two music heavy hitters have collaborated on multiple songs, so they might also perform together for the highly anticipated event. It didn’t take long for fans and celebrities to express their excitement about the pairing.
Actress Gabrielle Union reacted to the news by retweeting the announcement. “It. Has. Happened,” she wrote with numerous praying hands and heart emojis.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest daughter Bernice King also took to Twitter to share her excitement. Writing “Whew!” with a clapping hands emoji.
A Black Lady Sketch Show writer Ashley Nicole Black wrote, “Literally thought this was fake when I first saw the graphic because it’s too good to be true?” She then added a GIF of the popular LaBelle sketch they did on the show to express her excitement.
You can stream the event live from The Fillmore in Philly this Sunday Sept. 13 at 5PM PT/8PM ET.
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