With John Legend as her opponent during a Juneteenth-inspired battle, Alicia Keys already showcased her brigade of hits last year on the wildly popular virtual platform, ‘VERZUZ’ (which counts her rapper-producer husband Swizz Beatz as one of its curators).
But, if Keys has her way, she not only wants to pay the musical battleground another visit but she already has her sights set on a list of big-named female competitors to take on.
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As we reported here, the R&B diva – hot on the promo trail for her latest studio album ‘KEYS’ – inadvertently set Twitter ablaze when she reflected on the Lil Mama fallout from the 2009 VMAs.
Her commentary on that enduring hot topic was just one of many that got tongues wagging, including announcing her desire to gear up for another #VERZUZ battle (as seen in the short clip above).
Although she quizzed the audience for names they’d like to see her in a hit-for-hit duel against, the ones that seemed to resonate most were her ‘Put It In a Love Song’ co-star Beyonce as well as Rihanna.
“Alright, I like that,” Keys said to audience applause. “Me, Bey, or Rih.”
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The “fantasy” match-up is the second time in as many weeks Beyonce has made headlines for being pit on a #VERZUZ wishlist against a fellow mega diva. Click here to hear legendary record executive & producer LA Reid dish on why he wants to see a Bey battle against Mariah Carey.
Is she serious???
Keys vz mjb
Keys vz horiah Carey
Beyonce vz Chris brown
Beyoncé versus Chris Brown?!?
You must be joking. Chris Brown is a auto tuned dancer who lip syncs live. Hush your mouth
Alicia, sweetie. You aren’t in either of there chart success.
Compared to them you are a musician and should compete with someone that measures to such.
Alicia versus John Legend
Can’t think of anyone else at this time but Rihanna not Beyoncé would dare lower themselves for this lol
Yes John Legend VERZUZ Alicia is far more accurate.
Ummmm there was an Akeys vs John Legend Verzuz already!!! Goes to show how many actually watched lmao
Lmao welp das it 🤷🏾♀️
Goes to show how much you actually even read, since it states this in the posts write up.
Not Rihanna OR Beyonce, lol
Does Alicia NOT realize she make Music for retirees who no longer hit the clubs.
Lol this one killed me hahaha. She has like 1 hit.
Uhhhhhhh no she posted hits all the way to 2012 after that tho…
Rih is definitely out of her league. I think hit wise she could take Beyoncé. But obviously she would need this more
Alicia has classics and hits and outsold both Rihanna and Beyoncé (solo) in the 2000s, but they both wash her effortlessly if you combine 2000s and 2010s hits. Her discography would be break music after Beyoncé’s and Rihanna’s turns.
Her R&B records are classics BUT overall her catalog lack energy when compared to Rihanna & Beyonce.
Alicia would kill the vibe if Rih is serving club bangers back to back.
After ‘good girl gone bad,’ Rihanna really hasn’t done it for me. I know she’s had tremendous success since then with her music, but it just hasn’t really connected with me since ‘take a bow.’ I don’t really find myself singing along to anything after that, but when I hear, “if it’s loving that you want,” I crank that sh*t right up! Lol
Alicia’s best album is ‘As I am.’ That was her peak and her best work to date, haven’t really paid attention after that.
No one cares about your opinion. Her catalog and sales record says otherwise h0£
I 100% agree about “As I Am”. It’s really too bad she’s gotten so far away from the great quality sound and lyrics in that album.
Go ahead and do Beyonce V Rihanna
They both need a career boost and that would be the most viewership in history lol
Mama…. This is garbage!
As if either of them would even entertain Versuz anyway. That’s why she felt able to say it, cos she knows damn well it would never happen.
In yo dream hunnie 💅🏿 Beyoncé and Rihanna are too busy escorting some billionaires in foreign countries
It could work with Usher and Beyoncé.
Alicia has classic R&B records.
Screams desperation for relevancy. Girl bye. You’ve already done one and was well matched with John Legend. Now you’re just trying to do whatever to help sell your album no one cares about. It’s pathetic. And disrespectful to John Legend. Beyoncé and Rihanna are moguls at this point, they don’t really need any odd press to sell anything. Especially not ghetto versuz. Trying to save her husband investment after those old gangsters threw hands. Just sad!
Eyes a billionaire or one’s wife? She on DJ Khaled nutso 🗝 shxt