‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ star Gladys Knight is pushing full steam ahead in her bid to be crowned winner of her forthcoming #VERZUZ battle against fellow R&B icon/friend Patti Labelle.

The divas set the net ablaze earlier this week when reports surfaced they would be the latest songstresses to spar hit-for-hit on the wildly popular social media platform, hosted by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland (as we reported here).

Ahead of its live showing Sunday (September 13), the legends – renown for throwing down on stage – threw down in the kitchen and sent warning shots to each other in a hilarious ad.

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It’s official!

Not even two weeks after Brandy and Monica rocked #VERZUZ ratings to a historic height, the platform is inviting R&B royal Patti Labelle and Empress of Soul Gladys Knight to duke it out in a hit-for-hit duel.

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The Culture was declared the winner of Brandy and Monica‘s blockbuster Verzuz battle this week.

Indeed, the beloved R&B icons reminded why their names and musical numbers are forever etched in history.

Now, it’s become apparent that the celebration – which was the most watched Verzuz instalment to-date – has delivered majorly

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Monica and Brandy are still basking in the glow of their history-making ‘VERZUZ’ battle – a matchup that resulted in both parties seeing substantial gains in the streaming and digital download of gems from their respective catalogs (click here to read).

Days later, Mo – hot on the promo trail in support of her new Lil Baby-assisted tune ‘Trenches’ (which can be heard by clicking here) – took to Atlanta’s V-103 to discuss the magic of the showdown, her current relationship with B-Rocka, and even teased the idea of the two taking to the road for a highly anticipated joint tour.

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Brandy and Monica‘s epic Verzuz battle broke the internet and broke a number of records in the process.

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After achieving the most viewed Verzuz battle yet with over 1 million viewers, Brandy and Monica have certainly sent social media into a frenzy!

So much so that many have posed the question as to who they’d like to see go head to head next on the platform. One being the elusive chanteuse herself, Mariah Carey.

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Although ‘The Boy is Mine’ has been the biggest hit of their respective careers, Brandy and Monica fans have always complained the song not gotten its just due on the live front over its 22-year life span.

In fact, their follow-up duet – ‘It All Belongs to Me’ – has been treated to more live televised performances despite not having as substantial impact on the Hot 100 as its Rodney Jerkins-produced forerunners.

For these reasons and more, the duo’s most devoted followers were all too pleased when they closed their history-making #VERZUZ battle with a live rendition of the tune.

Did you miss the action when it was broadcast live on Instagram from Tyler Perry Studios Monday night (August 31)?

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‘Sittin On Top of the World’ is exactly what Brandy and Monica are doing after their history-making #VERZUZ battle.

The epic showdown, which aired live on Instagram Monday (August 31), crushed the Swizz Beatz & Timbaland-hosted platform’s viewership ratings by raking in over 1.2 million viewers at the height of the broadcast.

Earning acclaim from celebrity onlookers as well as hundreds of thousands of commenters on Twitter, the hit-for-hit battle saw the GRAMMY winners showcase some of their most beloved hits like ‘I Wanna Be Down’ (Brandy), ‘Don’t Take It Personal’ (Monica), ‘What About Us?’ (Brandy), ‘For You I Will’ (Monica), and so many more.

Apparently, the trip down memory lane inspired their legions of respective fans to open their wallets as both divas’ saw substantial increase in their respective catalogs’ activity – leading them to dominate the real-time iTunes R&B chart.

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Who is she 2 u took on a new meaning Monday night (August 31) for R&B veteran Brandy.

In the midst of the most-viewed #VERZUZ battle in the platform’s history, the GRAMMY winner – who went head to head in a hits duel with fellow superstar Monica – got quite the chuckle from viewers after her competitor gave a shout out to “Caresha.”

Bran was visibly confused by who the shout out was for until it was later clarified the person was Yung Miami of the hit Hip Hop duo City Girls.

As commenters flocked to Twitter to make memes and lighthearted jokes out of the situation, it appears Miami wasn’t exactly laughing.

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With just a few hours to go before Monica does battle with Brandy on the most hotly anticipated #Verzuz showdown yet, the R&B royal has unwrapped new single ‘Trenches.’

Beyond its savvily timed arrival, it also boasts a hyper hot feature in the form of rapper Lil Baby.

‘Trenches,’ which is produced by The Neptunes, serves as the first taste of fresh material from the songbird since 2019’s ‘Commitment.’

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It’s been over 22 years since Brandy and Monica ruled the charts with one of the biggest duets of all-time, ‘The Boy is Mine.’  

But, while its effect on music history books cannot be understated Mo believes too much of the focus on the tune’s impact is on the rumored-turned-real life rivalry between the two (which eventually spilled over to their respective fan bases).

Though initially suggesting they were on the fence about participating in a #VERZUZ battle against each other (as we reported here), August 22 brought with it news the hitmaking duo had finally agreed to participate in the phenomenon – making it one of the most highly anticipated duels to date.

Ahead of the showdown, Monica dished on what viewers can expect and what she hopes the true result of her forthcoming time with Brandy brings.

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