She has won the prestigious Grammy Awards on the category of 'Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals' for the song "The Boy Is Mine". The album earned her several awards such as Billboard Music Awards and Kids' Choice Awards. Her debut album "Brandy" was released in 1994 and reached number twenty on the U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were also spotted commenting on the live.Brandy Norwood is an American R&B Singer-Songwriter, Composer, Actress, and Record Producer. Former First Lady Michelle Obama stopped and also encouraged the audience to vote. It's so important! You both have used your voice in a powerful way!" The VP nominee wasn't the only politician to visit the live either. "Thank you for doing this for When We All Vote. "I just wanted to thank you ladies, just you queens, you stars, you icons," Harris gushed. Repping her alma mater, Howard University, the 2020 Democratic vice presidential nominee expressed her gratitude to the musicians and encouraged viewers to vote. Taking it a step further, the women surprised their fans with Senator Kamala Harris. Putting their platform to good use the ladies sold merchandise for the face-off where 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to When We All Vote, Michelle Obama's non-profit organization created to increase voter turnout. No matter the times where it seemed like I didn't." And it wouldn't be the last time the ladies had a touching moment.ĭedicating her hit "Missing You," to fallen stars Brandy got emotional reading a poem she prepared honoring Kobe and Gianna Bryant, Chadwick Boseman, Nipsey Hussle, Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson. And Monica came with her own tribute, sharing that her Space Jam track, "For You I Will" is a favorite of Vanessa Bryant's, "And she knows anything, anything for her, I will." "I just need you to know I have the utmost love and respect for you as well," she said. Period."īefore letting the sweet moment pass Brandy also expressed her own sentiments. Everything happening at once, being a mom and everything else, it's the real deal so it was time for us to have the conversation that was had earlier. And then at the same time you are a real student of the arts, acting. I really do admire what you've done musically and what you have also had to endure personally, I don't know all of it but I know some of it. "I feel like the more we're talked about the more it lead it to be difficult, unnecessarily. "I wanted to speak to you face to face, the "So Gone" artist expressed. Laughing off the comment Monica did confess a lot of factors went into her partaking in the match. Surprised by the producer's urgency to get the women together the "I Wanna Be Down" singer politely shaded Monica saying Missy was the "probably the reason" she agreed to the Verzuz. Everyday! For like three days! Everyday!," Monica emphasized. "She wanted us to see each other, like seriously. Without going into further detail, Monica did mention Missy Elliott was very adamant about getting the women in the same room. While Brandy admitted during the livestream the two have "so much to give" together, the song birds revealed it had been eight years since they had been in a room together, triggering fans to wonder why. Twenty-five years after dropping their record-setting collaboration "The Boy Is Mine," it is no secret the women have had a turbulent relationship, even getting into a physical altercation once in 1999. So it was no surprise when 1.2 million viewers, including celebs like Lenny Kravitz, Erykah Badu and Jhene Aiko, tuned into the record-breaking Instagram live battle that saw the music veterans play some of their greatest hits from their classic catalogs. Monica Verzuz may have been the title match of all the Verzuz battles thus far for so many reasons that went beyond the music.īoth beginning their careers before they could celebrate their sweet sixteens, the songstresses can be credited for creating the blueprint many of our R&B faves follow today.
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