John Legend and Alicia Keys facing off in a Verzuz “battle of the pianos” Friday

Kevin Mazur/WireImageJohn Legend and Alicia Keys will face off in a special edition of Verzuz celebrating Juneteenth on Friday.The latest installment of the popular Instagram Live series will be a “battle of the pianos,” Legend tweeted. Hi…

By ABC Audio on June 15, 2020

Kevin Mazur/WireImageJohn Legend and Alicia Keys will face off in a special edition of Verzuz celebrating Juneteenth on Friday.

The latest installment of the popular Instagram Live series will be a “battle of the pianos,” Legend tweeted. His seventh studio album, Bigger Love, is set to drop on the same day.

The musicians go head to head starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on the Verzuz Instagram page.

Previous Verzuz battles have included rappers T-Pain and Lil Jon, Ludacris and Nelly, and singers Babyface and Teddy Riley.

The Verzuz battle series was created by Alicia’s husband Swizz Beatz and Timbaland.

By Andrea Tuccillo
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Celebrating Juneteenth with a special edition of #Verzuz! It’s a battle of the pianos with me vs. @AliciaKeys this Friday, June 19th at 8ET/5PT @verzuzonline pic.twitter.com/uttjPbMKDd

— John Legend (@johnlegend) June 13, 2020