New York(CNN)Hip-hop producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have sold their popular Verzuz livestream platform to the Triller Network.
The companies didn't disclose the financial terms of the deal Tuesday, but a Triller spokesperson said the Grammy-winning producers would become shareholders in the Triller Network, the parent company for the TikTok-like social video app. Timbaland and Swizz Beatz will share their equity stake with the 43 performers who have appeared on Verzuz since it launched almost a year ago.
Verzuz competitions pit R&B and rap legends against one another in virtual one-on-one music battles.
There is no more disruptive and innovative brand in music today than Verzuz," Triller executive chairman and co-owner Bobby Sarnevesht said in a statement announcing the deal. "We view this acquisition as more of a partnership than an acquisition, as Swizz, Timbaland and the other 43 artists who are all becoming shareholders and partners in Triller Verzuz from this day forward become our voice."
"With this acquisition, Triller continues its evolution to be at the center of culture and the center of music," Sarnevesht and fellow Triller Network shareholder Ryan Kavanaugh said in a joint statement. "Who better to help shape Triller's music future than the top artists in the world overseen by Timbaland and Swizz?"
Verzuz has also featured live chats with political leaders that include Stacey Abrams and current former senator and current vice president Kamala Harris.
Triller has positioned itself as an alternative to TikTok, and it saw a surge in popularity last summer when TikTok's future in the United States was uncertain amid geopolitical wrangling between the Trump administration and China.
Eh it had kinda ran it's course anyway.
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on March 09, 2021, 06:27:09 PM
Eh it had kinda ran it's course anyway.
Yeah it kinda started and ended with Brandy and Monica tbh
Unless they get the real heavyweights like Mary, Mariah and Beyonce...this shit is kinda over
Verzuz will have legs for as long as they decide to keep it going to be honest. People love drama and the thought of Artists competing
I do think it's time to step up the creativity tho
White artists joining the fray in 5, 4, 3, 2...
Quote from: RIG 7 on March 09, 2021, 09:25:03 PM
Verzuz will have legs for as long as they decide to keep it going to be honest. People love drama and the thought of Artists competing
I do think it's time to step up the creativity tho
yeah, it's done
Quote from: RIG 7 on March 09, 2021, 09:25:03 PM
Verzuz will have legs for as long as they decide to keep it going to be honest. People love drama and the thought of Artists competing
I do think it's time to step up the creativity tho
!!!
Quote from: DopeSoul. on March 10, 2021, 04:34:51 AM
Quote from: RIG 7 on March 09, 2021, 09:25:03 PM
Verzuz will have legs for as long as they decide to keep it going to be honest. People love drama and the thought of Artists competing
I do think it's time to step up the creativity tho
!!!
Quote from: RAY7 on March 09, 2021, 09:28:27 PM
White artists joining the fray in 5, 4, 3, 2...
madonna vz cher lessgo
Yeah the mess ran it's course
There's still some life left. Before the TI and Tiny mess there were rumors that the next one would be Xscape vs SWV. Now THAT would do numbers.
They need to end this shit with Krim and Fox and call it a day.
Quote from: DopeSoul. on March 10, 2021, 04:34:51 AM
Quote from: RIG 7 on March 09, 2021, 09:25:03 PM
Verzuz will have legs for as long as they decide to keep it going to be honest. People love drama and the thought of Artists competing
I do think it's time to step up the creativity tho
!!!
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on March 10, 2021, 07:39:39 AM
They need to end this shit with Krim and Fox and call it a day.
Quote from: Young on March 10, 2021, 06:23:23 AM
Quote from: DopeSoul. on March 10, 2021, 04:34:51 AM
Quote from: RIG 7 on March 09, 2021, 09:25:03 PM
Verzuz will have legs for as long as they decide to keep it going to be honest. People love drama and the thought of Artists competing
I do think it's time to step up the creativity tho
!!!
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Snsnsssss :omgwatshappening: