Round By Round Break Down of the John Legend vs Alicia Keys Verzuz Battle

John Legend vs Alicia Keys Verzuz Battle
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Alicia Keys and John Legend are both legends in the music industry for what they have been able to accomplish in R&B.  So it made sense when the John Legend vs Alicia Keys Verzuz battle was proposed early on when these battles started.  It took a while for it to come together, but they figured that a Juneteenth celebration would be a good time to roll this out.

Alicia Keys made her debut in 2001 with the classic album, Songs In A Minor.  She has released 6 albums since, and plans to release her 7th album, a self-titled project, later this year. Alicia Keys is a 15 time Grammy Award winner

John Legend made his solo debut in 2004 with his debut album, Get Lifted.  He has released 6 albums, including his most recent album, Bigger Love, which was released on Juneteenth, the same day of the battle. John is a rare EGOT winner (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony Awards) with 11 Grammy wins.

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The John Legend vs Alicia Keys Verzuz battle also marked the premiere of the Verzuz battles on Apple+ TV and on all Apple Music platforms.

Like we have done previously with these Verzuz battles, here’s a round by round break down of the John Legend vs Alicia Keys battle.

Other Verzuz Battles:

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The battle began with a joint performance of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song,” both playing piano.

Alicia Keys went first to begin things.

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Round 1:  Baby Cham featuring Alicia Keys – “Ghetto Story Remix” vs. Lauryn Hill (John Legend on piano) “Everything Is Everything”

Winner: John Legend
Who knew that was him on piano! (Legend was a 19 year old college student)
Lauryn Hill (John Legend on piano) “Everything Is Everything”


Round 2: Alicia Keys – “Underdog” vs. Slum Village featuring Kanye West & John Legend – “Selfish”

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This one is a bit harder because this is a new Alicia Keys single and the Slum Village song was a great record that we enjoyed when it was first released.  While Alicia has a great new song, it has to go to John here.

Winner:  John Legend
Slum Village featuring Kanye West & John Legend – “Selfish”


Round 3: Alicia Keys – “Karma” vs. John Legend – “Get Lifted Intro”/”Used To Love U”

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Winner: John Legend
“Used To Love U”


Round 4: Eve featuring Alicia Keys “Gangsta Lovin'” vs. John Legend – “So High”

Absolutely unfair.  Another single from that Get Lifted album.  He’s getting his hits out early before Alicia Keys plays anything from her debut.

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Winner: John Legend
“So High”


Round 5:  Alicia Keys & Usher “My Boo” vs. John Legend – “Ordinary People”

Might be the biggest single from that debut album for John.  “My Boo” was a bop, but it can’t beat this song…

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Winner: John Legend
“Ordinary People”


Round 6: Alicia Keys “Empire State of Mind” vs. Common featuring Kanye West & John Legend – “They Say”

Winner: Alicia Keys
“Empire State of Mind”

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Round 7: Alicia Keys – “Teenage Love Affair” vs. John Legend – “Heaven Only Knows”

Two more forgettable songs from both artists.  But I would think Alicia Keys visual makes it a bit more memorable.

Winner: Alicia Keys
“Teenage Love Affair”

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Round 8: Alicia Keys featuring Drake “Unthinkable” vs. John Legend – “We Do It Again”

The first certified hit Alicia Keys played! John Legend came back with another song from Once Again… which, won’t cut it.

Winner: Alicia Keys
“Unthinkable (I’m Ready)”

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Round 9: Alicia Keys – “If I Ain’t Got You” vs. John Legend – “This Time”

See above round.

Winner: Alicia Keys
“If I Ain’t Got You”

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Round 10: Alicia Keys – “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” vs. John Legend featuring Ludacris – “Tonight (Best You Ever Had)”

Winner: John Legend
John Legend featuring Ludacris – “Tonight (Best You Ever Had)”

 

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