Fans go wild when Brandy, Monica reveal they'll reunite in Verzuz battle: 'An epic celebration'
Get ready, Brandy and Monica fans: The Grammy Award-winning duo is reuniting.
"The Boy Is Mine" singers will face off Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. EDT for a performance on Apple Music and the official @VerzuzTV Instagram account.
In an Instagram announcement, Brandy called the event "#History," adding she was thankful to Monica and the streaming platforms for "making this happen."
Monica returned the sentiments, calling it an "honor" to perform with Brandy.
"Celebrating these catalogs is for the culture with love," she added. "From Young Women to Adult Women we’ve been with y’all! Name the songs you love."
Brandy, 41, and Monica, 39, rose to fame as teenagers in the 1990s. Amid rumors of a feud between the two, they debuted the duo "The Boy Is Mine," which went on to win best R&B performance by a duo or group at the 1999 Grammys.
#History
Thank you @MonicaDenise and @verzuzonline for making this happen.
Let’s celebrate!!!! pic.twitter.com/pK65maNisb— b r a n d y (@4everBrandy) August 22, 2020
Brandy returned to the music scene earlier this summer after an eight-year hiatus with "B7," a 15-track album.
"I've completely evolved as a human being, as a woman," Brandy told USA TODAY last month. "Growing up in this business and just going through life in general, I feel like I'm a very solid person. I know a lot but then I don't know a lot."
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What songs would you all like to see us bring to @verzuzonline !! Celebrating these catalogs is for the culture with love! From Young Women to Adult Women we’ve been with y’all! Name the songs you love?? https://t.co/WEJymcwV5Q
— Monica (@MonicaDenise) August 22, 2020
Fans and stars like Missy Elliott, Swizz Beatz and Ty Dolla $ign alike celebrated the face-off announcement, weighing in on the songs they hoped to hear and which singer they thought would win the battle (though Verzuz battles don't officially crown winners).
"Yes celebrate!!!!!" commented "Pose" actress Angelica Ross. "(But you ‘bout to eat sis up) Love y’all both!!! (But you is about eat sis up for real @brandy)."
"OMGGGGGGGGGGGG," added Taraji P. Henson.
"Definitely gotta do 'the boy is mine' and 'it belongs to me,'" Instagram user @msshortcakesjones wrote, also citing the singers' 2012 duet.
"This is about to be an EPIC celebration!!!!!" added user @4evrmrsj.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Brandy, Monica to reunite in virtual Verzuz showdown, fans go bonkers
