I'm ready to watch Vertu tonight: here comes Di Angelo & Friends For the first time, the legends will be playing against a group, and the latter has yet to be officially announced And this time, the Verz will come from a historic new venue: Harlem's Apollo Theater

Of course, all that remains is to find out who this soul singer will face off against I'm not going to Central Park This is not a Friends story; this is an HBO Max story

The most obvious names are D'Angelo's frequent collaborators: Questlove and Raphael Saadiq However, since "Friends" is plural, an entire group (socially distant, of course) could appear Where are Anthony Hamilton, Maxwell, and Musiq Soulchild? There may even be Angie Stone, DiAngelo's ex-girlfriend And Lauryn Hill could be in the cast

Not sure about this format, what is Verzuz? From start times to how to watch Verzuz online, we've compiled the details below

For those unfamiliar with Verzuz, these shows are informal competitions between artists Each superstar plays one hit song, followed by another, and then they exchange volleys like a tennis match And it is the public (who express their opinions in the comments and on social media) who decides who wins

Verzuz is so popular that Swizz Beatz (co-creator of the event) announced that the last battle (Gucci Mane vs Jeezy) broke the "all-time live stream audience record" with 91 million streamers watching This is a huge multiple of the most popular verses before it, which topped out at an estimated 12 million viewers for Brandi vs Monica

Competitors chatted during the festivities, and so far things have been both friendly and competitive, making the evening's spectating fun

What about rumors? If you're a Spotify user, skip Apple Music, open a Verzuz IG account, and click the LIVE button You may be directed to individual artist accounts, but you'll know then

There is usually a bit of a wait between the 9 pm ET start time and the actual start of the festivities

Want to see it on a larger screen? Open that page in your web browser, not on your phone, and follow the same instructions

Apple Music streams Verzuz: Di Angelo & Friends on the Music app, but you cannot link to it from here