Adele, Ed Sheeran & Wizkid Compete on Billboard & VersusGame Matchup
Billboard and VersusGame have partnered on exclusive game matchups related to Billboard’s charts and artist achievements.
VersusGame is a mobile game dedicated to rewarding consumers for their knowledge and predictions on matchups related to celebrities, pop culture, music, food, business and more. Players can predict the outcome of their favorite artists, songs, albums and more. To date, the platform has over 17 million users.
The recently completed Billboard matchups (for the charts dated Oct. 23) included the following questions:
Will Adele’s “Easy on Me” rank at No. 1 on the next Billboard Hot 100: Yes or No?
Answer: Yes, “Easy on Me” vaulted from No. 68 to No. 1, earning Adele her fifth leader and first since “Hello” in 2015-16.
Which song will rank higher on the next Billboard Hot 100: “Essence” by Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber & Tems, or “Shivers” by Ed Sheeran?
Answer: “Shivers.” Sheeran’s latest single placed at No. 9 on the latest Hot 100 (up from No. 10 in the prior week), while “Essence” dipped three places to No. 12.
Be sure to download the VersusGame app on your mobile phone to participate in the latest Billboard-centered matchups. Both of this week’s questions are now live on Billboard’s Versus page and are open to play through Saturday (Oct 30). This week’s questions are: “Will Adele’s ‘Easy on Me’ score a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100: Yes or No?” and “Will Doja Cat have two simultaneous top 10 hits on the next Billboard Hot 100: Yes or No?”
Be sure to visit billboard.com as next week’s charts are revealed to find out the results of the latest Billboard questions on Versus.