Becoming a Popstar

Becoming a Popstar

Genre	Reality competition
Directed by	Iren Brown
Judges	Joe Jonas Becky G Sean Bankhead
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producers	Jesse Collins Dionne Harmon Neal Konstantini Madison Merritt Joe Jonas Becky G
Production companies	MTV Entertainment Studios Pepsi Productions Jesse Collins Entertainment Velocity B Yourself Productions
Original release
Network	MTV
Release	March 24 (2022-03-24) – April 21, 2022 (2022-04-21)

Becoming a Popstar is an American music competition television series produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment and Velocity, it premiered on MTV on March 24, 2022. Joe Jonas, Becky G, and Sean Bankhead serves as judges for the series.^[1]

The first season concluded its run on April 21, 2022, with Samy Hawk winning.^[2]

Format

The 5-episode series features aspiring TikTok singer-songwriter contestants that create original songs and one-minute music videos. In the end, two contestants are chosen to compete in the finale and win the "popstar" title, a monetary prize of $100,000 and a feature in a Pepsi commercial, expected to air during the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.^[3]

Contestants

Alexi Blue
Amira Daugherty
Bryan Vaulx Jr.
Kyle Morris
Lexie Hayden
Lynnea Moorer
Rachel Grae
Samy Hawk^[2]

Episodes

No.	Title ^[4]^[5]	Original air date ^[4]^[5]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Rep Your City"	March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24)	N/A
2	"Duets"	March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31)	0.06^[6]
3	"Dance"	April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07)	0.09^[7]
4	"Save the Music"	April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14)	0.07^[8]
5	"Finale"	April 21, 2022 (2022-04-21)	0.08^[9]

References

^ Petski, Denise (March 4, 2022). "MTV, TikTok & Pepsi Team On 'Becoming A Popstar' Music Competition Series With Joe Jonas, Becky G & Sean Bankhead". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "El venezolano Samy Hawk ganó la primera edición de Becoming A Popstar de MTV". El Nacional. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
^ "New Series Will Turn a TikTok Artist into a Popstar". MTV News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Becoming A Popstar Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
^ ^a ^b "Becoming A Popstar Episode Guide". Zap2it.
^ Mitch Metcalf (April 1, 2022). "Thursday 3.31.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^ Mitch Metcalf (April 7, 2022). "Thursday 4.7.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
^ Mitch Metcalf (April 15, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Thursday 4.14.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
^ Mitch Metcalf (April 22, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Thursday 4.21.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 23, 2022.

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