Singing competitions are a dime a dozen these days, between big hitters like "American Idol" and "The Voice" to more modest entries like "X Factor" and ABC's "Duets." On Thursday, August 16 at 9 p.m. Et, The CW gets into the game with "The Next," a more intimate contest that sees the celebrity mentors -- Joe Jonas, Gloria Estefan, Nelly and John Rich -- moving into their chosen contestant's life for 72 hours in order to groom them for a shot at stardom.
The show will visit six cities -- Orlando, Baltimore, New York, Chicago, Dallas and La -- and rather than soliciting random auditionees as the other shows do, "The Next" seeks out four homegrown artists who may have already established themselves in small clubs around town, or built a following on social media, but failed to get a record deal.
"[My producing partner, Shakim Compere, and I] thought, 'Well, what about those people who live right next door,...
The show will visit six cities -- Orlando, Baltimore, New York, Chicago, Dallas and La -- and rather than soliciting random auditionees as the other shows do, "The Next" seeks out four homegrown artists who may have already established themselves in small clubs around town, or built a following on social media, but failed to get a record deal.
"[My producing partner, Shakim Compere, and I] thought, 'Well, what about those people who live right next door,...
- 8/16/2012
- by Laura Prudom
- Huffington Post
Joe Jonas and Nelly have joined The CW’s new reality competition series, The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep, as celebrity mentors.
Formerly titled The Star Next Door, the singing competition follows four recording artists — the aforementioned duo plus the previously announced Gloria Estefan and John Rich — as they find talent all over the nation and then immerse themselves into their day-to-day lives as they ready them for live TV sing-offs.
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The Next is slated to premiere later this summer.
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Formerly titled The Star Next Door, the singing competition follows four recording artists — the aforementioned duo plus the previously announced Gloria Estefan and John Rich — as they find talent all over the nation and then immerse themselves into their day-to-day lives as they ready them for live TV sing-offs.
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The Next is slated to premiere later this summer.
Ready for more of today’s TV dish?...
- 6/4/2012
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
The CW's music competition series The Next: Fame is at Your Doorstep has rounded out the cast of its mentors, tapping singer-actor Joe Jonas and rapper Nelly to serve alongside Gloria Estefan and John Rich. Story: CW Bulks Up for Summer With Music Competition Show The Next (previously The Star Next Door) hails from Queen Latifah and exec producers Dave Broome (The Biggest Loser) and Shakim Compere, will feature a nationwisde search for undiscovered artists on the bring of stardom. The mentors will travel the country and immerse themselves in the lives and local culture of performers as they
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- 6/4/2012
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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