Becoming a Popstar

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]

For the EP by Yanga Chief, see Becoming a Pop Star.

Becoming a Popstar
GenreReality competition
Directed byIren Brown
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producers
  • Jesse Collins
  • Dionne Harmon
  • Neal Konstantini
  • Madison Merritt
  • Joe Jonas
  • Becky G
Production companies
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseMarch 24 (2022-03-24) –
April 21, 2022 (2022-04-21)

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[4]

Episodes
No.Title [5][6]Original air date [5][6]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[7]
3"Dance"April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07)0.09[8]
4"Save the Music"April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14)0.07[9]
5"Finale"April 21, 2022 (2022-04-21)0.08[10]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "El venezolano Samy Hawk ganó la primera edición de Becoming A Popstar de MTV". El Nacional. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  3. "New Series Will Turn a TikTok Artist into a Popstar". MTV News. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. Doby, Jerry (March 14, 2022). "MTV, Pepsi and TikTok Introduce Cast for New Series 'Becoming A Popstar'". The Hype Magazine. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  5. "Becoming A Popstar Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
  6. "Becoming A Popstar Episode Guide". Zap2it.
  7. Mitch Metcalf (April 1, 2022). "Thursday 3.31.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  8. Mitch Metcalf (April 7, 2022). "Thursday 4.7.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  9. Mitch Metcalf (April 15, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Thursday 4.14.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  10. 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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