ABC’s reality television series Boy Band will feature two stars who know a thing or two about being a part of an all boy or all girl group.
In a press release from their upfront presentation, ABC announced that Boy Band, a music competition series, will be hosted by Rita Ora. It premieres on Thursday, June 22 from 8-10 p.m. ET.
Carter and Bunton will join the series as “architects,” which they describe as “experts who will guide contestants throughout their journey to stardom.” In other words, they’re like the coaches on The Voice.
Carter and the rest of the Backstreet Boys ended the announcement with a performance of “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back),” which only bodes well for fans of both his band and Bunton’s. Perhaps we’ll be seeing more than one reunion this year?
Of the show, ABC says:
In “Boy Band,” undiscovered young talent from around the country battle it out to become a member of the next great music sensation. From The Beatles to The Jackson 5 to Backstreet Boys and One Direction, generations around the world have always had an insatiable thirst for boy bands. The 10-episode series will chronicle the journey of young male vocalists who will compete for a chance to show the world that they have what it takes to win a coveted spot in America’s next great boy band and receive a recording contract with Hollywood Records.
At the start of the season, thousands of talented singers audition for one of 18 spots in three bands that will need to impress the architects in hopes of evading elimination. Each episode will feature a different theme, and the architects will shuffle contestants to find the best combination of voices to perform, live, for America. Architects will critique each band’s performance and collectively determine two contestants who are up for elimination. After performing solo “survival” songs, viewers at home will vote for their favorite to remain in the competition. In the finale, America’s favorite five band members will be announced, and they will perform their brand-new single together for the first time.
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