Brand-New Season of the Ultimate Music Showdown Competition Series
for Kids to Feature Returning Host Nick Cannon and Show Sidekick JoJo
Siwa
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Nickelodeon
today announced it has renewed its hit competition series Lip
Sync Battle Shorties for a second season with 10
half-hour episodes. The ultimate music showdown, which to-date ranks as
the number one show with kids 6-11 in its Friday night timeslot,
features real kids lip-syncing pop songs in celebration of their
favorite artists, while competing for the iced-out Shorties mic.
Multi-faceted entertainer Nick Cannon returns as host, along with show
sidekick JoJo Siwa. Production will begin in Los Angeles this summer.
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Lip Sync Battle Shorties host Nick Cannon, with show sidekick JoJo Siwa. (Photo: Business Wire)
In Lip Sync Battle Shorties, three amped up battlers hit the
stage, as they lip-sync songs from some of the most popular names in
music including: Kelly Clarkson, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé,
Lady Gaga, Imagine Dragons and more. Each performance comes straight
from the participants' imagination, allowing them to personalize all
creative elements from song and costume selection to epic dance moves
and eccentric themes. Also featured in every episode is the Shorties
Dance Crew, a 10-person, in-house backup crew who has mastered all
styles of dance from breakdancing to ballroom and a special celebrity
guest.
"We're thrilled to be coming back for a second season of Lip Sync
Battle Shorties on Nickelodeon! It's an incredibly positive engaging
platform for kids to be their most creative, imaginative, authentic
selves," said executive producers Casey Patterson and Jay Peterson.
Based on the pop culture phenomenon of lip-sync battling, the original
Paramount Network Lip Sync Battle series features celebrities
going head to head--lip-syncing the song of their choice--battling for
the coolest bragging rights on the planet. The series is a ratings and
multiplatform superstar for Paramount Network. Lip Sync Battle
Shorties and the award-winning and Emmy-nominated series, Lip
Sync Battle, are executive produced by Casey Patterson of Casey
Patterson Entertainment, Jay Peterson of Matador Content, James
Sunderland, LL Cool J, John Krasinski, Stephen Merchant, Rick Schwartzand Eight Million Plus Productions.
Nick Cannon has entertained audiences in film, on television, on record,
onstage and online for nearly 20 years. The talented artist continues to
dominate all facets of entertainment as a comedian, host, actor, writer,
director, executive producer, deejay, philanthropist and children's book
author. The two-time Emmy®-nominated Lip Sync Battle on Paramount
Network is a global powerhouse that can be seen in over 120 territories
spread out over six continents. The critically-acclaimed series has
delivered over one billion cross-platform views since launch, over two
million YouTube Channel subscribers, over two million fans on Facebook.
Casey Patterson Entertainment is a full service production company
producing premium content, live events, and talent-driven series and
specials with offices in New York City and Los Angeles. Casey Patterson
is an Emmy®-nominated, critically-acclaimed executive producer who has
created an array of groundbreaking programming during her 20-year tenure
at Viacom. Patterson's current projects include the breakout hit-series Lip
Sync Battle, the highest-rated series in Spike history, Spike's One
Night Only: Alec Baldwin, the newly revamped 2017 MTV Movie & TV
Awards, Rock the Troops with Dwayne Johnson's Seven Bucks
Productions, Nickelodeon's Lip Sync Battle Shorties, Taraji's
White Hot Holidays, and Guys Choice. Additional credits
include such high-profile events as the 2016 MTV Movie Awards, The
Concert for New York City, The Concert of the Century at the
White House, Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Special, The
Comedy Awards, Between Two Ferns - A Fairy Tale of New York, The
Video Game Awards, SCREAM Awards, GQ Men of the Year Awards,
VH1's Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1's Divas Live, FOX's Billboard
Music Awards, and NBC's Concert for America.
Nickelodeon, now in its 38th year, is the number-one
entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by
putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes
television programming and production in the United States and around
the world, plus consumer products, digital, recreation, books and
feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more
than 90 million households and has been the number-one-rated kids' basic
cable network for 22 consecutive years. For more information or artwork,
visit http://www.nickpress.com.
Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks
of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA,VIAB).
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Nickelodeon
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Kojoori, 310-752-8206
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