Audible to launch first voice-only singing competition series with judges Kelly Rowland and Sara Bareilles

Audible introduced right this moment that it’s going to launch its first singing competitors collection as an unique podcast with artists Sara Bareilles and Kelly Rowland as judges. “leap” will premiere on the Amazon-owned audio service on June 1.

Within the podcast collection, Bareilles and Rowland will information 5 artists over 9 episodes. The host of “Breakthrough” can be “Hamilton” star Daveed Diggs.

Undiscovered musicians should compete in a collection of challenges that embrace deciphering well-known songs, experimenting with genres, writing authentic songs and extra. Awards embrace vocal teaching classes, studio recording time and recording tools. On the finish of the competitors, one artist would be the winner.

“‘Breakthrough’ pushes the boundaries of sound additional and invitations music lovers to enter the first-of-its-kind audio-only track contest,” stated Zola Mashariki, President of Audible Studios.

As a result of it is an audio-only format, each the viewers and the jury will not know what the performers seem like. Concealing their identities, considerably much like the favored recreation present “The Masked Singer,” will seemingly assist Audible customers higher join with the music. Nevertheless, with “Breakthrough,” Audible is giving up-and-coming artists an opportunity to make their doubtlessly large debut, because the title suggests.

As of 2020, Audible’s paid membership plan, Audible Plus, had roughly 300 million month-to-month lively customers.

“I like that the inventive workforce is on the identical journey as our viewers – attending to know these artists with out seeing them, simply creating an perception into their artwork by way of their music and storytelling,” added Bareilles. “These 5 unimaginable souls have endured each problem with braveness and vulnerability that invitations us all into a really intimate area, and I’ve realized rather a lot from them. Wherever you’re in your profession, it’s all the time inspiring to witness somebody attain the deepest elements of themselves and be keen to share this delicate space.”

The singing competitors collection participates in additional than 760,000 audio exhibits on Audible and “”Lyrics + MusicCollection that includes in style musicians like Mariah Carey, John Legend, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morrissette, Sting, Alice Cooper and extra.