Billboard Candid Covers
| Billboard Candid Covers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Live Music |
| Created by | Billboard |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 23 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 4–8 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | May 22, 2012 – December 23, 2013 |
Billboard Candid Covers was an American live music web series created by Billboard, distributed on their website. The series premiered on May 22, 2012.[1] Each Tuesday, artists perform "songs from music stars who helped inspire their careers"[2] Nikon was the presenting sponsor.[3]
One blog called Tristan Prettyman's cover "beautiful".[4] The second season featured Women in Music, and "spotlights emerging female artists performing songs from the female music stars who helped inspire their careers".[5] "We were lifetime fans and she was always an influence," said Tegan & Sara of their Cyndi Lauper cover.[6] The third season premiered with Fifth Harmony.[7]
Episodes
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 12 | May 22, 2012 | August 7, 2012 | |
| 2 | 5 | November 14, 2012 | December 12, 2012 | |
| 3 | 6 | November 26, 2013 | December 23, 2013 | |
Season 1 (2012)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Jon McLaughlin Performs Billy Joel's 'Piano Man'" | Jon McLaughlin | Piano Man by Billy Joel | May 22, 2012 |
| 2 | 2 | "Cher Lloyd Sings Usher's 'OMG'" | Cher Lloyd | OMG by Usher | May 29, 2012 |
| 3 | 3 | "Scars on 45 Sing the Cure's 'Friday I'm in Love'" | Scars on 45 | Friday I'm in Love by The Cure | June 5, 2012 |
| 4 | 4 | "Delta Rae Sings Fleetwood Mac's 'The Chain'" | Delta Rae | The Chain by Fleetwood Mac | June 12, 2012 |
| 5 | 5 | "Yuna Sings Incubus" | Yuna | I Miss You by Incubus | June 19, 2012 |
| 6 | 6 | "Ed Sheeran Sings Bob Dylan" | Ed Sheeran | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right by Bob Dylan | June 26, 2012 |
| 7 | 7 | "Edens Edge Sings Brad Paisley" | Edens Edge | Whiskey Lullaby by Brad Paisley | July 3, 2012 |
| 8 | 8 | "Civil Twilight Sings Beck" | Civil Twilight | The Golden Age by Beck | July 10, 2012 |
| 9 | 9 | "Tristan Prettyman Sings 'Wonderwall' by Oasis" | Tristan Prettyman | Wonderwall by Oasis | July 17, 2012 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Gaslight Anthem Sings 'House of the Rising Sun'" | The Gaslight Anthem | The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals | July 24, 2012 |
| 11 | 11 | "Wynter Gordon Sings Natalie Imbruglia's 'Torn'" | Wynter Gordon | Torn by Natalie Imbruglia | July 31, 2012 |
| 12 | 12 | "Melanie Fiona Sings Alanis Morissette" | Melanie Fiona | Ironic by Alanis Morissette | August 7, 2012 |
Season 2 (2012)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Watch Kimbra Sing Nina Simone" | Kimbra | Plain Gold Ring by Nina Simone | November 14, 2012 |
| 14 | 2 | "Watch ZZ Ward Sing Etta James" | ZZ Ward | Waiting for Charlie to Come Home by Etta James | November 21, 2012 |
| 15 | 3 | "Watch Lianne La Havas Sing Jill Scott" | Lianne La Havas | He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat) by Jill Scott | November 28, 2012 |
| 16 | 4 | "Cher Lloyd Sings Katy Perry's 'E.T.'" | Cher Lloyd | E.T. by Katy Perry | December 5, 2012 |
| 17 | 5 | "Watch Tegan & Sara Sing Cyndi Lauper" | Tegan and Sara | Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper | December 12, 2012 |
Season 3 (2013)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | "Fifth Harmony Sings Rihanna's 'Stay'" | Fifth Harmony | Stay by Rihanna | November 19, 2013 |
| 19 | 2 | "Watch Daughtry Rock Chris Isaak's 'Wicked Game'" | Daughtry | Wicked Game by Chris Isaak | November 26, 2013 |
| 20 | 3 | "'The Voice' Star Tony Lucca Sings Bill Withers" | Tony Lucca | Grandma's Hands by Bill Withers | December 4, 2013 |
| 21 | 4 | "Watch Mary Lambert Sing Wheatus' 'Teenage Dirtbag'" | Mary Lambert | Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus | December 12, 2013 |
| 22 | 5 | "Tori Kelly Sings P!nk and Paramore" | Tori Kelly | Glitter In The Air by P!nk | December 23, 2013 |
| 23 | 6 | "Tori Kelly Sings P!nk and Paramore" | Tori Kelly | The Only Exception by Paramore | December 23, 2013 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Candid Covers: Jon McLaughlin Performs Billy Joel's 'Piano Man'". Billboard. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Hiser, Lisa (20 November 2013). "Fifth Harmony Kicks Off Billboard's "Candid Covers" by Covering Rihanna". Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Billboard and Nikon Launch Women in Music "Candid Covers" Video Series on Billboard.com Celebrating Small Moments that Changed the Big Picture". Broadway World. November 14, 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Reed, Jessica. "The Goods: Candid Covers". Mood Media. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Billboard and Nikon Launch Women in Music "Candid Covers" Video Series on Billboard.com Celebrating Small Moments that Changed the Big Picture". Broadway World. November 14, 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Maloy, Sarah (December 12, 2012). "Watch Tegan & Sara Sing Cyndi Lauper: Candid Covers". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "X Factor's Fifth Harmony Performs on Billboard 'Candid Covers'". Broadway World. November 29, 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2019.