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TV sets out to find the next pop sensation to join today's music superstars with Mario Lopez (host of MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew”) serving as host for the new live music competition series “MTV’s Top Pop Group” premiering Thursday, September 11 at 10:00 PM ET/PT. Joining Mario will be correspondent Marianela Pereyra. Celebrity judges and mentors for “MTV’s Top Pop Group” to be announced at a later date.
The network set up casting band camps in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Miami and Los Angeles, and will welcome nine of the greatest undiscovered music groups to the stage for a chance to win $100,000 and the title of “MTV’s Top Pop Group.”
Each week, a new celebrity coach will come in to mentor the groups on choreography and harmony to style and stage presence.
The groups will not only need to impress the mentors and panel of judges in the studio, but also the voting viewers at home.
For a sneak peek at the nine talented groups from across the U.S., MTV will offer “MTV’s Top Pop Group: The Casting Special” on Thursday, August 28 at 9pm ET/PT before they head to Hollywood to compete.
The one-hour special features host Mario Lopez as he introduces each of the groups providing viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at their audition and their personal lives.
Shot on location in Los Angeles, each group will rehearse and demonstrate their unique sounds and skills as their personal life stories unfold within the show in front of a live studio audience.
Concurrently, Lopez will continue his hosting duties on one of MTV’s highest rated shows, “America’s Best Dance Crew.”
MTV will offer a battle to the finish between the Dirty South and the Wild West when the remaining two crews compete for dance supremacy and a $100,000 cash prize in the Season Two LIVE finale of the network's hit reality dance competition series "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew." Airing Thursday, August 21 at 10pm ET/ tape delay 10 pm PT, SoReal Cru of Houston, TX and Super Cr3w of Las Vegas, NV face off while also making some room on the dance floor for their fallen competitors. All 10 Season Two crews will return to take the stage one last time in regional performances before the hard work exhibited by these two groups culminates in America's crowning of its next "Best Dance Crew." Fans can view this season's crew performances and cast their votes for the final two crews at http://dancecrew.mtv.com. Polls are open now through Thursday, August 21.
Following the Season Two finale of "America's Best Dance Crew," viewers should stay tuned in to MTV for a LIVE half-hour post-show, hosted by Julissa Bermudez and Dave Scott of the MTV recap series "Countdown To America's Best Dance Crew." Live from LA, Bermudez and Scott will bring the "Dance Crew" stage to series fans at home through real-time reactions from the winning crew and their fellow Season Two competitors and interviews with the judges. They will also break down the action from the finale and take a look back at some of the second season's biggest moments.