Hit Parader's No Cover is a music competition television show produced by

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. Unlike other music competitions, contestants must perform their own original compositions. The first season aired in April 2022 on

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channel. The competition had

Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guilloti ...

Lzzy Hale Elizabeth Mae "Lzzy" Hale (born October 10, 1983) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of hard rock band Halestorm, which she co-founded with her brother Arejay Hale in 1997. Career Hale began writing and ...

Gavin Rossdale Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born 30 October 1965) is an English guitarist and actor, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Bush. He helped form Bush in 1992; on the band's separation in 2002, he became the lead singer ...

Tosin Abasi Oluwatosin Ayoyinka Olumide Abasi (born January 7, 1983), is an American musician, best known as the founder and lead guitarist of the instrumental progressive metal band Animals as Leaders. He has recorded and released five albums with Animal ...

and

Bishop Briggs Sarah Grace McLaughlin (born 18 July 1992), known professionally as Bishop Briggs, is a British singer and songwriter. Her single "River" peaked at number three on the US Alternative Chart. It was included on her debut album, ''Church of Scar ...

as judges. The series was created by

Ash Avildsen Ashley Greg Avildsen (born November 5, 1981) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and the founder and CEO of Sumerian Records and Sumerian Films. The son of director John G. Avildsen, he wrote and directed the films '' What Now ...

and Josh Bernstein. The first season was filmed at the

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and Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood.

History

Season One

The first episode of season one aired in April 20, 2022. The last episode aired on June 29, 2022. It had 11 episodes. The winner of the season was

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, Caity Babs from

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and

Matt Pinfield Matthew Pinfield (born May 28, 1961) is an American television host, disc jockey, and music executive. He first reached national prominence as VJ on MTV. He served two stints as the host of the alternative music program ''120 Minutes'', from 19 ...

. The first season was self-distributed and can be accessed for free.

Season Two

Submissions for season two opened while the first season was airing. The second season is expected to be on a music streaming platform.{{Cite web , last=Wiseman , first=Andreas , date=2022-04-20 , title='No Cover' Music Competition To Debut On YouTube With Alice Cooper, Gavin Rossdale, Lzzy Hale Among Judges; Watch Trailer , url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/no-cover-youtube-alice-cooper-gavin-rossdale-lzzy-hale-1235006322/ , access-date=2022-07-26 , website=Deadline , language=en-US

References

External links

Official website
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