{"id":156959,"date":"2021-10-13T20:13:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T00:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=156959"},"modified":"2021-10-13T20:13:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T00:13:22","slug":"ester-dean-talks-clash-of-the-cover-bands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/ester-dean-talks-clash-of-the-cover-bands\/","title":{"rendered":"Ester Dean talks &#8216;Clash of the Cover Bands&#8217;!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Ester Dean sat down with blackfilm.com correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/author\/koku-tona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Koku Tona<\/a> to talk Jimmy Fallon&#8217;s &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/shows\/clash_of_the_cover_bands?cmpid=pdsearch_Google_x_x_x_paid_x_ClashOfTheCoverBands_homepage_x_x_clashofthecoverbands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clash of the Cover Bands<\/a>&#8216;! 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Dean is a judge in the competition, and is joined by Stephen \u201ctWitch\u201d Boss, global powerhouse Meghan Trainor, and Grammy-nominated powerhouse singer-songwriter Adam Lambert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean talks about how much fun it was to watch the live performances, her songwriting roots &amp; collaborations, her incredible dedication to service, and gifted us with some SANGING!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the interview and let us know what you think!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Iyj9D3oEEk?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/5Iyj9D3oEEk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT<\/strong> <strong><u>E!\u2019S \u201cCLASH OF THE COVER BANDS\u201d<br><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NUP_194893_01499.jpg\" alt=\"Ester Dean talks 'Clash of the Cover Bands'!\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-156962\" \/><figcaption>CLASH OF THE COVER BANDS &#8212; Pictured: Lori Mitchell Gay covering the music of Tina Turner &#8212; (Photo by: Casey Durkin\/E! 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In each of the 10 half-hour episodes, two bands of similar musical genre (e.g., Pop Divas, \u201980s icons, kings of country, platinum icons, rock legends, etc.)go head-to-head over the course of two rounds to see which band has the most entertaining cover performance, with a chance to win a cash prize of $10,000 and bragging rights.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><\/li><li>At the end of the season, one winner will be crowned with a chance to take home a big cash prize of $25,000 and set to appear in studio for a musical performance on \u201cThe Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Artists covered this season include&nbsp;Aretha Franklin, Blink 182, Bon Jovi, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion, Cher, Coldplay, Depeche Mode, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Foo Fighters, Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, Lady Gaga, Ozzy Osbourne, Poison, Tim McGraw, Tina Turner and U2.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The series is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Electric Hot Dog. 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