Here’s the good news: Inveterate sampler, fashion mogul, and restaurateur Diddy (a.k.a. Puff Daddy, a.k.a. P. Diddy) has announced that his next album will be his last.
Now here’s the bad news: He’s also announced that the recording of said album will be preceded by yet another season of “Making the Band” — one which will find Der Didster sifting through the contestants to find the musicians and singers that will perform (at least allegedly) on the recordings. No, seriously — here’s a portion of the press release to prove it:
You’ve seen Diddy create a hip-hop group, a female pop group, and a male R & B group. Now the grande impresario is creating a group for himself, to perform on what he is calling his last album. Diddy and his team will leave no stone unturned as they scour the country for musicians and back-up singers to bring his music to life. Those who make it through the early auditions will spend several weeks proving their worth and ultimately Diddy will choose the best of the best to be in his band.
Diddy’s publicist is charmingly optimistic, and it certainly can’t hurt to try, but…bring his music to life? That’s an order too tall for most seasoned studio musicians to fill, let alone a gaggle of hapless reality show contestants. Watch a clip of the show below for a glimpse of the carnage that awaits us all, starting July 27.
