MTV teams with TikTok and Pepsi for music competition Becoming a Popstar, starring Joe Jonas, Becky G and Sean Bankhead

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Becoming a Popstar, premiering March 24, features eight up-and-coming artists originally discovered on TikTok who will showcase their talents to the judges, who are TikTok creators themselves. Each week, contestants will create original themed songs and accompanying one-minute music videos on air, that will first be available on TikTok. The winner will star in their own Pepsi commercial that will debut during the MTV VMAs. Joe Jonas, Becky G and Sean Bankhead will serve as judges.