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It looks like Sean Combs is bringing back an oldie, but goodie (in his mind.)
On Monday, the producer and rapper announced via social media that he’s decided to reboot his popular MTV singing competition “Making The Band.”
“I’ve made my decision… #MakingTheBand is coming back!!! This will be a global talent search, upload your auditions now using #MTBcasting!!” the 49-year-old said in a video.
“Sometimes you live in your own bubble and you may not really know the importance of something you created,” adding, “And with Making the Band, myself and MTV created something special. We empowered young talent from all over the world. No matter what hood they was from, no matter what background they was from, everybody got a chance.”
Oh Diddy!
As Deadline reported, the original first premiered in 2002 introducing us to chart-topping musical acts Danity Kane, Day26, Da Band and Donnie Klang.
The second the news was confirmed, Black Twitter got in a tizzy with some folks excited about the news and others left wondering why and will the Grammy winner pay the winners this time.
Welp!
Oh Diddy! Black Twitter Is Torn Over This ‘Making The Band’ Reboot was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
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I know 5 people happy about the #MakingTheBand return. pic.twitter.com/i6h9OF6Zw4
— The Last Gentleman (ラスト ジェントルマン) (@Vnorman007) July 15, 2019
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IT'S OFFICIAL — @Diddy is reviving #MakingTheBand and we're gonna need @iamlaurieanng back on it 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/fL1mwIN9aH
— AM2DM by BuzzFeed News (@AM2DM) July 15, 2019
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They can keep the #MakingTheBand reboot if it doesn’t involve @danitykane @DawnRichard @AubreyODay @ShannonBex @Day26Official @day26 @donnieklang @WillieTaylor @AundreaFimbres1 @iamlaurieanng @brooklynbabs @yagirldwoods @MTV I’m just saying. We need the originals back. pic.twitter.com/c3J3kF0fX5
— ERIC (@EricUnedited) July 15, 2019
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If Diddy is going to indefinitely own the rights of the group/artist name or anything else group/artist related, then no thanks on the #IWantMyMTB @MTV #MakingTheBand
— DanaMichele (@MakeNoteofM) July 15, 2019
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Dude #MakingTheBand is coming back and I’m so excited
— ᗩᔕᕼᒪEYYY 👽 (@xo_ashleytho) July 15, 2019
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I’m exited to see that #MakingTheBand is coming back. It was one of my favorite shows of all time.
— Aaron Cantrell (@AaronTheNewsGuy) July 15, 2019
Since it’s coming back @MTV should do another show following #danitykane. Their journey was cut short on the show, but they’ve been grinding ever since. pic.twitter.com/a9dfeciVWz
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"HOW YOU GONE BE ON BADBOY, AND YOU DON'T KNOW THE WORDS TO 'JUICY?'" #MakingTheBand
— KelleyLCarter (@KelleyLCarter) July 15, 2019
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In honour of #MakingTheBand coming back, it’s to to move that body, shake that body and get nawty nawtaaaay! pic.twitter.com/ehZMe6mOKR
— boywiththelips ✌️ (@Welile_21) July 15, 2019
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He must be in the mood for Cheesecake again 🧐
— Breezy_visions (@BreezyVisions) July 15, 2019
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An email I never thought I’d receive in 2019: an announcement that Diddy is bringing back ‘’Making the Band.’
— Jewel Wicker (@jewelwickershow) July 15, 2019
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I THINK YOU SHOULD PROMOTE THE ARTISTS THAT ARE SIGNED TO YOUR LABEL LIKE YOU DID WHEN MAKING THE BAND WAS A THING AND STOP WITH THE #BITCHASSNESS
— αѕн (@ashleybrantley1) July 8, 2019
Kay thanks 😒 https://t.co/IeGomGLubU
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Diddy is doing another “Making the Band” and I am already in tears.
— Coco (@I_AM_CHELL3) July 15, 2019
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@MTV and @Diddy have announced the return of “Making the Band.” Yes, I’ll obviously watch. What I want tho is the older seasons on Hulu. Tired of looking at low quality rips on YouTube. pic.twitter.com/pxzstVWom6
— Gerrick Kennedy (@GerrickKennedy) July 15, 2019
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I’m only interested if you’re reuniting the 5 members of danity kane. pic.twitter.com/GZzzKqNwrc
— Donny (@itsDonBon) July 9, 2019