Seacrest.Produces.Best.Cover.Ever.

Ryan Seacrest Productions and Endemol Shine North America have teamed up to produce a new YouTube series — According to The Hollywood Reporter, Best.Cover.Ever. will give up-and-coming musicians the opportunity to record covers of popular songs from recording artists including Backstreet Boys, Demi Lovato, Jason Derulo and Charlie Puth. The competition will culminate in a duet between the winner and each recording artist.

“YouTube is the best place for emerging musicians to be discovered, and Best.Cover.Ever. will encourage these artists to go for their dreams alongside the best in the business,” said Susanne Daniels, YouTube’s Global Head of Original Content. “We’re thrilled that Ryan Seacrest will give new talent the opportunity to shine in front of over one billion fans around the world.” Ryan Seacrest added, “Cover songs are a terrific vehicle to help discover fresh talent, and YouTube is the perfect platform to do it. These new young artists will also have the chance to work alongside some of the most renowned musicians in the world, which we hope will generate some great experiences for the artists and contestants alike, and in turn produce some memorable performances.”

Actor/recording artist Ludacris has signed on to host the series, which will become available toward the end of the year. The competition kicks off with calls for submissions from Backstreet Boys (“As Long as You Love Me”), Demi Lovato (“Confident”) and Jason Derulo (“Trumpets”). Each of those artists will select a winner and then perform a duet with that musician. Emerging musicians will upload covers of those hits to YouTube through May 19. Other artists will add their songs to the mix at a later date. More details about the competition, including rules for submitting videos, are available at TheBestCoverEver.com.