Billboard Candid Covers

Billboard Candid Covers was an American live music web series created by Billboard, distributed on their website. The series premiered on May 22, 2012.^[1] Each Tuesday, artists perform "songs from music stars who helped inspire their careers"^[2] Nikon was the presenting sponsor.^[3]

Billboard Candid Covers
Genre	Live Music
Created by	Billboard
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	23
Production
Running time	4–8 minutes
Original release
Release	May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22) – December 23, 2013 (2013-12-23)

One blog called Tristan Prettyman's cover "beautiful".^[4] The second season featured Women in Music, and "spotlights emerging female artists performing songs from the female music stars who helped inspire their careers".^[5] "We were lifetime fans and she was always an influence," said Tegan & Sara of their Cyndi Lauper cover.^[6] The third season premiered with Fifth Harmony.^[7]

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	12		May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22)	August 7, 2012 (2012-08-07)
2	5		November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)	December 12, 2012 (2012-12-12)
3	6		November 26, 2013 (2013-11-26)	December 23, 2013 (2013-12-23)

Season 1 (2012)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Band	Song	Release date
1	1	"Jon McLaughlin Performs Billy Joel's 'Piano Man'"	Jon McLaughlin	Piano Man by Billy Joel	May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22)
2	2	"Cher Lloyd Sings Usher's 'OMG'"	Cher Lloyd	OMG by Usher	May 29, 2012 (2012-05-29)
3	3	"Scars on 45 Sing the Cure's 'Friday I'm in Love'"	Scars on 45	Friday I'm in Love by The Cure	June 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
4	4	"Delta Rae Sings Fleetwood Mac's 'The Chain'"	Delta Rae	The Chain by Fleetwood Mac	June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
5	5	"Yuna Sings Incubus"	Yuna	I Miss You by Incubus	June 19, 2012 (2012-06-19)
6	6	"Ed Sheeran Sings Bob Dylan"	Ed Sheeran	Don't Think Twice, It's All Right by Bob Dylan	June 26, 2012 (2012-06-26)
7	7	"Edens Edge Sings Brad Paisley"	Edens Edge	Whiskey Lullaby by Brad Paisley	July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03)
8	8	"Civil Twilight Sings Beck"	Civil Twilight	The Golden Age by Beck	July 10, 2012 (2012-07-10)
9	9	"Tristan Prettyman Sings 'Wonderwall' by Oasis"	Tristan Prettyman	Wonderwall by Oasis	July 17, 2012 (2012-07-17)
10	10	"The Gaslight Anthem Sings 'House of the Rising Sun'"	The Gaslight Anthem	The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals	July 24, 2012 (2012-07-24)
11	11	"Wynter Gordon Sings Natalie Imbruglia's 'Torn'"	Wynter Gordon	Torn by Natalie Imbruglia	July 31, 2012 (2012-07-31)
12	12	"Melanie Fiona Sings Alanis Morissette"	Melanie Fiona	Ironic by Alanis Morissette	August 7, 2012 (2012-08-07)

Season 2 (2012)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Band	Song	Release date
13	1	"Watch Kimbra Sing Nina Simone"	Kimbra	Plain Gold Ring by Nina Simone	November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)
14	2	"Watch ZZ Ward Sing Etta James"	ZZ Ward	Waiting for Charlie to Come Home by Etta James	November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)
15	3	"Watch Lianne La Havas Sing Jill Scott"	Lianne La Havas	He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat) by Jill Scott	November 28, 2012 (2012-11-28)
16	4	"Cher Lloyd Sings Katy Perry's 'E.T.'"	Cher Lloyd	E.T. by Katy Perry	December 5, 2012 (2012-12-05)
17	5	"Watch Tegan & Sara Sing Cyndi Lauper"	Tegan and Sara	Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper	December 12, 2012 (2012-12-12)

Season 3 (2013)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Band	Song	Release date
18	1	"Fifth Harmony Sings Rihanna's 'Stay'"	Fifth Harmony	Stay by Rihanna	November 19, 2013 (2013-11-19)
19	2	"Watch Daughtry Rock Chris Isaak's 'Wicked Game'"	Daughtry	Wicked Game by Chris Isaak	November 26, 2013 (2013-11-26)
20	3	"'The Voice' Star Tony Lucca Sings Bill Withers"	Tony Lucca	Grandma's Hands by Bill Withers	December 4, 2013 (2013-12-04)
21	4	"Watch Mary Lambert Sing Wheatus' 'Teenage Dirtbag'"	Mary Lambert	Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus	December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12)
22	5	"Tori Kelly Sings P!nk and Paramore"	Tori Kelly	Glitter In The Air by P!nk	December 23, 2013 (2013-12-23)
23	6	"Tori Kelly Sings P!nk and Paramore"	Tori Kelly	The Only Exception by Paramore	December 23, 2013 (2013-12-23)