Billboard Mashup Mondays was an American live music web series created by Billboard, distributed on their website. The series premiered on February 22, 2010.[1] Each Monday, "artists cover unexpected songs"[2] Starburst was the presenting sponsor.[3] At the end of the second season, there was an online vote for the favorite video,[4] followed by a "post-season" of five episodes.[5]
| Billboard Mashup Mondays | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Live Music |
| Created by | Billboard |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 70 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 4–8 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | February 22, 2010 – November 7, 2011 |
One reviewer said "some weeks we get inspired performances like Janelle Monae singing “Smile”, and other weeks we get Iyaz turning Green Day into bad karaoke".[6]
Episodes
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 32 | February 22, 2010 | October 4, 2010 | |
| 2 | 38 | February 7, 2011 | November 7, 2011 | |
Season 1 (2010)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "We The Kings Take On Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi"" | We The Kings | Paparazzi by Lady Gaga | February 22, 2010 |
| 2 | 2 | "Jay Sean Flips The Script" | Jay Sean | The Man Who Can't Be Moved by The Script | March 1, 2010 |
| 3 | 3 | "Diane Birch De-Clubs "What Is Love"" | Diane Birch | What Is Love by Haddaway | March 8, 2010 |
| 4 | 4 | "Jason Castro Goes 'Crazy'" | Jason Castro | Crazy by Gnarls Barkley | March 15, 2010 |
| 5 | 5 | "Iyaz Sweetens Up Green Day" | Iyaz | 21 Guns by Green Day | March 22, 2010 |
| 6 | 6 | "Matisyahu Beatboxes Kings Of Leon" | Matisyahu | Use Somebody by Kings of Leon | March 29, 2010 |
| 7 | 7 | "Sam Adams Spins Sublime" | Sam Adams | What I Got by Sublime | April 5, 2010 |
| 8 | 8 | "Florence + The Machine Makes Over Mario Winans" | Florence + The Machine | I Don't Wanna Know by Mario Winans | April 12, 2010 |
| 9 | 9 | "Kevin Rudolf Mellows Out Lifehouse" | Kevin Rudolf | Halfway Gone by Lifehouse | April 19, 2010 |
| 10 | 10 | "Kid Sister Gets "More Than" Extreme" | Kid Sister | More Than Words by Extreme | April 26, 2010 |
| 11 | 11 | "Josh Rouse Tames The Cult" | Josh Rouse | Wild Flower by The Cult | May 3, 2010 |
| 12 | 12 | "Melanie Fiona Dusts Off Sam Cooke" | Melanie Fiona | Cupid by Sam Cooke | May 10, 2010 |
| 13 | 13 | "Jason Derulo Revamps Kanye's "Heartless"" | Jason Derulo | Heartless by Kanye West | May 17, 2010 |
| 14 | 14 | "We Are The Fallen Tries Out U2" | We Are the Fallen | With or Without You by U2 | May 24, 2010 |
| 15 | 15 | "Jewel Puts A Shine On Neil Young" | Jewel | The Needle and the Damage Done by Neil Young | June 7, 2010 |
| 16 | 16 | "Neon Trees Doo Wop Justin Bieber" | Neon Trees | Baby by Justin Bieber | June 14, 2010 |
| 17 | 17 | "Janelle Monáe Makes MJ Fave By Charlie Chaplin "Smile"" | Janelle Monáe | Smile by Charlie Chaplin | June 21, 2010 |
| 18 | 18 | "Charice Goes Country" | Charice | You're Still the One by Shania Twain | June 28, 2010 |
| 19 | 19 | "Esmée Denters Sings Stevie Wonder" | Esmée Denters | As by Stevie Wonder | July 5, 2010 |
| 20 | 20 | "Nikki & Rich Put Soul Into Muse's "Uprising"" | Nikki & Rich | Uprising by Muse | July 12, 2010 |
| 21 | 21 | "Burnham Looks On The Killers' "Brightside"" | Burnham | Mr. Brightside by The Killers | July 26, 2010 |
| 22 | 22 | "Dirty Heads Paint It 'Black'" | Dirty Heads | Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones | August 2, 2010 |
| 23 | 23 | "Sara Bareilles Switches Up 'Single Ladies'" | Sara Bareilles | Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyoncé | August 9, 2010 |
| 24 | 24 | "The Maine Reels In Outkast" | The Maine | Roses by Outkast | August 16, 2010 |
| 25 | 25 | "Never Shout Never Sings Dylan" | Never Shout Never | It Ain't Me Babe by Bob Dylan | August 23, 2010 |
| 26 | 26 | "Lights Looks "Behind Blue Eyes"" | Lights | Behind Blue Eyes by The Who | August 30, 2010 |
| 27 | 27 | "David Gray Goes Country" | David Gray | Long Black Veil by Lefty Frizzell | September 6, 2010 |
| 28 | 28 | "Cody Simpson 'Steal's A Ben Harper Tune" | Cody Simpson | Steal My Kisses by Ben Harper | September 13, 2010 |
| 29 | 29 | "Hey Monday Get Into Jason Derulo's "Head"" | Hey Monday | In My Head by Jason Derulo | September 20, 2010 |
| 30 | 30 | "Ryan Star Bows Down To Nine Inch Nails" | Ryan Star | Head Like a Hole by Nine Inch Nails | September 27, 2010 |
| 31 | 31 | "Chiddy Bang Get "Happy"" | Chiddy Bang | Don't Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin | October 4, 2010 |
| 32 | 32 | "Marina & The Diamonds Put A Shine On 3OH!3" | Marina & The Diamonds | Starstrukk by 3OH!3 | October 4, 2010 |
Season 2 (2011)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 0 | "April Smith Puts A Speakeasy Spin On Trey Songz" | April Smith and the Great Picture Show | Bottoms Up by Trey Songz | February 7, 2011 |
| 34 | 1 | "Greyson Chance Is In An 'Empire State Of Mind'" | Greyson Chance | Empire State Of Mind by Jay-Z | February 14, 2011 |
| 35 | 2 | "The Downtown Fiction Gets "Ironic"" | The Downtown Fiction | Ironic by Alanis Morissette | February 21, 2011 |
| 36 | 3 | "The Rural Alberta Advantage Unplugs ABBA" | The Rural Alberta Advantage | SOS by ABBA | February 28, 2011 |
| 37 | 4 | "K. Flay Reawakens The Zombies" | K.Flay | Time of the Season by The Zombies | March 7, 2011 |
| 38 | 5 | "Oh Land Gets Dreamy With Fleet Foxes" | Oh Land | White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes | March 14, 2011 |
| 39 | 6 | "Katie Costello Keys Up Weezer" | Katie Costello | Island In The Sun by Weezer | March 21, 2011 |
| 40 | 7 | "Miguel Gets a "Hold" on Britney Spears" | Miguel | Hold It Against Me by Britney Spears | March 28, 2011 |
| 41 | 8 | "Plain White T's 'Forget' Cee Lo Green,April 04, 2011" | Plain White T's | Forget You by Cee Lo Green | April 4, 2011 |
| 42 | 9 | "The Duke Spirit Remakes Robyn" | The Duke Spirit | Dancing On My Own by Robyn | April 11, 2011 |
| 43 | 10 | "Dom Does Lady Gaga's 'Alejandro'" | Dom | Alejandro by Lady Gaga | April 18, 2011 |
| 44 | 11 | "Grace Potter Belts Out Beyonce" | Grace Potter and the Nocturnals | Why Don't You Love Me by Beyoncé | April 25, 2011 |
| 45 | 12 | "Hooray For Earth Turns On Kanye West's 'All Of The Lights'" | Hooray for Earth | All of the Lights by Kanye West | May 2, 2011 |
| 46 | 13 | "Augustana 'Dreams' Up Fleetwood Mac" | Augustana | Dreams by Fleetwood Mac | May 9, 2011 |
| 47 | 14 | "Mary Mary Covers Bruno Mars" | Mary Mary | Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars | May 16, 2011 |
| 48 | 15 | "Bilal Rocks 'Tainted Love'" | Bilal | Tainted Love by Gloria Jones/Soft Cell | May 23, 2011 |
| 49 | 16 | "Gomez's Ben Ottewell Covers Rihanna" | Ben Ottewell | Only Girl (In the World) by Rihanna | May 30, 2011 |
| 50 | 17 | "The Ready Set Cover The Wallflowers' "One Headlight"" | The Ready Set | One Headlight by The Wallflowers | June 6, 2011 |
| 51 | 18 | "Sarah Jaffe Folks Up Robyn" | Sarah Jaffe | Hang With Me by Robyn | June 13, 2011 |
| 52 | 19 | "Jeremih Strips Adele's 'Rumour' Down" | Jeremih | Rumour Has It by Adele | June 20, 2011 |
| 53 | 20 | "Yellowcard Has Its Way With Katy Perry's 'E.T.'" | Yellowcard | E.T. by Katy Perry | June 27, 2011 |
| 54 | 21 | "James Blunt Warms Up To 'California Gurls',July 04, 2011" | James Blunt | California Gurls by Katy Perry | July 4, 2011 |
| 55 | 22 | "Jason Reeves Folks Up Nicki Minaj" | Jason Reeves | Moment 4 Life by Nicki Minaj | July 11, 2011 |
| 56 | 23 | "The Wombats Rock Jessie J" | The Wombats | Price Tag by Jessie J | July 18, 2011 |
| 57 | 24 | "Vanessa Carlton Explores Mumford & Sons' "Cave"" | Vanessa Carlton | The Cave by Mumford & Sons | July 25, 2011 |
| 58 | 25 | "Wonder Girls Cover B.o.B / Bruno Mars" | Wonder Girls | Nothin' on You by B.o.B | August 1, 2011 |
| 59 | 26 | "Taking Back Sunday Strip Down Kanye West" | Taking Back Sunday | Can't Tell Me Nothing by Kanye West | August 8, 2011 |
| 60 | 27 | "She Wants Revenge Rolls In Adele's "Deep"" | She Wants Revenge | Rolling in the Deep by Adele | August 15, 2011 |
| 61 | 28 | "Ashlyne Huff Covers Paramore's 'Exception',Aug 22, 2011" | Ashlyne Huff | The Only Exception by Paramore | August 22, 2011 |
| 62 | 29 | "The Summer Set Goes Country With Blake Shelton's Honey Bee" | The Summer Set | Honey Bee by Blake Shelton | August 29, 2011 |
| 63 | 30 | "Hanson Gets Sweet With Weezer's 'Troublemaker'" | Hanson | Troublemaker by Weezer | September 5, 2011 |
| 64 | 31 | "Shinobi Ninja Rocks Boyz II Men" | Shinobi Ninja | Water Runs Dry by Boyz II Men | September 12, 2011 |
| 65 | 32 | "Parachute Rocks Keri Hilson's "Girl"" | Parachute | Pretty Girl Rock by Keri Hilson | September 19, 2011 |
| 66 | 33 | "Patrick Stump Rocks Big Boi's 'Shutterbugg'" | Patrick Stump | Shutterbugg by Big Boi | October 17, 2011 |
| 67 | 34 | "Karmin Pumps Up Foster The People's 'Kicks'" | Karmin | Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People | October 24, 2011 |
| 68 | 35 | "Karmin covers Super Bass" | Karmin | Super Bass by Nicki Minaj | October 24, 2011 |
| 69 | 36 | "The Band Perry Turns Queen's 'Fat Bottomed Girls' Country" | The Band Perry | Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen | October 31, 2011 |
| 70 | 37 | "Plan B Croons Kanye West's 'Runaway'" | Plan B | Runaway by Kanye West | November 7, 2011 |
References
edit- ^ Ryan, Chris. "New Video: We The Kings Cover Lady Gaga's 'Paparazzi'". MTV. Retrieved 11 September 2019.[dead link]
- ^ ".com Exclusives". Billboard. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Six Flags, Billboard.com and Starburst Team For National Sweepstakes". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Letkemann, Jessica. "Wonder Girls Voted Best Mashup Monday of 2011: Poll Results". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Letkemann, Jessica. "Patrick Stump Rocks Big Boi's 'Shutterbugg'". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Bain, Becky (28 June 2010). "Charice Covers Shania Twain For Billboard's Mashup Mondays". Idolator. Retrieved 11 September 2019.