'America's Got Talent' Season 17: Who is Ben Lapidus? Musician was nominated for Webby
If you're waiting for the country's next big act, then look no further, because 'America's Got Talent' is here!. As per the current season's synopsis, "The 17th season of "America's Got Talent" returns with a new set of aspiring performers looking to compete for the ultimate $1 million prize. Executive producer Simon Cowell returns to the star-studded judging panel with global fashion icon Heidi Klum, fan-favorite comedian Howie Mandel and acclaimed actress and international superstar Sofia Vergara. The dynamic Terry Crews returns as host. This season promises to deliver some of the wildest acts to ever grace the "AGT" stage."
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Who is Ben Lapidus?
Ben Lapidus is a singer, songwriter and sound designer. Lapidus has a BFA in Recorded Music from the Clive Davis Institute at NYU Tisch. He is also the co-creator of two podcasts -- Who Killed Avril Lavigne? "a time-traveling pop punk podcast!" and Gay Future, "An all new narrative homo podcast.". Lapidus's work on his podcast, Gay Future, earned him a Webby nomination and a feature on The Atlantic's 50 Best Podcasts of 2019. He also worked on Audible Original's "Escape From Virtual Island" starring Paul Rudd.
Apart from this, he wrote and starred in the Off-Broadway musical Pop Punk High: a parody and celebration of all things pop punk. Billboard noted that the show's songs were "really, really good," and The Fader praised Lapidus work, noting that the show had "a soundtrack full of standouts." On his website, Lapidus spoke about his love for pop-punk. "I came of age in the pop punk and emo scene of the mid-aughts, playing shows and writing songs in every spare moment. A lot of the music I loved was crude and immature, or corny and self-absorbed. But there was something about those songs that made my adolescent angst and insecurity feel like something communal, even universal. For me, making music wasn't an escape, exactly. It was a release." he said.
"What I value most in music is its capacity to provide a catharsis. So while the substance of my songs have changed, the raw emotion of my youth is still a source of inspiration. That feeling of release - that's what I've always wanted most from music. And that's what I hope my music can offer." he added.
'America's Got Talent' Season 17 premieres on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at 8 pm on NBC. Following the show's premiere, you can catch all-new episodes every Tuesday from 8 to 10 pm ET/PT. For viewers who wish to tune in to the show without cable, they can do so using any of the following streaming services: Sling TV, fuboTV, Hulu With Live TV, AT&T TV or YouTube TV.