'Beat Shazam' Season 5: 5 things to know about FOX game show hosted by Jamie Foxx

The dad-daughter duo is back on Fox to host a new season of the popular game show

BY AKHILA SURESH

PUBLISHED MAY 4, 2022

Jamie and Corinne Foxx from 'Beat Shazam' (Instagram - @corinnefoxx)

Fox's hit game show, 'Beat Shazam' is officially renewed for Season 5. The new season will premiere on May 23, 2022, on the said channel. Fox's game show will be hosted by the versatile actor, Jamie Foxx, and will also feature his DJ daughter, Corinne Foxx.

'Beat Shazam' will three teams in pairs trying their best to identify popular songs the fastest. In doing so, they compete for generous cash prizes that start at $1,000, with the initial rounds being multiple choice.

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When does 'Beat Shazam' release and where can you watch it?

Season 5 of 'Beat Shazam' premieres on May 23, 2022, at 9 pm ET on FOX.

What is 'Beat Shazam' all about?

The official synopsis reads, "Teams of two race to identify songs by sound in hopes of winning up to $1 million. Whoever wins the most $ gets to play the final round against Shazam - the show's computer. Actor Jamie Foxx and his daughter Corinne as DJ host the show".

Who stars in the FOX game show?

Jamie Foxx

Eric Marlon Bishop, popularly known by his stage name Jamie Foxx, is a famous actor, comedian, and singer by profession. He even had his own WB tv show from 1996 to 2001, a sitcom called 'The Jamie Foxx Show'. Foxx is also a winner of the Grammy Award, having produced four albums, all of which have ranked high on the US Billboard 200, including 'Unpredictable' (2005), 'Intuition' (2008), 'Best Night of My Life' (2010), and 'Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses' (2015).

For his stupendous performance in the biographical film, 'Ray' (2004), Foxx won an Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. Foxx is globally famous for his work in the film, 'Collateral' (2004), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Few other notable acting roles of his include the lead role in 'Django Unchained' (2012), as the supervillain Electro in 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' (2014), and as William Stacks in 'Annie' (2014).

The rest of the cast includes Foxx's daughter, and DJ, Corinne.