{"id":12720,"date":"2017-08-01T11:46:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T15:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nick-cannon-jojo-siwa-on-board-lip-sync-battle-shorties\/"},"modified":"2017-08-01T11:57:51","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T15:57:51","slug":"nick-cannon-jojo-siwa-on-board-lip-sync-battle-shorties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nick-cannon-jojo-siwa-on-board-lip-sync-battle-shorties\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Cannon, JoJo Siwa On Board Lip Sync Battle Shorties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Cannon has signed on as the host of Nickelodeon\u2019s <em>Lip Sync Battle Shorties<\/em>, a spin-off of Spike\u2019s Emmy-nominated hit\u00a0<em>Lip Sync Battle<\/em>, with social media star JoJo Siwa joining the show to provide commentary on each performance.<\/p>\n<p>The ten-episode series, which sees kids lip-syncing pop songs by their favorite artists, will premiere in early 2018. Halloween\u00a0and holiday specials are set to air later this year. Nickelodeon premiered an hour-long\u00a0<em>Lip Sync Battle Shorties<\/em>\u00a0special in\u00a0December 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Created and executive produced by<em>\u00a0<\/em>Casey Patterson Entertainment\u00a0and Matador Content,<em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Lip Sync Battle Shorties<\/em>\u00a0looks on as three kid participants personalize their performances, making decisions regarding all creative elements, from song and costume selection to choreography and staging. Each episode will also feature the Shorties Dance Crew, a ten-person, in-house backup crew, and will wrap up with a special celebrity appearance and final performance by all of the kids.<\/p>\n<p>Cannon stated: &#8220;I&#8217;m excited to host the first season of\u00a0<em>Lip Sync Battle Shorties<\/em>. It&#8217;s always a pleasure to work with my family at Nickelodeon. It&#8217;s going to be a lot of fun watching the kids lip-sync their favorite songs and perform like their favorite artists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nick Cannon\u00a0grew up on Nickelodeon and into one of the best hosts and comedic actors on TV,\u201d added executive producers\u00a0Casey Patterson\u00a0and\u00a0Jay Peterson. \u201cAlong with his passion for music, he brings with him such an amazing understanding and enthusiasm for kid performers. 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