Building the Band

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Building the Band
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Promotional poster
Presented by AJ McLean
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Simon Crossley
  • Clara Elliot
  • Alison Holloway
  • Cat Lawson
  • Katrina Morrison
Running time53–54 minutes
Production company Remarkable Entertainment
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseJuly 9 (2025-07-09) –
July 23, 2025 (2025-07-23)

Building the Band is an American reality television singing competition that aired on Netflix in July 2025. The program format sees 50 artists form six groups through a selection process, which leads to eliminations until one group is selected as the winner and earning a $500,000 prize.

Contents

Format

In the first round, all 50 artists sang a solo performance to the rest of the contestants while in pods, unable to see one another. Each artist was able to send 10 "likes" to performers who they wanted to see in a band alongside them. Artists who received fewer than five likes or had only been liked by performers who had been eliminated or formed a band without them, were eliminated. At the end of the round, six bands formed, each containing three to five members, who met for the first time during subsequent performances; these then competed in showcases, with each eliminating a band.

History

Host and Judges of Building the Band
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AJ McLean
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Liam Payne
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Kelly Rowland
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Nicole Scherzinger

Netflix announced Building the Band in May 2024 and that Banijay UK subdivision Remarkable Entertainment would produce it. [1] They announced its host and judges, AJ McLean, Liam Payne, Kelly Rowland, and Nicole Scherzinger, that August; the four had previously been members of the Backstreet Boys, One Direction, Destiny's Child, and the Pussycat Dolls. [2] Production took place that summer of 2024, with the final performances taped in late August in Manchester. [3] Payne died in October 2024; the show marked his final public appearance. [4] Episodes were broadcast in batches between 9 and 23 July 2025; [5] the latter date also marked One Direction's 15th anniversary. [6]

The Booths

The Booths color key
    Artist eligible to form a band
  Artist ineligible to form a band
    Artist was eliminated with less than 5 likes
  Artists formed a band

Episode 1

Among this episode's contestants were Chance Perez, who was previously a member of the boyband, In Real Life and Conor Smith, who previously competed on the eighth season of The Voice Australia and the ninth season of Australian Idol .

OrderContestantAgeHome State/CountrySongLikes
1Donzell Taggart22Arkansas"Jealous"20
2Alison Ogden24Maryland"Dangerous Woman"16
3Katie Roeder23Massachusetts"Unstoppable"18
4 Chance Perez 26California"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"3
5Kevin Chung29Georgia"Selfish"2
6Conor Smith22Australia"Drivers License"5
7Jenna Dave19Nevada"Too Little, Too Late"7
8Thomas Berberian20Brazil"Lego House"14
9Autumn Stallia20Maryland"Best Part"12
10Aaliyah Rose22Utah"Tummy Hurts"28
11Max Wright20California"Snooze"18
12Bri22New Jersey"How Deep Is Your Love"26
13Nori Royale23Georgia"Greedy"16
14Cameron Goode22Illinois"Almost is Never Enough"15
15Landon Boyce20Utah"Toxic"20

Episode 2

Among this episode's contestants were Malik Heard and Elise Kristine, who both previously competed on the twenty-first season of American Idol .

OrderContestantAgeHome State/CountrySongLikes
1Elise Kristine20Washington"You Broke Me First"28
2Malik Heard27Texas"Versace on the Floor"19
3Wennely Quezada24Missouri"Water"21
4Hannah Alexandra22Florida"Espresso"2
5Gabriella Lora25New York"Lean On"2
6Noriella25New York"The Door"16
7Shane Appell22New York"Lose Control"19
8Bradley Rittmann22Massachusetts"So Sick"12
9Shade26Maryland"Let Me Love You"10
10Nico May21Wisconsin"Stick Season"12
11Cece Keating21Texas"Rise Up"9
12Vibi27Canada"Flowers"18

Episode 3

Among this episode's contestants were Erica Padilla, who previously competed in Eurovision – Australia Decides for the chance to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, Zach Newbould, who previously competed on the twenty-second season of The Voice, Jenna Marquis, who previously competed on twenty-fourth season of The Voice, and Brianna Mazzola, who voiced singing Velvet in the film Trolls Band Together .

OrderContestantAgeHome State/CountrySongLikes
Group 1Aaliyah, Cameron, Donzell & Katie [a] "Too Sweet"
1Zach Newbould21Massachusetts"Beautiful Things"23
2Mandy Rose23Virginia"What Was I Made For?"N/A
3Erica Padilla23Australia"Motivation"N/A
4Haley Gosserand20Missouri"Feather"N/A
5Maya Patel24Illinois"Ain't Nobody"10
6Jenna Marquis20California"Million Reasons"5
7Christian Kirk28North Carolina"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"14
8Brianna Mazzola24Pennsylvania"River"23
Group 2Bradley, Landon, Malik, & Shade [a] "Finesse"
9Peter Carboni29Massachusetts"Slow It Down"N/A
10Jermarcus Riggins26Florida"I Can't Make You Love Me"N/A
11Mason Watts25Australia"Breakeven"N/A

Episode 4

Among this episode's contestants were Joey McGrew, who competed on the twenty-first season of American Idol , Karlee Tanaka, who previously competed on Dream Academy , and Eric Who, who previously competed on the twenty-second season of The Voice .

OrderContestantAgeHome State/CountrySongLikes
Group 3Brianna, Nori & Wennely [a] "Levitating"
Group 4Conor, Mason, Shane & Zach [a] "Higher Power"
Group 5Autumn, Erica, Jenna D. & Noriella [a] "Want to Want Me"
1Alexandra Starr29New YorkNot featured [b] N/A
2Eric Who25South CarolinaN/A
3Ethan Pugh26New YorkN/A
4Joey McGrew22TexasN/A
5Karlee Tanaka21HawaiiNot featured [b] N/A
6Pillow Prince26IllinoisNot featured [b] N/A

After five groups had been formed, Bri, Christian, Jenna M., Jermarcus, Karlee, Max, Maya, and Thomas were eliminated due to lack of remaining connections.

Episode 5

OrderContestantAgeHome State/CountrySongLikes
Group 6Alison, Elise & Haley [a] "Into You"

After all six groups had been formed, Alexandra, Cece, Eric, Ethan, Joey, Mandy, Nico, Peter, Pillow Prince, and Vibi were eliminated.

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 They formed a group during this episode

First Looks

EpisodeOrderBandSong
Episode 51Autumn, Erica, Jenna D. & Noriella"Love Yourself"
2Conor, Mason, Shane & Zach"Ocean Eyes"
Episode 63Aaliyah, Cameron, Donzell & Katie"Somebody That I Used To Know"
4Brianna, Nori & Wennely"Kill Bill"
5Bradley, Landon, Malik & Shade"U Remind Me"
6Alison, Elise & Haley"I Want It That Way"
Notes

    The Showcases

    Showcases color key
          The Judges advanced The Band in the competition
          The Band was eliminated

    Band Names:

    Episode 7

    OrderBandSongResult
    1Sweet Seduction"Emotions"Safe
    2 Midnight 'Til Morning "Iris"Bottom two
    3Siren Society"Don't Cha"Eliminated
    4Soulidified"Sure Thing"Safe
    5 3Quency "Made for Me"Safe
    6SZN4"Sweet Love"Safe

    Episode 8

    OrderBandSongResult
    1SZN4"Believer"Safe
    2Sweet Seduction"Ghost"Eliminated
    3Soulidified"Can We Talk"Safe
    4 Midnight 'Til Morning "The Reason"Bottom two
    5 3Quency "Bad Guy"Safe

    Episode 9

    OrderBandSongResult
    1SZN4"Bust Your Windows"Safe
    2 Midnight 'Til Morning "Circles"Eliminated
    3 3Quency "Have You Ever?"Safe
    4Soulidified"Saturn"Bottom two

    Episode 10

    OrderBandSongOrderSongResult
    1 3Quency "Have Mercy"5"Always Be My Baby"Winners
    2ICONYX"Bye Bye Bye"N/A
    already eliminated    		Third place
    3SZN4"Human"4"Blinding Lights"Runner-up

    Elimination chart

    Although the show was advertised with 50 contestants, only 44 were revealed to the public.

    Results color key
         Winner                              Bottom two
         Runner-up                              Formed a group
         Third place                              Did not perform
                                       Eliminated
    Elimination chart for Building the Band lp
    ArtistsBandsEpisodes
    1234 [a] 5678910
    Brianna Mazzola 3Quency SafeGroupSafeSafeSafeSafeWinners
    Nori RoyaleSafe
    Wennely QuezadaSafe
    Aaliyah RoseSZN4SafeGroupSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-up
    Cameron GoodeSafe
    Donzell TaggartSafe
    Katie RoederSafe
    Bradley RittmannICONYX (Soulidified)SafeGroupSafeSafeSafeBottom
    two    		Third place
    Landon BoyceSafe
    Malik HeardSafe
    ShadeSafe
    Conor Smith Midnight 'Til Morning SafeGroupSafeBottom
    two    		Bottom
    two    		Eliminated
    Mason WattsSafe
    Shane AppellSafe
    Zach NewbouldSafe
    Alison OgdenSweet SeductionSafeGroupSafeSafeEliminated
    Elise KristineSafe
    Haley GosserandSafe
    Autumn StalliaSiren SocietySafeGroupSafeEliminated
    Erica PadillaSafe
    Jenna DaveSafe
    NoriellaSafe
    Alexandra StarrSafe [a] Eliminated
    Cece KeatingSafeEliminated
    Eric WhoSafe [a] Eliminated
    Ethan PughSafe [a] Eliminated
    Joey McGrewSafe [a] Eliminated
    Mandy RoseSafeEliminated
    Nico MaySafeEliminated
    Peter CarboniSafeEliminated
    Pillow PrinceSafe [a] Eliminated
    VibiSafeEliminated
    Christian KirkSafeEliminated
    Jenna MarquisSafeEliminated
    Jermarcus RigginsSafeEliminated
    Karlee TanakaEliminated
    Max WrightSafeEliminated
    Maya PatelSafeEliminated
    Thomas BerberianSafeEliminated
    BriSafeEliminated
    Gabriella LoraEliminated
    Hannah AlexandraEliminated
    Kevin ChungEliminated
    Chance Perez Eliminated
    Notes

    Episodes

    No.TitleOriginal release date
    1"The Pinky Promise"July 9, 2025 (2025-07-09)
    2"Locked In"July 9, 2025 (2025-07-09)
    3"The Magic Number"July 9, 2025 (2025-07-09)
    4"I Always Get What I Want"July 9, 2025 (2025-07-09)
    5"The First Look"July 16, 2025 (2025-07-16)
    6"Breaking the Band"July 16, 2025 (2025-07-16)
    7"The Showcase"July 16, 2025 (2025-07-16)
    8"The Big Stage"July 23, 2025 (2025-07-23)
    9"The Pressure is On"July 23, 2025 (2025-07-23)
    10"The Finals"July 23, 2025 (2025-07-23)

    References

    1. ↑ White, Peter (May 29, 2024). "'Building The Band' Music Competition Series Set At Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
    2. ↑ Mier, Tomás (August 16, 2024). "Kelly Rowland, Nicole Scherzinger, Liam Payne, and AJ McLean to Find the Next Great Group on 'Building the Band'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
    3. ↑ Hanrahan, Laura (July 13, 2025). "When was Building The Band filmed? Why Liam Payne is in the new Netflix series". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
    4. ↑ Blackwood, Emily (July 9, 2025). "When Was Building the Band Filmed? All About Liam Payne's Last Project Before His 2024 Death". People. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
    5. ↑ Mensah, Katelyn. "Building the Band release schedule: When are episodes out on Netflix? | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
    6. ↑ "Watch Liam Payne Sing One Direction Song With 'Building the Band' Audience in Finale Tribute". TODAY.com. July 24, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
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