# Billboard Candid Covers

Billboard Candid Covers was an American live music web series created by Billboard, distributed on their website. The series premiered on May 22, 2012. Each Tuesday, artists perform "songs from music stars who helped inspire their careers" Nikon was the presenting sponsor.
One blog called Tristan Prettyman's cover "beautiful". The second season featured Women in Music, and "spotlights emerging female artists performing songs from the female music stars who helped inspire their careers". "We were lifetime fans and she was always an influence," said Tegan & Sara of their Cyndi Lauper cover. The third season premiered with Fifth Harmony.

## Episodes

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22) | August 7, 2012 (2012-08-07) |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14) | December 12, 2012 (2012-12-12) |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | November 26, 2013 (2013-11-26) | December 23, 2013 (2013-12-23) |

### Season 1 (2012)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Jon McLaughlin Performs Billy Joel's 'Piano Man'" | Jon McLaughlin | Piano Man by Billy Joel | May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22) |
| 2 | 2 | "Cher Lloyd Sings Usher's 'OMG'" | Cher Lloyd | OMG by Usher | May 29, 2012 (2012-05-29) |
| 3 | 3 | "Scars on 45 Sing the Cure's 'Friday I'm in Love'" | Scars on 45 | Friday I'm in Love by The Cure | June 5, 2012 (2012-06-05) |
| 4 | 4 | "Delta Rae Sings Fleetwood Mac's 'The Chain'" | Delta Rae | The Chain by Fleetwood Mac | June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12) |
| 5 | 5 | "Yuna Sings Incubus" | Yuna | I Miss You by Incubus | June 19, 2012 (2012-06-19) |
| 6 | 6 | "Ed Sheeran Sings Bob Dylan" | Ed Sheeran | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right by Bob Dylan | June 26, 2012 (2012-06-26) |
| 7 | 7 | "Edens Edge Sings Brad Paisley" | Edens Edge | Whiskey Lullaby by Brad Paisley | July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03) |
| 8 | 8 | "Civil Twilight Sings Beck" | Civil Twilight | The Golden Age by Beck | July 10, 2012 (2012-07-10) |
| 9 | 9 | "Tristan Prettyman Sings 'Wonderwall' by Oasis" | Tristan Prettyman | Wonderwall by Oasis | July 17, 2012 (2012-07-17) |
| 10 | 10 | "The Gaslight Anthem Sings 'House of the Rising Sun'" | The Gaslight Anthem | The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals | July 24, 2012 (2012-07-24) |
| 11 | 11 | "Wynter Gordon Sings Natalie Imbruglia's 'Torn'" | Wynter Gordon | Torn by Natalie Imbruglia | July 31, 2012 (2012-07-31) |
| 12 | 12 | "Melanie Fiona Sings Alanis Morissette" | Melanie Fiona | Ironic by Alanis Morissette | August 7, 2012 (2012-08-07) |

### Season 2 (2012)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Release date |
| 13 | 1 | "Watch Kimbra Sing Nina Simone" | Kimbra | Plain Gold Ring by Nina Simone | November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14) |
| 14 | 2 | "Watch ZZ Ward Sing Etta James" | ZZ Ward | Waiting for Charlie to Come Home by Etta James | November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21) |
| 15 | 3 | "Watch Lianne La Havas Sing Jill Scott" | Lianne La Havas | He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat) by Jill Scott | November 28, 2012 (2012-11-28) |
| 16 | 4 | "Cher Lloyd Sings Katy Perry's 'E.T.'" | Cher Lloyd | E.T. by Katy Perry | December 5, 2012 (2012-12-05) |
| 17 | 5 | "Watch Tegan & Sara Sing Cyndi Lauper" | Tegan and Sara | Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper | December 12, 2012 (2012-12-12) |

### Season 3 (2013)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Release date |
| 18 | 1 | "Fifth Harmony Sings Rihanna's 'Stay'" | Fifth Harmony | Stay by Rihanna | November 19, 2013 (2013-11-19) |
| 19 | 2 | "Watch Daughtry Rock Chris Isaak's 'Wicked Game'" | Daughtry | Wicked Game by Chris Isaak | November 26, 2013 (2013-11-26) |
| 20 | 3 | "'The Voice' Star Tony Lucca Sings Bill Withers" | Tony Lucca | Grandma's Hands by Bill Withers | December 4, 2013 (2013-12-04) |
| 21 | 4 | "Watch Mary Lambert Sing Wheatus' 'Teenage Dirtbag'" | Mary Lambert | Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus | December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12) |
| 22 | 5 | "Tori Kelly Sings P!nk and Paramore" | Tori Kelly | Glitter In The Air by P!nk | December 23, 2013 (2013-12-23) |
| 23 | 6 | "Tori Kelly Sings P!nk and Paramore" | Tori Kelly | The Only Exception by Paramore | December 23, 2013 (2013-12-23) |