Timbaland introduces the contestants to the upcoming 10 week boot camp experience. Special guest, Nelly Furtado, shows up and things get taken to another level as a surprise musical challenge is given.
The contestants step into the studio with Timbaland. Songwriter Poo Bear (who has written for acts such as Justin Bieber, Usher, and more), sits in and mentors while the aspiring pop stars feel the pressures of the studio life.
Timbaland gives the aspiring pop stars a hard lesson in always being ready. The contestants have a chance to prove their skills, and improvements, during an out of no where performance.
Celebrity stylist Johnny Wujek masterminds pop star makeovers for each artist. A secretive outfit change and artist pushback leads to a pop chart confrontation.
The contestants ability songwriting and dancing to the test. Top choreographers, Benji and Lacey Schwimmer, are called in to take things to another level.
A showdown of boys vs. girls takes the competition to another level in trusting one another. Special guest appearances by Macy Grey and Howie D from the Back Street Boys.
Perez Hilton visits with the contestants, as Timbaland swaps the managers. Only two weeks left, and the tension rises as more situations push individuals out of their comfort zones.
