They’ve been positively inside the presence of greatness after this week’s reveal — nonetheless was it Mad Scientist Monster, Nessy, Stud Muffin, or Yorkie who wanted to cling up their dancing sneakers and say bye-bye-bye to the opponents on ‘Boy Band Night time time’?
The Masked Singer positioned on its dancing sneakers, bleached recommendations, hats, and outsized pants as “Boy Band Night time time” took over the studio. Could the ultimate remaining female masks, Yorkie, uncover her inside boy band?
That’s to not say it was basically inside the wheelhouses of Mad Scientist Monster, Nessy, or Stud Muffin, as a result of the three remaining Group C guys appear like from very completely several types of music. Stud Muffin presents us hip-hop vibes, whereas Nessy has further of a pop rock sound, and Mad Scientist Monster is as nation as they arrive!
Nonetheless, all 4 remaining masks took on the issue, bringing to life songs from All-4-One, *NSYNC, Bell Biv DeVoe, and even Jenny’s favorite boy band of all time, New Children on the Block. Nevertheless who danced their strategy into subsequent week’s Group C finals? And who wanted to say bye-bye-bye? You perceive the drill!
Let’s soar correct in with this week’s masks. And don’t fret, sooner than we get to the stunning unmasking(s), we’ll make you vitality by the horrible (and generally good) guesses made by our illustrious panel of Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora first. We do this because of we love … to torture you.
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Nessy
(“Tearin’ Up My Coronary coronary heart,” *NSYNC) Nessy has pretty clearly established himself as a bona fide music star, nonetheless he went outside his regular sound with this one. We heard the range, the falsetto, and sounds he’s most definitely under no circumstances wanted to make on his private music. Nevertheless what really received right here by was a robust, rich, seasoned tone. This generally is a veteran who’s nonetheless obtained an vital sound.
Clues & Guesses: For “Boy Band Night time time,” Nessy received right here out and shared that he had a fairly direct rivalry going with one boy band notably, *NSYNC. Not solely have been they battling for file product sales and on the charts, nonetheless for air time on MTV’s TRL. When Ken often called *NSYNC his contemporaries, he quipped, “I’m pretty optimistic I dropped my AARP card inside the bottom of this costume whereas I was dancing.”
Nessy then shared how he lastly obtained to connect with the boys at a star golf occasion, the place they competed laborious and he carried out “the worst sport of my life.” Alongside the easiest way, we observed Nessy fishing, *NSYNC on a stop sign, a cart with popcorn, gummy worms and (root?) beer bottles. He talked about that these days he misses the “nice opponents,” which is why he’s loving being on this current.
His stay efficiency merch clue received right here from the Nick Cannon T-Shirt Cannon, shot by *NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick. Chris moreover shared his vibe was that Nessy was a country singer. The t-shirt itself was Nessy in a coronary coronary heart. “Much like the boy banders, I was moreover acknowledged for my love songs,” he outlined.
In his first clue bundle deal, Nessy had us contemplating of celebrities who reside someplace celebrities don’t reside, with even his neighbors and mailman not basically understanding he’s the equivalent man who’s that completely different well-known man. Nessy often called himself a “gentle massive” on this primary clue bundle deal the place he talked about he’s a “little mysterious” and intentionally “reclusive” on his acreage.
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A radio with a star on it suggests each a musical artist — we’re capable of positively hear that — or maybe a deejay with an unbelievable singing voice. He moreover polished a horseshoe, confirmed off a pink card with white lip print, and his family rose from the waters behind him, hinting at a partner and three kids.
Nessy shared, “I took quite a few time without work to be with my family. Nevertheless then being able to return on proper right here and be invited once more into the limelight, that mainly feels good.”
Rita laughed off her private horrible Gene Simmons guess ultimate week, upgrading it this time spherical to Dave Matthews. Jenny, though, tied the fishing clues to Hootie and the Blowfish’s Darius Rucker. Ken, though, thought-about Put together’s Pat Monahan, who’s an avid golfer.
Truly, we nonetheless type of like Ken’s Daryl guess from ultimate week, as does a whole lot of the Twittersphere. He does reside on 250 acres in a tiny group of decrease than 1,000 people in Millerton, New York, so it’s potential his neighbors and mailman have no idea who he’s as a widely known explicit individual. He even talked about how private he was — a Hall & Oates Personal Eyes reference?
As for *NSYNC, properly, Hall and Oates had one amongst their best hits in 2002 with “Do It for Love,” which is analogous yr *NSYNC went on hiatus and launched “Girlfriend.” Is that strong adequate to be a rivalry like he talked about, though? Did they ever play golf collectively?
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Stud Muffin
(“Poison,” Bell Biv DeVoe) Stud Muffin has larger strikes than a singing voice. He was able to protect a melody and tune; he merely has a extremely restricted range and this tune didn’t really swimsuit his sort. He was larger on the rap breakdown, for optimistic, and he’s a gratifying performer on stage, nonetheless he’s positively not an artist, per se.
Clues & Guesses: For his second clue bundle deal, Stud Muffin took it once more to the distinctive boy bands like The Temptations and The 4 Tops, who then influenced their subsequent generations, like New Model, Boyz II Males, and Bel Biv DeVoe — the latter group as quickly as despatched him a birthday card, thus him performing their first large hit.
He then talked about his private brotherhood, exhibiting a picture of 5 stud muffins, who grew up after which “blew up” collectively. He talked about there was no prohibit to what they may do, nonetheless as with anyone on the prime, there are then those who would try and poison their success. The 5 might positively check with an all-star basketball lineup, changing into with the athlete points.
Seen clues included a toy jet airplane and a pink wrapped bundle deal, sooner than Omarion (Season 5’s Yeti) of B2K received right here out to shoot the t-shirt cannon. This shirt featured a list of gear: “Dash of sugar, “Sprinkle of flour,” and “A Grammy of gold.” Stud Muffin outlined, “All the substances have been there, Nick. I’m further happy with this one.”
Then, Season 2’s Fox, Wayne Brady, supplied an extra duck-tastic clue, calling Stud Muffin his “journey buddy” and saying, “He has shared the show with Ken!”
When he first obtained a take a look at it, Stud Muffin was loving his costume because of he talked about he’s “had a muffin prime practically all of his life.” He’s moreover always dreamed of being a mascot, as you get to hype people up whereas remaining anonymous. In his precise life, though, he reps his employees, serving to them “sweep up the opponents,” going from the underside to the very best.
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He shared that he started off sweeping the flooring, though, whereas exhibiting a jar of jam. Completely different seen clues included tennis sneakers (with a basketball graphic on them), a weight room, and other people hundred dollar funds he was waving spherical sooner than throwing them spherical.
When requested if this fulfilled his mascot targets, Stud Muffin knowledgeable Nick, “One among my teammates used to run with a mascot, and I believed it was so cool, nonetheless no. Love the idea, nonetheless Nick, love doesn’t worth an element.”
Ultimate week, Nick declared that he positively is conscious of who that’s. Then Rita homed in on the vocals, listening to Methodology Man, whereas Robin agreed, saying he heard Methodology’ signature respiratory sound. Add to that Omarion feeling pretty positive, too, and it’s turning into a consensus. Methodology did blow up with the Wu-Tang Clan, though there have been way over 5 of them.
This time spherical, Jenny threw out M.C. Hammer sooner than Ken talked about “it’s pretty obvious” that that’s 2 Chainz. Rita, though, was standing strong as soon as extra on her guess from ultimate week, aligning with Robin and Omarion for the legendary Methodology Man, himself.
Methodology did ranking Grammy gold for his single with Mary J. Blige, “I’m going to Be There for You/You might be All I Should Get By.” We’re capable of moreover tie a number of of the basketball hints — and that five-person employees, perhaps — to his Space Jam sound observe tune “Hit ‘Em Extreme,” which he recorded alongside LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, B-Precise, and Coolio.
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Yorkie
(“Step by Step” New Children on the Block) Yorkie is a bit by her nostril on the vocals of this one, however it certainly was a dependable karaoke rendition of a stone-cold boy band conventional. She has good pitch and will uncover her notes, nonetheless we weren’t listening to the equivalent stage of vitality in her voice as we see when she is constantly giving physique, similar to the effectivity takes precedence over the pipes.
Clues & Guesses: Yorkie knowledgeable us she is conscious of all about boy band scandals in her second bundle deal, as she talked about she was adored when she first hit the scene until a scandal left her paying for one more individual’s choices. Any person she favored was dragged by the filth inside the data, gossip web sites, and far and wide else.
Due to this, she wanted to rebuild her private self “step-by-step” to return once more stronger. Alongside the easiest way, we observed a “peach?” pie, gingerbread residence, and billboards. Then, Chris Kirkpatrick returned to the stage to shoot a t-shirt to Jenny, who be taught, “Touring Up My Coronary coronary heart,” questioning if Yorkie has been on a comedy tour. The panel was loving her antics.
“Correctly, my life has been a comedy, and a tragedy, nonetheless correct now it’s precise good. Yeah, I’ve been spherical,” Yorkie outlined. “Throughout the globe.”
With out giving loads away the least bit in her first clue bundle deal, Yorkie shared that she’s fashion-forward, sassy, and — positive — widespread! As we observed a mouse on what regarded like a conventional cardboard social gathering hat, Yorkie talked about how she’s been by quite a few “crazy stuff” in her life.
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“One minute you’re scorching, the next it’s your time to go,” she talked about whereas holding an outsized diamond ring. All by means of all of it, she talked about that she’s had music, which rescued her in her “darkest hours.” We moreover observed a stack of poker chips as she talked about having some chunk to her, which has helped her catch rats.
When requested who the true Yorkie is, she replied, “Correctly, I was down unhealthy, nonetheless then a wonderful lady in Beverly Hills adopted me and now I’m sporting Chanel and consuming caviar.”
Ken was nonetheless getting Precise Housewives vibes this week, and obtained some enthusiasm from every Jenny and Rita collectively along with his Teresa Giudice guess, referencing the RHONJ star taking quite a few heat for her ex-husband Joe’s licensed troubles. Rita talked about that she is conscious of her Paris Hilton guess is crazy, nonetheless she’s standing by it. “No, it isn’t. It’s not crazy,” Yorkie assured her.
Jenny, within the meantime, was moreover feeling the Precise Housewives probability, nonetheless instead went with Erika Jayne. That was our best guess, too, with the net far more assured than that. Erika has appeared on Lip Sync Battle and as Roxie Hart in Chicago. Could that be the kiss? Plus, there’s that being adopted by that “stunning lady in Beverly Hills” comment.
Vocally, this one feels further correct, alongside along with her line, “the worth of poker has completely modified” about her tenuous relationship with estranged husband PK, presumably tying to the poker chips, as does her newest documentary, Wager It All on Blonde.
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Mad Scientist Monster
(“I Swear,” All-4-One) Mad Scientist Monster was able to maintain nation with this one, as John Michael Montgomery made this one profitable even sooner than All-4-One. Curiously, after blowing us away ultimate week collectively along with his strong nation tone, he didn’t sound virtually as assured or cozy on this one. His voice quavered a bit, and easily appeared all out of sorts, similar to the devices have been there, nonetheless the drawer wouldn’t come all the easiest way open to let him entry them until about halfway by the effectivity. A minimal of he accomplished strong, and reminiscent of ultimate week’s star.
Clues & Guesses: For “Boy Band Night time time,” Mad Scientist Monster — or MSM as we’re calling him — opened up about falling in love collectively along with his partner, from the second they met passing a bowl of cranberry sauce at a friendsgiving celebration.
As he knowledgeable the story of their love and eventual marriage, we observed a grandfather clock with seasons passing all through its face and a thumbs up, a sand citadel, and a big cruise ship. He moreover tickled a pic of Piglet (Nick Lachey) backstage.
His Nick Cannon T-Shirt Cannon t-shirt be taught every “BTS” and “BSB.” MSM outlined, “It’s an honor to have gained the equivalent award as every Backstreet Boys and BTS.”
In his first bundle deal, we found MSM practically didn’t wind up in irrespective of topic he’s in now, the place he says he’s “modified the world.” Instead, he was on the easiest way to being the simplest in a definite topic, getting scouted and virtually breaking out.
Nevertheless it certainly all fell apart when all people was wanting to recruit him, leaving him sidelined and costing him his chance at glory. Nevertheless he reacted to that setback with a pivot that confirmed him his objective. Alongside the easiest way, we observed “Fast” on a radar gun for clocking tempo, and a fish tank, along with all his experiments inside the lab.
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“You perceive what?” he talked about on stage. “That’s so essential to me because of it presents me a risk to reintroduce myself to followers in a strategy that they’ve under no circumstances seen sooner than.”
This time, Robin found himself questioning if maybe it was Alan Jackson, nonetheless Jenny obtained fired by him for not being able to bounce, and he or she’s pretty optimistic this ain’t him. Nevertheless, she loves a love story, questioning if it is likely to be Tim McGraw, who fell in love with Faith Hill.
Rita was on a similar path, guessing Nicole Kidman’s beau from down beneath, who she labored with on that nation’s The Voice, Keith Metropolis. On-line guesses have ranged from Scotty McCreery to Brian Kelley, Chase Rice, and, positive, Blake Shelton. Nevertheless probably the most well-liked names going to this point are Scotty McCreery and Joe Nichols — with no love for our Brett Youthful guess ultimate week, we guess!
The problem we see with Scotty and Joe being that Scotty met his partner in kindergarten, whereas Joe met his whereas singing at his father’s membership. Brett, though, met his partner by buddies whereas in class, and they also had a 10-year on/off relationship over time sooner than lastly tying the knot. Plus, he’s been open about celebrating annual Friendsgiving traditions.
We’re not saying we’re correct, nonetheless Brett Youthful fits quite a few the clues, along with the reality that he’s gained Billboard Music Awards, as have BSB and BTS. From ultimate week’s bundle deal, the 6’6″ singer moreover started out with a extremely promising athletic occupation, sooner than pivoting.
A baseball scholarship for pitching launched him to Ole Miss the place he was scouted and actually turned down two pre-draft picks by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Minnesota Twins. He was properly on his resolution to a occupation in baseball when an elbow injury efficiently ended all of it. Ultimate week’s clue duck even solidified it for us with “curve ball” and “pitch” wordplay about him.
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UNMASKING 8
That is the deal. Every Nessy and Mad Scientist Monster have confirmed they’ve good vocal skills, know ship a effectivity and really be part of with the lyric, the music, and the gang. Within the meantime, Stud Muffin and Yorkie are every extraordinarily entertaining, nonetheless neither of them are going to go down in historic previous as good singers.
Till one factor crazy happens, they may every go dwelling sooner than this Group is accomplished, nonetheless for tonight, we would have to offer the sting to Yorkie. Initially, she’s an absolute hoot of a persona. We’re undecided anyone on the market could also be having as loads gratifying being on this current as she is right now. Stud Muffin is entertaining in his private correct, nonetheless her vitality merely drove us a bit more durable this week.
It ought to have translated the equivalent strategy inside the room, though, for as entertaining as he’s as a stage performer, it wasn’t adequate to take care of him inside the oven one different week. The timer has dinged and it’s time for Stud Muffin to hit the cooling rack.
His Crack the Case Clue Case clue is a avenue sign: “Stud Muffin District.” He outlined, they named a whole avenue after us, me and my crew. Whoever drives down that avenue, it’s proof that I existed.”
- Robin Thicke: Methodology Man
- Jenny McCarthy: M.C. Hammer
- Ken Jeong: 2 Chainz
- Rita Ora: Methodology Man
Not for nothing, New York Metropolis did rename the intersection of Targee Street and Vanderbilt Avenue to the Wu-Tang Clan District, so that’s nonetheless matching up with the very best guess going. And also you already know Nick is conscious of who it’s!
Rita and Robin proved they’ve been there for him and have been all he wished to get that masks off, as Wu-Tang Clan founding member Methodology Man was revealed. Rita was every thrilled to be correct, and thrilled to be within the equivalent room with a legend, telling him, “You might be an precise explicit individual!”
The Masked Singer continues subsequent Wednesday with “A few years Night time time” for the Group C Finals at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.