Justin Timberlake May Launch MySpace Talent Competition

Becky Bain | July 5, 2011 10:28 am

So now that he owns part of the social networking site, just how is Justin Timberlake bringing MySpace back? By following trends, apparently! The site’s new creative director is reportedly considering launching an online talent search for singers and groups, because even though every other show on TV is a singing competition, there has to be some talent still left undiscovered.

A talent search is just “one of the ideas that got kicked around” before Specific Media and JT purchased the site from News Corp. “Whether it becomes a talent competition or something like that, those are things that we will still flesh out,” Timberlake’s manager Johnny Wright said. “We definitely want to bring the industry back to MySpace to really look at the talented people that have put their faces there.”

JT wouldn’t exactly be breaking new ground by using the Internet to find new talent — American Idol has let contestants audition via MySpace (online auditioner Karen Rodriquez was a finalist this past season). However, if this talent search comes to fruition, this may be the first high-profile singing competition that takes place entirely online. Time for you aspiring pop stars out there to reactive your MySpace account!

[Via MTV]