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Nathan Fielder Created a Fake Singing Competition for ‘The Rehearsal.’ One Contestant Lost $10,000 and Feels Betrayed: ‘I Signed Up to Be a Singer, Not a Lab Rat’ (EXCLUSIVE)
For 'The Rehearsal,' Nathan Fielder created a fake singing competition, 'Wings of Voice.' One contestant lost $10,000 and breaks her NDA to speak out.
She made it through her first audition, so production held her in a waiting room for three to four hours and told her she would next have to perform “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” or “Yankee Doodle.” (In the show, Fielder explains that he has the contestants sing public domain songs so he can avoid paying licensing fees.) The contract, reviewed by Variety, read in part: “All artistic, literary, dramatic, musical, and other materials submitted by the performer, together with the results and proceeds of their services, are considered a work made for hire, with full ownership by the producer. The day “The Rehearsal” Season 2 premiered, Love released a one-minute song titled “Nathan Fielder,” with lyrics comprised solely of out-of-context comments left under one of the comedian’s old YouTube videos.
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