April 29, 2005
The Associated Press
NEW YORK - MTV is pointing to spikey-haired singer Ryan Cabrera to host ``Score,'' a new reality dating show. Unlike his ex-girlfriend's ``The Ashlee Simpson Show,'' Cabrera's show won't focus on his personal life.
``It's been done,'' he said. ``It's been captured. The idea of that came up a long time ago. We've seen that. We've watched someone's life on the road, what it's like to see someone make an album.''
In ``Score,'' Cabrera, his band and some celebrity guest stars will mentor two lovelorn songwriters, who will be asked to write a tune in one day. Sight unseen, the object of their affection will choose the crooner with the best serenade for a date.
Cabrera, 22, knows some- thing about songwriting. His album ``Take It All Away'' went gold.
MTV has ordered 20 episodes of ``Score,'' which will debut this fall. Casting will begin this summer.
``It's not a crazy show,'' said Cabrera. ``It's a fun show that anybody can watch.''
