If there’s one performer on Fox’s The Masked Singer who didn’t stink, it’s Skunk.
But that wasn’t enough to stop the Skunk mask from being lifted on Wednesday night’s episode.
The two talents remaining in Group A were Skunk and Bull, who locked horns in this week’s contest for a place in the final.
Bull hit Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up,” and was joined on stage by Jesse McCartney, a competitor on Season 3, for a rendition of The Script’s “Breakeven (Falling to Pieces).”
Skunk went with a gorgeous cover of Aretha Franklin’s “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You),” before teaming up with Michael Bolton for “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” made famous in the 1960s by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.
Unfortunately for the classy Skunk, she was run down by Bull. Under the mask was none other than Faith Evans.
Evans is an eight-time Grammy nominee who collected a statuette in 1997 for “I’ll Be Missing You,” winner of best rap performance by a duo or group. The single, a collaboration with Puff Daddy, hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart and is one of 19 Evans titles to impact the survey.
Next week is the battle of the Group B survivors, Banana Split and Queen of Hearts.
Watch Skunk’s big reveal below.
Taylor Swift believes Nashville has a music scene that stands apart from anywhere else.
The 36 year old singer moved to Nashville, Tennessee, when she was young to chase her dream of becoming a country music star. After being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on Monday (26.10.26), Taylor took the opportunity to recognise the city and the talented writers who have helped shape its music scene.
In her acceptance speech, Taylor said: "I believe you really get to master a craft by doing it again and again. That's exactly what the incredible songwriters in this wonderful town do every day."
Taylor also spoke about what makes Nashville such a special place for musicians.
The award winning singer, who ranks among the best selling music artists of all time, said: "You won't find another music community quite like this one. Trust me, I've checked them all."
Taylor also shared how being part of Nashville's songwriting scene had taught her valuable lessons about life and working with others.
She joked: "I've learned to be flexible when your co writer turns up with a hangover, or when they need to spend ages talking about their divorce before we can even get started on a song."
Taylor previously spoke about how Faith Hill and Shania Twain inspired her decision to move to Nashville.
Speaking to Time magazine, the singer said: "I couldn't get enough of watching TV biographies about Faith Hill and Shania Twain, and I realised they had both moved to Nashville to get their careers started. After that, I kept asking, pleading and begging my parents to take me there.
"When I was 11, my mum took my brother and me to Nashville during spring break, and we spent the trip driving around Music Row. She stayed in the car while I rushed into record companies one after another, giving my demo CD to the receptionists. I found it fascinating that so many major record labels were gathered along a single street, often inside little buildings and old houses.
"What really stayed with me was how welcoming people were to newcomers and complete strangers like us. We started visiting Nashville more often, and when I was 13, I received an offer for a development deal from a major record label. That was when my parents finally agreed to leave Pennsylvania and move with me."
