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Diddy Is Back! Making His Band Premieres Monday July 27th at 10 pm ET/PT

Sean “Diddy” Combs is no stranger to the nationwide talent search. The producer/rapper/three-time Grammy Award winner has scoured the country for new and emerging artists four times on “Making The Band,” expertly mentored the aspiring musicians into emerging superstars and created a veritable empire of burgeoning talent with hip-hop group Da Band, platinum-selling female pop group, Danity Kane, and award-winning male R&B group, Day26.

And on the eve of Diddy’s sixth (and reportedly final) album release, the legendary rap mogul-turned-starmaker is teaming up with his talent scouts, choreographers and vocal coaches once again to welcome another new group into the Bad Boy family. Only this time, the search is personal.

Starting Monday, July 27th, Diddy will be auditioning singers, drummers, guitarists, bassists and keyboardists to join him on stage and perform backup vocals and instrumentals on his “Last Train To Paris” tour. But the journey won’t be easy.

With the help of his judges (Laurie Ann Gibson, world renowned choreographer, Om’Mas Keith, producer and lyricist, Rob Lewis, songwriter to the the stars, Nisan Stewart, musical director/unofficial peacemaker, and Romeo, former vocal coach to Michael Jackson himself), Diddy will put his would-be collaborators through rounds of grueling auditions designed to weed out the wannabes from the future music legends and turn this talented team of rookies into the Bad Boy backup band of his dreams.

And getting through the first cuts doesn’t guarantee admission. Those who do make it through the early do-or-die rounds will still have endure scathing reviews, endless trials and constant critique in order to prove they’ve got the talent, drive and ambition to succeed. And although everyone will be pushed to their breaking point, only the best of the best will earn the right to share the stage with hip-hop’s leading tastemaker.

Watch as Diddy and his team of industry experts narrow down the field from nearly four dozen hopefuls to an elite starting squad, and give these ambitious newcomers the breakout opportunity of a lifetime. And if you thought he was hard on the Making The Band-ers, wait ’til you see him turn up the heat on these new recruits. After all, this time he’s got his name, his reputation and his legacy on the line.

You’ve seen Diddy create a hip-hop group, a female pop group, and a male R & B group. Now the grande impresario is creating a group for himself, to perform on what he is calling his last album. Diddy and his team will leave no stone unturned as they scour the country for musicians and back-up singers to bring his music to life. Those who make it through the early auditions will spend several weeks proving their worth and ultimately Diddy will choose the best of the best to be in his band.

Organizers for Saturday’s bash, held in LA, couldn’t send out a media alert on celebrity guests until the morning of the event because they didn’t have enough confirmations. “Obviously, they were expecting more A-list names and not just Tila Tequila, Tara Reid and Tom Green,” a spy says. More credible guests on the list, and at the party, included Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, Russell Brand, Jonah Hill and a “wobbly-looking” Lindsay Lohan.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs and Chris Brown

Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore

Tyrese Gibson and Chris Brown

Khloe Kardashian and Tara Reid

Khloe Kardashian and NBA player Rashad McCants

Janice Combs and Sean “Diddy” Combs

Kim Porter

Shanna Moakler

Amber Rose

Cassie

Tila ‘Tequila’ Nguyen

Kim Porter and Diddy with photographer Cheryl Fox and children

Kim Porter, Diddy and rapper Lil Ma

Diddy and producer Kweisi Gharreau

Damion Hall and Diddy

Frankie Needles

Nipsy Hussle

New best friends, tour mates, or just friendly neighbors?

Diddy was seen leaving the home of Miley Cyrus last weekend, and speculation is rampant as to what the unlikely duo were doing inside her home.

There have been rumors that Diddy will make a guest appearance on her upcoming tour, while others say he was simply locked out of his house in their Toluca Lake, Calif., neighborhood.

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Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and Cassie

Jay-Z and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs

Michael Strahan, Nicole Mitchell, Stephen Belafonte and Mel B

Suge Knight

Q-Tip and Vashtie

Consequence, Q-Tip and Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs

Q-Tip, DJ Enuff and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs