DIDDY HOLDS AUDITIONS FOR NEW MTV SHOW: Producer looking for next big talent on 'Starmaker.'

Sean "Diddy" Combs has partnered with reality show visionary Mark Burnett ("Survivor," "The Apprentice") for a new competition series that searches for the next big artist to sign with the mogul's Bad Boy Records.

"Starmaker," set to air this winter on MTV, will be produced and hosted by Diddy as he searches for one guy and one girl to sign to his label.

Auditions for the series will be held in Hollywood on Saturday, Sept. 6 at Musicians Institute (1655 N. McCadden Place). Tryouts are open to singers 18 and over in all styles of music: pop, rock, R&B, etc.