July 26, 2009 - Sean “Diddy” Combs returns to MTV in his latest reality series “Making His Band” premiering Monday, July 27 at 10:00PM ET/PT. Marking a new twist, viewers will witness a personal side of Diddy as he launches a nationwide search for the musicians to back him up on tour for his new album LAST TRAIN TO PARIS, his most ambitious project yet. The album features a sound that Combs describes as electro-hip hop soul funk.

Throughout four cycles of “Making The Band,” viewers have seen Diddy as a tough critic whose hard work and high expectations created successful groups ranging from hip-hop to pop to R&B. Now Diddy turns that tough criticism on himself as well as on the musicians trying to make his band. Covering choreography, song writing and production, Diddy will call upon five judges to mentor the contestants and help select the members of his back-up band. Pulled from a diverse pool of untapped talent, the artists selected will live together in Los Angeles as they vie for a spot to join Diddy on tour.

"In ‘Making His Band’ viewers will see a new side of me as reflected in my new album ‘LAST TRAIN TO PARIS’” says Combs. “They will walk away knowing that this project is a personal and refreshing look at the man behind the music."

Last season “Making the Band” ranked #1 in the Thursday 9PM time period among P12-43 and reached over 52 million total viewers. The series has remained one of the highest rated shows on MTV.

Viewers can head over to MTV.com to see weekly sneak peeks, exclusive bonus footage, full episodes, cast bios and photos. And for those who want more, MTV.com will post Diddy’s Twitter feed (www.twitter.com/iamdiddy) to keep up with his journey.

Making His Band is Executive Produced by Sean “Diddy” Combs, Ted Iredell and Perry Dance. Sue Langham will serve as CO-Executive Producer. Jacquelyn French is the MTV executive in charge for MTV.