<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> The Four: Battle for Stardom, also known as The Four, is an American reality television music competition series broadcast on Fox . Premiering on January 4, 2018, the show was eventually renewed for a second season which aired on June 7, 2018 . The winner, determined by a studio audience and panelists, is awarded a recording contract with Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group, and named iHeartRadio's "On the Verge" artist . The winners of the first two seasons are Evvie McKinney and James Graham . </P> <P> The shows panelists originally included rapper, record producer and music manager Sean Combs, rapper and music producer DJ Khaled, singer - songwriter Meghan Trainor, and music executive Charlie Walk . However, Walk withdrew from the series prior to the season one finale following sexual assault allegations against him . Subsequent episodes have starred the other three panelists . </P>

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