The Kandi Factory

The series premiere of a reality show in which songstress and reality star Kandi Burruss ("The Real Housewives of Atlanta") mentors aspiring music artists. First up: Kandi helps a college student hoping to become a country artist.

Kandi works for a 26-year-old Afghan-American woman with a conservative-cultural upbringing. Also: A rapper from Chicago comes with skill, but he lacks stage experience.

Kandi tries to make a star out of a 21-year-old baker with a goth-rocker alter ego, plus an over-the-top Los Angeleno who aspires to be a mainstream gay rapper.

Kandi works with a 22-year-old singer-songwriter who has a painful relationship with her mother. Kandi's other charge is a Disney parade performer. Appearing: Phaedra Parks.

Kandi writes a lusty anthem for a soccer mom. Also: A lawyer aspires to be an R&B artist. Appearing: Ruben Studdard.

Kandi tutors a teen theater performer. Also: A 25-year-old woman whose brother died in an accident sets out to perform a ballad.

A romantic singer plans an on-stage proposal to his girlfriend, but his unreliable vocals could mar the big moment. Also: A sassy vocalist aspires to be a rapper, but an image problem might derail her plans.

In the Season 1 finale, Kandi mentors a veteran female rocker who attempts a music comeback to save her home from foreclosure. Also: A country singer rebels against the song Kandi writes for him.