The official on-air premiere of MTV's newest original movie Turn The Beat Around happens tomorrow Friday, Feb. 26 at 10 PM EST, and I couldn't be more excited. In order to prepare for the film's debut, I've been stretching my jazz hands, breaking in my Capezio Sofia heels and busting out my old Grind Workout: Hip-Hop Aerobics VHS to reconnect with my Club MTV roots. Wubba wubba!
What I'm most excited about, though, is watching "Whatcha Say" singer Jason Derülo show off his acting skills.
In the film, Derülo plays—wait for it—a pop singer who is searching for dancers to appear in an upcoming music video. MTV news recently sat down with Derülo about his acting debut and former Lady Gaga opener revealed that this might be the first of many acting roles to come. "This is my foray into acting and I'm really excited 'cause I've been acting my entire life. So I mean, I definitely want people to get to know that side of me because I feel like my acting will take precedent at some point. My music is obviously the forefront right now, but I'm as much an actor as I am a singer."
Check out the video below to see what else Derülo had to about his acting aspirations and watch the trailer for Turn The Beat Around here.
+ Don't forget to catch the premiere of Turn The Beat Around Friday, Feb. 26 at 10 PM EST.