we were saying artists of the month. >> that's too hard to say. >> meet my friend todrick hall. >> hia semifinalist on "american idol," right? >> yes. >> did that start to change your career, that kind of exposure? >> it did, it really ignited the fire in me to really want this, to figure out what hollywood was, how you have to navigate. it inspired me to create my own path and create my own destiny. >> how did you find him? >> it's hard to miss him. the guy is hundreds of millions deep in views of his creative videos on youtube. he wrote a song for our show and did a video for our show within three days. the guy never sleeps. look at these videos. >> you write these, right, and you produce them? >> yes, i do. >> taylor swift saw this and fell in love with it. >> we became bffs immediately. >> so you just wore different shirts, what did you did do? >> you film it all the way through from start to finish. it's one take. it's really complicated but so worth it in the end. >> on top of all that, he can do the splits. >> we saw that. >> you're not limbered up for that, are you? >> always,