How Jamie Foxx's Absence Was Addressed in 'Beat Shazam' Season 6 Premiere

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Jamie Foxx's absence was felt on the season 6 premiere of the Fox musical game show, Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Nick Cannon would be temporarily filling in for Foxx as a guest host after the Oscar winner suffered an emergency «medical complication» in April.

Foxx is currently in a rehabilitation center in Chicago, where his family and loved ones — including daughter Corinne, who is the DJ — have been by his side during his recovery.In Tuesday's season opener, Cannon wasted no time addressing Foxx's absence, acknowledging the temporary change in host and DJ in a brief introduction at the top of the hour.«Welcome to.

Now I know what you all are thinking, 'That ain't Jamie Foxx.' And you are absolutely right. I'm actually Nick Cannon and I am honored that Jamie asked me to fill in for him,» Cannon said, before reminding the audience and viewers that this was Foxx's show. «So make no mistake, this is Jamie Foxx's house.»«He has hosted the show for five seasons and given away almost $12 million dollars, y'all.

It's amazing. So I'm going to do my best to live up to Jamie's legacy, which means I need to do three things: Play the biggest hit songs on the planet.