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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Dan Snierson / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Dan Snierson / Entertainment Weekly Mar 10, 2016 8:40 AM UTC  Elton John joins James Corden for Carpool Karaoke on "The Late Late Show with James Corden," Feb. 7th, 2016 Elton John joins James Corden for Carpool Karaoke on "The Late Late Show with James Corden," Feb. 7th, 2016CBS/Getty Images by [Dan Snierson / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Dan Snierson / Entertainment Weekly Mar 10, 2016 8:40 AM UTC A Carpool Karaoke TV show may be just around the bend. _The Late Late Show_ host James Corden and executive producer Ben Winston are selling a TV series [based on the viral hit that features top-name musicians](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/04/james-corden-carpool-karaoke-adele-justin-bieber-elton-john?iid=sr-link6) singing their hits with Corden in a moving automobile, EW has confirmed. [According to _The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/james-corden-late-late-show-873953?utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=THR%20Breaking%20News%5Fnow%5F2016-03-09%2012:59:38%5Fehayden&utm%5Fterm=hollywoodreporter%5Fbreakingnews), which first reported the news, Corden is not planning to host the series, but would serve as an executive producer and probably make occasional appearances. A host would be named once a deal with a network is struck. A Carpool Karaoke series would follow in the footsteps of _Lip Sync Battle_, which began as a bit on _The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon_ and became its own show on Spike TV. With acts like Elton John, One Direction, Justin Bieber, and Stevie Wonder lining up to duet with Corden on their biggest songs (along with a cover or two) while driving around town, Carpool Karaoke has become one of late-night TV’s most buzzed-about segments. (It was introduced in Corden’s first week on CBS’ _Late Late Show_ last March with Mariah Carey riding shotgun; that clip logged more than 20 million YouTube views.) Adele’s ridealong at the beginning of the year has become the most-watched late night clip of all-time, boasting with 84 million-plus YouTube views, while Bieber’s three appearances have netted more than 116 million views combined. A CBS spokesperson would not comment on the matter. The Carpool Karaoke news is not surprising given its massive success, though earlier this year, _Late Late Show_producers said that there were no immediate plans [to expand](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/04/james-corden-carpool-karaoke-adele-justin-bieber-elton-john?iid=sr-link6)[ the franchise.](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/04/james-corden-carpool-karaoke-adele-justin-bieber-elton-john?iid=sr-link6) “The trickier thing about that is _Lip Sync Battle_ can exist without Jimmy Fallon,” noted executive producer Rob Crabbe, “but Carpool Karaoke can’t really exist without James Corden.” Spike TV, home of _Lip Sync Battle_, is also seeking ratings gold in the singing-in-your-car genre: [Last month, it ordered _Caraoke_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/04/caraoke-showdown-craig-robinson), a mash-up of sorts between _Lip Sync Battle_ and Carpool Karaoke that will be hosted by Craig Robinson. 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