[1][2] The show pits celebrities together in which they need to answer a range of music trivia challenges, which include identifying original artists of popular cover titles, recognizing song titles played at ten times its normal speed and trying to work out a song sung in a different language.

[3][4][5] On 13 March 2016 it was announced that the Seven Network had purchased the local rights for an Australian version of The Big Music Quiz.

[6] The celebrities begin in a warm up (Round 1) where they are tested in their musical knowledge by identifying original artists of popular cover titles.

Top scoring celebrities must pick teams which then compete against each other in the following three rounds (2-4)... they are to recognise song titles played at ten times their normal speed, go through a personalised round where they are tested on extracts linked to their career and try to work out a cover version of a song sung in a different language.

Teams must guess the name of the artists in a themed segment which takes musical inspiration from one, or some, of the panelists.

The panelist with the highest score is crowned The Big Music Quiz Champion for the night.