Monday will see the debut of a new show called “American Song Contest” on NBC. The show will focus on home pride as contestants from all the U.S. states, territories and the capital will compete against each other. It is similar to the Eurovision Song Contest. Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg will host the series.
A super tease of the new show has the Southern California bred rapper Snoop Dogg representing his state while Kelly Clarkson represents Texas as well its rallying words “Go big or go home.” She also said that every musician felt the same way about their hometowns.
The new series will have live original performances by musical stars from all the 50 states of the nation, the five U.S. territories as well as the capital of the U.S. These 56 artists will include new talent that has been discovered, up-and-coming singers as well as legendary icons.
Some of the legendary icons include the following
Michael Bolton from Connecticut
Jewel from Alaska
Sisqo from Maryland.
The eight-week competition that will be live will have qualifying rounds, semifinals and finals. The singers can be solo performers, duo, a group or a band. The musical talent has to represent a location across the nation and perform a new song.
According to the show, each new, original song will “celebrate the depth and variety of different styles and genres” of music that are prevalent across the nation.
The European Broadcasting Union has organized the Eurovision Song Contest for 65 years and gets 200 million views each year. It remains to be seen how popular “American Song Contest” by NBC will become; after its premier show airs live on March 21, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
The debut episode of the show will include performances by
Michael Bolton of Connecticut
Kelsey Lamb of Arkansas
Christian Pagan of Puerto Rico
AleXa of Oklahoma and many other artistes.
