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American Song Contest

April 20, 2023

Not to be confused with Great American Song Contest.

The American Song Contest is an American music reality competition television series based on the Eurovision Song Contest. The first and only season of the series was hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson, and consisted of eight episodes airing between March 21 and May 9, 2022 on NBC. It saw acts representing all 50 U.S. states, five territories, and Washington, D.C. compete for the title of Best Original Song. Over the course of the season, 56 competing entries were divided into five qualifying rounds leading to two 11-participant semi-finals, and culminating with a 10-participant final round, which aired as the season finale. Participants advanced from a qualifying round to a semi-final and from a semi-final to the final based on votes received by public voting or jury voting, or a combination thereof. The contest was won by the state of Oklahoma, which was represented by the song "Wonderland", performed by AleXa.

American Song Contest
GenreMusic competition
Created byEuropean Broadcasting Union
Based onEurovision Song Contest
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Production locationsNBCUniversal Lot, Universal City, California[2]
Running time86 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Original releaseMarch 21 (2022-03-21) –
May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09)

NBC acquired rights to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in the U.S. starting in 2021 and shortly after announced the American Song Contest with a 2022 premiere date. Promotion for the series was organized by NBC and included a commercial during the 2022 Super Bowl and a sweepstakes for listeners on iHeartRadio stations. Reception for the series was largely mixed, with many critics noting that it did not live up to its Eurovision origins; it was ultimately not renewed for a 2023 season.

Format

The American Song Contest put artists head-to-head against other representatives in a series of qualifying rounds, leading to the semi-finals and a prime time final in a "March Madness" style.[4] The winning act earns the title of Best Original Song.[5] As initially announced in August 2020, the competition would feature professional musical artists such as solo singers, duos, or groups of up to six members from each of the 50 U.S. states.[4] By May 2021, the format had been expanded to include all five populated U.S. territories and the nation's capital and federal district of Washington, D.C. The participating territories were American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.[6] Acts could consist of solo artists, duos, bands, or a DJ.[7]

Each representative performed an original song in the live television program broadcast across the country on NBC.[6] The series lasted eight episodes, consisting of five episodes of qualifying rounds, followed by two episodes of semi-finals and one final.[8] In each qualifying round, a 56-member jury of music industry professionals (one for each state and territory) selected one song to advance to the semi-finals, while three songs also advanced after a 35-hour viewer voting period, which tallied votes from a combination of the jury and fans.[9] After the qualifying rounds, the jury also selected two "redemption songs" from the qualifying rounds to join in the semi-finals, bringing the total number of semi-finalists to 22. They were then divided into two 11-participant semi-finals. The same selection process was facilitated in the semi-finals to determine the 10 acts to compete in the final. The final results were presented in Eurovision style, with each jury member awarding their maximum 12 points, followed by the awarding of points from viewers.[10] The viewer votes were weighted, with each state and territory being worth 12 points much like in Eurovision, thus giving all regions equal voting power while preventing populous states like California and Texas from dominating the voting process.[11][12]

Production

Background

The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition organized annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956, which features participants representing primarily European countries. It ranks among the world's most-watched non-sporting events every year, with hundreds of millions of viewers globally.[13][14] The earliest known telecast of Eurovision in the continental US was in 1971,[15] while the 1969 contest's broadcast in Puerto Rico was the first for a U.S. territory.[16] The contest was later broadcast in both areas for the 2003 and 2004 contests.[17][18] U.S. cable network Logo TV broadcast the finals from 2016 to 2018, featuring commentary from Carson Kressley and Michelle Collins (2016); Michelle Visage and Ross Mathews (2017); and Mathews and Shangela (2018).[19][20][21] Viewing figures were low, ranging from 52,000 viewers in 2016 to 74,000 viewers in 2018.[22] WJFD-FM, a commercial radio station in New Bedford, Massachusetts, also broadcast the 2018 and 2019 finals, with English and Portuguese commentary.[23][24]

Netflix licensed the video-on-demand rights for the 2019 and 2020 contests.[25] The OTT platform planned to release the musical comedy film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga together with the 2020 contest. However, because of the contest's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was released a month later, on June 26.[26] The film became the most-streamed content on Netflix in the U.S. on its first weekend,[27] and introduced American viewers to the Eurovision format and its popularity in Europe. Furthermore, a song from the film, "Husavik", was later nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 2021 Oscars.[28]

There were plans to develop an American version of Eurovision as early as 2006, with Ben Silverman (then chairman of production company Reveille) developing the contest for NBC to challenge American Idol.[29] Silverman (currently co-CEO and chairman of production company Propagate) admitted in 2020 that he had been trying to pursue this project for 20 years, including when he was chairman of NBC.[30]

Development

In an interview with Billboard, Christer Björkman and Anders Lenhoff revealed that they discussed creating an American version of the Eurovision Song Contest after producing the 2017 competition in Kyiv, Ukraine. Lenhoff brought up the idea, to which Björkman was hesitant, saying: "Why would we do that and how would that work?" Despite the initial rejection, Lenhoff persisted with the concept, adding: "It sounds like a brilliant idea with states competing instead of countries. Americans love music. Americans love competition. Americans love where they come from. They have an awesome amount of pride for their home state, for their hometown."[31] Lenhoff then contacted fellow Swedish producer Peter Settman, who crafted the business plan for potential sponsors and TV networks. After announcing in 2019 that they have acquired the rights from the EBU to produce an American version of Eurovision,[32][33] Björkman and his team received a call from Silverman saying, "You are not doing this without me. Period. That's not going to happen."[31]

When America is more factionalized than ever and we are dealing with so many issues that divide us, the one (thing) that truly unites us is our culture. (The American Song Contest) can unite it by celebrating its diversity, its distinctions, and in pulling everyone around its love of music and its love of song.

Ben Silverman, executive producer, speaking to NME.com[34]

The European Broadcasting Union announced NBC had acquired the rights to broadcast the competition on May 14, 2021.[33] NBC announced the American Song Contest would have a mid-season or summer premiere in 2022 after releasing their fall schedule for the upcoming 2021–22 network television season.[6][35] The producers were able to get NBC on board mainly due to their experience working with music shows such as The Voice and Songland. Silverman serves as executive producer for the program, while Audrey Morrissey is appointed as the showrunner.[30][31] Propagate Content and Universal Television Alternative Studio serve as the production companies for the program.[33] In a press statement, Silverman hoped that focusing on the mutual love and respect for music would unite a "fractional America."[36] Deadline Hollywood reported that a corporation that centers around the competition has been founded, with former Propagate president Greg Lipstone appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer. The American Song Contest, Inc., aims to "develop and grow the Eurovision brand globally," which includes creating auxiliary businesses around the reality series, as well as expanding the franchise to countries that are not covered by Eurovision.[37]

NBC originally scheduled the premiere for February 21, 2022, but the premiere was postponed in favor of America's Got Talent: Extreme due to COVID-19-related concerns involving the Omicron variant. The first live show was then rescheduled to March 21, with the finale moved to May 9, the same week as the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[38][39]

 
 
Snoop Dogg (left) and Kelly Clarkson were introduced as presenters of the American Song Contest during the show's advertisement at the start of the Super Bowl LVI halftime show.[2]

Rapper Snoop Dogg and pop singer Kelly Clarkson were introduced as presenters of the show. In a statement, Clarkson said: "I have been a fan and love the concept of Eurovision and am thrilled to bring the musical phenomenon to America. I'm so excited to work with Snoop and can't wait to see every state and territory represented by artists singing their own songs."[40] Clarkson added during a virtual press conference: "We are so unfortunately divided... and having so many things going on – it's been a very hard couple of years and now it's getting more serious. Feeling like you are not isolated and that you are a part of something bigger than your everyday world is so important. That's what this show is going to do for people. Everyone is being represented. It's a really great concept in general but one that is very needed right now."[41]

Participants

An online submissions platform was launched in May 2021, allowing eligible artists aged 16 years and older to apply, with or without recording or publishing deals.[42] Participants were required to list all states or territories with which they had "an authentic, deep connection" during the casting process, with the producers having the final say on which state or territory the artists would represent. The website stressed that submissions had to be original songs in any genre and could not have been released commercially. Songs that were released promotionally, such as on SoundCloud and on social media, could be submitted—given that all posts were to be deleted if selected. The producers teased the possibility of filming in Los Angeles or Atlanta between February and April 2022.[43] However, filming was later confirmed to take place on the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City, California.[44] Previously, Björkman had stated during an interview in The Euro Trip podcast that Las Vegas, Tampa, and Orlando were also considered to be the first host city.[45]

NBC revealed the 56 competing artists on March 3, 2022, through an interactive map.[46] Atlantic Records served as the exclusive music partner of the American Song Contest, with the original songs in the competition released in batches beginning March 21 at midnight Eastern Daylight Time.[47]

Participants[46]
State/Territory Artist Song Songwriter(s)
  Alabama Ni/Co "The Difference" Andreas Carlsson, Colton Jones, Danielle Brillhart, Gaby Feldman, Kevin Hutchens
  Alaska Jewel "The Story" Jewel Kilcher, Johan Carlsson, Ross Golan
  American Samoa Tenelle "Full Circle" Ali Dee Theodore, Anthony Mirabella III, Benjamin Briggs, Bianca Sperduti, Kerry Clisby, Nikki Sorentino, Sergio Cabral, Susan Paroff, Tenelle Luafalemana, Trent Foisia
  Arizona Las Marías "De La Finikera" Eduardo Meza
  Arkansas Kelsey Lamb "Never Like This" Carly Pearce, Casey Brown, Parker Welling
  California Sweet Taboo "Keys to the Kingdom" Breanne Santana, Gian Stone, Jennifer Torrejon, Madison Love, Richard Vission, Samantha Ramos, Sean Douglas
  Colorado Riker Lynch "Feel the Love" Andreas Carlsson, Desmond Child, Jimmy Jansson, Vera Hotsauce
  Connecticut Michael Bolton "Beautiful World" Justin Jesso, Michael Bolton
  Delaware Nitro Nitra "Train" Ali Dee Theodore, Anthony Mirabella III, Auanitra Aiken, Bianca Sperduti, James A. Pollard Jr.
  Florida Ale Zabala "Flirt" Alexa Zabala, Andreas Carlsson, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel Schulz
  Georgia Stela Cole "DIY" Hollyn Shadinger, Mark Evans, Stephen Harry Dunkley, Steven Cheung
  Guam Jason J. "Midnight" Chaz Mark Toney, Jason Niel Jabinigay
  Hawaii Bronson Varde "4 You" Ali Dee Theodore, Anthony Mirabella III, Bianca Sperduti, Bronson Varde, Nikki Sorentino, Sergio Cabral, Susan Paroff
  Idaho Andrew Sheppard "Steady Machine" Andrew Sheppard
  Illinois Justin Jesso "Lifeline" Devin Kennedy, Justin Jesso, Lukas Kostas
  Indiana UG skywalkin (ft. Maxie) "Love in My City" Albert Sprears, Antonio Maxie, Josh Phillip Kimbowa, Theophilus Akai
  Iowa Alisabeth Von Presley "Wonder" Ali Dee Theodore, Alisabeth Von Presley, Anthony Mirabella III, Timothy James King
  Kansas Broderick Jones (ft. Calio) "Tell Me" Broderick Jones, Callan Searcy
  Kentucky Jordan Smith "Sparrow" Andreas Carlsson, Desmond Child, Jordan Smith
  Louisiana Brittany Pfantz "Now You Do" Brittany Pfantz, Ryan Corn
  Maine King Kyote "Get Out Alive" Darren Elder, Jonathan King, Jonathan Wyman, Joseph Mahoney
  Maryland Sisqó "It's Up" Mark Althavan Andrews, Nathan L. Mooring
  Massachusetts Jared Lee "Shameless" Carly Paige, Dan Whittemore, Diamond Karruen White Long, Jared Lee
  Michigan Ada LeAnn "Natalie" Ada LeAnn Compton, Carter Jon Frodge
  Minnesota Yam Haus "Ready to Go" Lawrence Lane Pruitt, Simon Oscroft, Zachary Kurt Beinlich
  Mississippi Keyone Starr "Fire" Ali Dee Theodore, Anthony Mirabella III, Bianca Sperduti, John Emanuel Morris, Lakreshia Keyone Edwards, Sergio Cabral
  Missouri Halie "Better Things" Alex Angelo, Blake Densmore, Halie Wooldridge
  Montana Jonah Prill "Fire It Up" Jared Mullins, Jordan Schmidt, Seth Ennis
  Nebraska Jocelyn "Never Alone" Danelle Joy Leverett Reeves, Jason Bradford Reeves, Jocelyn Anderson
  Nevada The Crystal Method (feat. Koda and VAAAL) "Watch Me Now" David Mårtensson, Jordan David Sudak, Scott Kirkland
  New Hampshire MARi "Fly" Ali Dee Theodore, Andreas Carlsson, Anthony Mirabella III, Bianca Sperduti, David Mullen, Ian Anthony Osborne, Mari Burelle-Valencia, Scott Callaway
  New Jersey Brooke Alexx "I Don't Take Pictures Anymore" Autumn Buysse, Brandon Meagher, Brooke Alexandria Greenberg
  New Mexico Khalisol "Drop" Geoffrey McCray, Kaelin Ellis, Zachary Chicoine
  New York Enisa "Green Light" Cameron Warren, Enisa Nikaj
  North Carolina John Morgan "Right in the Middle" John Morgan, Justin Wilson, Rodney Clawson, Will Bundy
  North Dakota Chloe Fredericks "Can't Make You Love Me" Chloe Fredericks, Melissa Carter, Rob Nagelhout
  Northern Mariana Islands Sabyu "Sunsets and Seaturtles" Chris Mena, Gerson Zaragoza, Matthew Sablan, Mike Kohfeld, Skúli Gestsson
  Ohio Macy Gray (ft. The California Jet Club and Maino) "Every Night" Alex Kyhn, Billy Wes, Christopher Dotson, Jamal Rashid, Jermaine Coleman, Natalie Hinds, Tamir Barzilay, Thomas Lumpkin
  Oklahoma AleXa "Wonderland" Albin Nordqvist, Andreas Carlsson, Bekuh Boom, Ellen Berg, Moa Carlebecker
  Oregon courtship. "Million Dollar Smoothies" Eli Rueben Hirsch, Micah Ross Gordon
  Pennsylvania Bri Steves "Plenty Love" Avery Earls, Brandon Hodge, Brianna Ashleigh Stevenson, Darryl Pearson, Donnie Meadows, Kristal Oliver, Larrance Dopson, Quintin Gulledge
  Puerto Rico Christian Pagán "Loko" Bileidy Hernandez, Christian Pagán, Desmond Child, Emilio Amaya Acosta, Faisal Ben Said, Jodi Marr, Markus Sepehrmanesh, Samuel Kvist, Timothy Caifeldt
  Rhode Island Hueston "Held On Too Long" Cory Hueston
  South Carolina Jesse LeProtti "Not Alone" Ali Dee Theodore, Andreas Carlsson, Anthony Mirabella III, Bianca Sperduti, Jesse Leprotti
  South Dakota Judd Hoos "Bad Girl" Adam Dennis Agin, Andrew Arthur Young, Denham Issac McDermott
  Tennessee Tyler Braden "Seventeen" Tyler Braden
  Texas Grant Knoche "Mr. Independent" Grant Christian Knoche, John Arnell Newsome
  U.S. Virgin Islands Cruz Rock "Celebrando" Ali Dee Theodore, Anthony Mirabella III, Bianca Sperduti, Errol Ajani Williams, Frankie Garcia, Sergio Cabral
  Utah Savannah Keyes "Sad Girl" Blair Daly, Heather Morgan, Savannah Keyes
  Vermont Josh Panda "Rollercoaster" Clinton Lewis Bierman, Joshua Pender, Peter Whitfield Day
  Virginia Almira Zaky "Over You" Almira Zaky
  Washington Allen Stone "A Bit of Both" Allen Stone, Tyler Acord
  Washington, D.C. Nëither "I Like It" Marcus R. Neither
  West Virginia Alexis Cunningham "Working on a Miracle" Alexis Paige Cunningham, Eric Bazilian, Martin Štibernik
  Wisconsin Jake'O "Feel Your Love" Ali Dee Theodore, Anthony Mirabella III, Bianca Sperduti, Jacob Brendan McCluskey
  Wyoming Ryan Charles "New Boot Goofin'" Khadi Clamoungou, Ryan Charles Kinzer

Qualifying rounds

In each qualifying round, 11-12 songs competed for four spots in the semi-final, with the outcome decided upon by the votes from a jury panel and a public vote. An automatic qualifier from each round was determined by the juries, while the remaining three spots were decided by a combination of the jury and public votes.[48][49] Moreover, two artists with the highest streams to this point returned as "redemption picks" and would join the qualifiers in the semi-finals.[50]

 
  Qualifiers 1
  Qualifiers 2
  Qualifiers 3
  Qualifiers 4
  Qualifiers 5

Qualifiers 1

The first qualifier round was held on Monday, March 21.[51][52] At the end of the broadcast, it was announced that the jury had selected Rhode Island to advance to the semi-final.[53] On April 18, it was announced on The Kelly Clarkson Show that Wyoming had advanced to the semi-final, being the first redemption pick.[54]

  Jury qualifier   Combined qualifier   Redemption

Draw State/Territory Artist Song Jury
1   Minnesota Yam Haus "Ready to Go" 7
2   Oklahoma AleXa "Wonderland" 2
3   Arkansas Kelsey Lamb "Never Like This" 3
4   Indiana UG skywalkin "Love in My City" 11
5   Puerto Rico Christian Pagán "Loko" 4
6   Connecticut Michael Bolton "Beautiful World" 5
7   Iowa Alisabeth Von Presley "Wonder" 8
8   Wisconsin Jake'O "Feel Your Love" 9
9   Mississippi Keyone Starr "Fire" 6
10   Wyoming Ryan Charles "New Boot Goofin'" 10
11   Rhode Island Hueston "Held On Too Long" 1

Qualifiers 2

The second qualifier round was held on Monday, March 28. At the end of the broadcast, it was announced that the jury had selected Kentucky to advance to the semi-final.[55] During the first semi-final, it was announced that New York had advanced to the semi-final, being the second redemption pick.[50]

  Jury qualifier   Combined qualifier   Redemption

Draw State/Territory Artist Song Jury
1   Oregon courtship. "Million Dollar Smoothies" 11
2   Montana Jonah Prill "Fire It Up" 3
3   New York Enisa "Green Light" 9
4   Nebraska Jocelyn "Never Alone" 7
5   U.S. Virgin Islands Cruz Rock "Celebrando" 10
6   Kentucky Jordan Smith "Sparrow" 1
7   North Dakota Chloe Fredericks "Can't Make You Love Me" 5
8   Kansas Broderick Jones "Tell Me" 2
9   Virginia Almira Zaky "Over You" 8
10   Maine King Kyote "Get Out Alive" 4
11   Ohio Macy Gray "Every Night" 6

Qualifiers 3

The third qualifier round was held on Monday, April 4. At the end of the broadcast, it was announced that the jury had selected Tennessee to advance to the semi-final.[56] The final results of this qualifying round was announced on the fourth episode of the contest.[57]

  Jury qualifier   Combined qualifier

Draw State/Territory Artist Song Jury Place
1   Texas Grant Knoche "Mr. Independent" 4 4
2   Louisiana Brittany Pfantz "Now You Do" 8 9
3   Tennessee Tyler Braden "Seventeen" 1 1
4   New Jersey Brooke Alexx "I Don't Take Pictures Anymore" 5 7
5   Alabama Ni/Co "The Difference" 3 3
6   Florida Ale Zabala "Flirt" 2 6
7   Alaska Jewel "The Story" 9 5
8   South Carolina Jesse LeProtti "Not Alone" 12 12
9   South Dakota Judd Hoos "Bad Girl" 11 11
10   Delaware Nitro Nitra "Train" 7 8
11   Northern Mariana Islands Sabyu "Sunsets and Seaturtles" 10 10
12   Colorado Riker Lynch "Feel the Love" 6 2

Qualifiers 4

The fourth qualifier round was held on Monday, April 11. At the end of the broadcast, it was announced that the jury had selected Washington to advance to the semi-final.[58]

  Jury qualifier   Combined qualifier

Draw State/Territory Artist Song Jury
1   New Hampshire Mari "Fly" 8
2   Nevada The Crystal Method "Watch Me Now" 3
3   Utah Savannah Keyes "Sad Girl" 7
4   Washington, D.C. Nëither "I Like It" 11
5   Massachusetts Jared Lee "Shameless" 2
6   Georgia Stela Cole "DIY" 6
7   Hawaii Bronson Varde "4 You" 9
8   West Virginia Alexis Cunningham "Working on a Miracle" 5
9   Arizona Las Marías "De La Finikera" 10
10   Pennsylvania Bri Steves "Plenty Love" 4
11   Washington Allen Stone "A Bit of Both" 1

Qualifiers 5

The fifth qualifier round was held on Monday, April 18. At the end of the broadcast, it was announced that the jury had selected Michigan to advance to the semi-final.[59]

  Jury qualifier   Combined qualifier

Draw State/Territory Artist Song Jury
1   Illinois Justin Jesso "Lifeline" 5
2   California Sweet Taboo "Keys to the Kingdom" 2
3   Idaho Andrew Sheppard "Steady Machine" 6
4   New Mexico Khalisol "Drop" 7
5   Missouri Halie "Better Things" 10
6   American Samoa Tenelle "Full Circle" 4
7   North Carolina John Morgan "Right in the Middle" 3
8   Vermont Josh Panda "Rollercoaster" 8
9   Guam Jason J. "Midnight" 11
10   Michigan Ada LeAnn "Natalie" 1
11   Maryland Sisqó "It's Up" 9

Semi-finals

The 22 semi-finalists were split into the two semi-finals that took place during the April 25 and May 2 episodes, respectively. In each semi-final, 11 songs competed for five spots in the grand final: an automatic qualifier from each semi-final was determined by the juries, while the remaining four spots were decided by the public votes. From both semi-finals combined, a total of ten performers would advance to the grand final on May 9.[49]

Semi-final 1

On April 19, NBC confirmed the first 11 semi-finalists who would compete in the first semi-final.[60] The first semi-final was then held on Monday, April 25. At the end of the broadcast, it was announced that the jury had selected Washington to advance to the final. The public qualifiers for the final were announced at the beginning of the second semi-final, held the following week, and where Oklahoma, Colorado, Alabama, and Kentucky.[50][61]

  Jury qualifier   Public vote qualifier

Draw State/Territory Artist Song Jury
1   Kentucky Jordan Smith "Sparrow" 2
2   Colorado Riker Lynch "Feel the Love" 11
3   New Hampshire Mari "Fly" 9
4   Washington Allen Stone "A Bit of Both" 1
5   Alabama Ni/Co "The Difference" 6
6   Wyoming Ryan Charles "New Boot Goofin'" 10
7   Rhode Island Hueston "Held On Too Long" 3
8   Montana Jonah Prill "Fire It Up" 7
9   Michigan Ada LeAnn "Natalie" 4
10   Massachusetts Jared Lee "Shameless" 8
11   Oklahoma AleXa "Wonderland" 5

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final was held on Monday, May 2. At the end of the broadcast, it was announced that the jury had selected Tennessee to advance to the final. On Wednesday, May 4, it was announced on E! Network that the public qualifiers to the final were Connecticut, American Samoa, Texas, and North Dakota.[62][63]

  Jury qualifier   Public vote qualifier

Draw State/Territory Artist Song Jury
1   Puerto Rico Christian Pagán "Loko" 7
2   North Carolina John Morgan "Right in the Middle" 4
3   Kansas Broderick Jones "Tell Me" 2
4   New York Enisa "Green Light" 11
5   North Dakota Chloe Fredericks "Can't Make You Love Me" 6
6   Connecticut Michael Bolton "Beautiful World" 5
7   Texas Grant Knoche "Mr. Independent" 8
8   California Sweet Taboo "Keys to the Kingdom" 3
9   Tennessee Tyler Braden "Seventeen" 1
10   Georgia Stela Cole "DIY" 9
11   American Samoa Tenelle "Full Circle" 10

Grand final

The grand final took place on May 9 and served as the season finale of the series. Ten states and territories participated in the grand final, composed of the two jury qualifiers and the eight public vote qualifiers from the two semi-finals.[64] The contest was won by the state of Oklahoma, represented by the song "Wonderland", performed by AleXa.[65] As an interval act, Jimmie Allen performed his single "Down Home".[66]

Draw State/Territory Artist Song Points Place
1   Connecticut Michael Bolton "Beautiful World" 338 7
2   North Dakota Chloe Fredericks "Can't Make You Love Me" 267 9
3   Texas Grant Knoche "Mr. Independent" 366 4
4   Alabama Ni/Co "The Difference" 285 8
5   Kentucky Jordan Smith "Sparrow" 407 3
6   Washington[a] Allen Stone "A Bit of Both" 359 5
7   American Samoa Tenelle "Full Circle" 342 6
8   Oklahoma AleXa "Wonderland" 710 1
9   Tennessee Tyler Braden "Seventeen" 251 10
10   Colorado Riker Lynch "Feel the Love" 503 2

Detailed voting results

Split results of the final
Place Combined Jury Public
State/Territory Points State/Territory Points State/Territory Points
1   Oklahoma 710   Washington 105   Oklahoma 654
2   Colorado 503   Tennessee 88   Colorado 478
3   Kentucky 407   Kentucky 79   Kentucky 328
4   Texas 366   Alabama 60   Texas 324
5   Washington 359   Oklahoma 56   American Samoa 305
6   American Samoa 342   North Dakota 48   Connecticut 298
7   Connecticut 338   Texas 42   Washington 254
8   Alabama 285   Connecticut 40   Alabama 225
9   North Dakota 267   American Samoa 37   North Dakota 219
10   Tennessee 251   Colorado 25   Tennessee 163
Voting results[65]
  Public vote
  Jury vote
Total score
Public score
Lower South
Mid Atlantic
Midwest
Mountains
New England
Pacific West
Plains
Southwest
Territories
Upper South
Contestants
 Connecticut 338 298 6 7 1 6 1 2 1 2 7 7
North Dakota 267 219 4 2 7 8 5 6 3 5 4 4
Texas 366 324 3 4 10 5 3 1 5 6 3 2
Alabama 285 225 7 3 6 4 6 10 12 4 5 3
Kentucky 407 328 12 10 4 7 10 8 8 8 2 10
Washington 359 254 10 12 12 12 12 12 7 12 10 6
American Samoa 342 305 5 6 3 2 2 5 2 3 8 1
Oklahoma 710 654 1 5 5 3 8 3 10 7 6 8
Tennessee 251 163 8 8 8 10 7 7 6 10 12 12
Colorado 503 478 2 1 2 1 4 4 4 1 1 5

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each region's professional juries.

12 points awarded by juries[65]
N. Contestant Region(s) giving 12 points
6   Washington Mid Atlantic, Midwest, Mountains, New England, Pacific West, Southwest
2   Tennessee Territories, Upper South
1   Alabama Plains
  Kentucky Lower South

National jury and spokespersons

National jury

The winner of the American Song Contest was partly determined by a 56-member "national jury," with one member representing each state and territory. Their duty was to evaluate each entry based on the live performance, together with its "artistic expression, hit potential, originality, and visual impression." They were then divided into ten regions, namely: Midwest, Upper South, New England, Plains, Mountains, Lower South, Mid-Atlantic, Southwest, Territories, and Pacific. Jurors include:[68]

  • Alabama – Amber Parker, program director, WTXT Tuscaloosa, iHeartMedia
  • Alaska – Quinn Christopherson, singer-songwriter
  • American Samoa – Joseph Fa'avae, founder, Island Block Network
  • Arizona – Double-L, music director, on-air personality, KNIX Phoenix, iHeartMedia
  • Arkansas – Kevin Mercer, program director, KHKN Little Rock, iHeartMedia
  • California – Dan McCarroll, former president of Capitol Records and WB Records
  • Colorado – Isaac Slade, frontman of the Fray
  • Connecticut – Jaime Levine, CEO, Seven Mantels, artist manager
  • Delaware – Christa Cooper, on-air personality / assistant program director, WDSD Wilmington, iHeartMedia
  • Florida – Jose Tillan, director/producer – The POPGarage
  • Georgia – Jennifer Goicoechea, SVP A&R Sony Music, EPIC
  • Guam – Heidi Chargualaf Quenga, executive director, Chamorro Cultural Advisor
  • Hawaii – Eric Daniels, keyboardist/arranger, The Voice
  • Idaho – Shari Short, singer/songwriter/producer
  • Illinois – Mike Knobloch, president, music and publishing, NBCUniversal
  • Indiana – Nancy Yearing, talent development
  • Iowa – Taylor J., program director / on-air personality KKDM Des Moines, iHeartMedia
  • Kansas – Michelle Buckles, program director, KZCH Wichita, iHeartMedia
  • Kentucky – Ashley Wilson, director of country programming, Kentucky/Indiana, iHeartMedia
  • Louisiana – Uptown Angela, Executive Vice President of Programming, format lead custom R&B/gospel, iHeartMedia
  • Maine – Lauren Wayne, general manager, talent buyer, State Theater
  • Maryland – Caron Veazey, Founder & CEO, Something in Common
  • Massachusetts – Jamie Cerreta, EVP Hipgnosis Songs Group
  • Michigan – Shahida Mausi, CEO The Right Productions, Inc./Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre
  • Minnesota – Barry Lather, creative director, choreographer, producer
  • Mississippi – Joe King the Big Daddy, program director, WZLD Hattiesburg, iHeartMedia
  • Missouri – Tommy Austin, SVP Programming, iHeartMedia
  • Montana – Stephanie Davis, singer-songwriter
  • Nebraska – Hoss Michaels, program director, KXKT Omaha, iHeartMedia
  • Nevada – Jim Vellutato, CEO, Arrival Music
  • New Hampshire – Charlie Singer, music television producer, executive producer
  • New Jersey – Matt Pinfield, nationally syndicated radio host, A&R consultant, former MTV host of 120 Minutes
  • New Mexico – Tony Manero, SVP Programming Southwest, iHeartMedia
  • New York – Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer & President, iHeartMedia
  • North Carolina – Paul Schadt, on-air personality, WKKT Charlotte, iHeartMedia
  • North Dakota – Allison Bostow, program director / on-air personality, KIZZ Minot, iHeartMedia
  • Northern Mariana Islands – Galvin Deleon Guerrero, President of Northern Marianas College, radio DJ
  • Ohio – Khirye Tyler, songwriter, producer, musical director
  • Oklahoma – Ester Dean, singer-songwriter
  • Oregon – Mark Hamilton, program director / on-air personality, Portland Audacy
  • Pennsylvania – Ty Stiklorius, Founder & CEO of Friends at Work
  • Puerto Rico – Carlos Perez, creative director
  • Rhode Island – Kristin Lessard, on-air personality, WSNE Providence, iHeartMedia
  • South Carolina – Miss Monique, on-air personality / program director, WXBT Columbia, iHeartMedia
  • South Dakota – Jered Johnson, President / CEO, Pepper Entertainment
  • Tennessee – Brian Phillips, Executive VP, Content and Audience, Cumulus Media
  • Texas – Natural, music producer
  • U.S. Virgin Islands – Ajanie Williams, music producer & author
  • Utah – Jeff McCartney, SVP Programming, Salt Lake City, iHeartMedia
  • Vermont – Lee Chesnut, A&R Consultant
  • Virginia – Justin Derrico, musician
  • Washington – Zann Fredlund, on-air personality, music director & assistant program director, KBKS Seattle, iHeartMedia
  • Washington, D.C. – Dustin Matthews, Director of Rock Programming, Washington, DC, iHeartMedia
  • West Virginia – Judy Eaton, program director, WTCR Huntington, iHeartMedia
  • Wisconsin – Shanna "Quinn" Cudeck, program director / on-air personality, WMIL Milwaukee, iHeartMedia
  • Wyoming – Ian Munsick, Warner Music recording artist

Spokespersons

All 56 juries were geographically divided in the grand final and selected the following spokespersons who announced the 12-point score from their respective regional juries chronologically:[65]

Region Juries Spokesperson
Midwest   Illinois,   Indiana,   Ohio,   Michigan,   Minnesota,   Wisconsin Yam Haus (MN)
Upper South   Kentucky,   North Carolina,   South Carolina,   West Virginia,   Virginia Almira Zaky (VA)
New England   Connecticut,   Maine,   Massachusetts,   New Hampshire,   Rhode Island,   Vermont Jared Lee (MA)
Plains   Arkansas,   Iowa,   Kansas,   Missouri,   Nebraska,   Oklahoma Alisabeth Von Presley (IA)
Mountains   Colorado,   Idaho,   Montana,   North Dakota,   South Dakota,   Wyoming Ryan Charles (WY)
Lower South   Alabama,   Florida,   Georgia,   Louisiana,   Mississippi,   Tennessee Ale Zabala (FL)
Mid Atlantic   Delaware,   Maryland,   New Jersey,   New York,   Pennsylvania,   Washington, D.C. Nitro Nitra (DE)
Territories   American Samoa,   Guam,   Northern Mariana Islands,   Puerto Rico,   U.S. Virgin Islands Jason J. (GU)
Southwest   Arizona,   Nevada,   New Mexico,   Utah,   Texas Savannah Keyes (UT)
Pacific West   Alaska,   California,   Hawaii,   Oregon,   Washington Bronson Varde (HI)

Episodes

No.Title [69][70]Original air date [69][70]Prod.
code [69]		U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating
(18–49)
1"The Live Qualifiers Premiere"March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)1012.90[71]0.49[71]
2"The Live Qualifiers Part 2"March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28)1021.88[72]0.34[72]
3"The Live Qualifiers Part 3"April 4, 2022 (2022-04-04)1031.65[73]0.28[73]
4"The Live Qualifiers Part 4"April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11)1041.44[74]0.28[74]
5"The Live Qualifiers Part 5"April 18, 2022 (2022-04-18)1051.53[75]0.27[75]
6"The Live Semi-Finals Premiere"April 25, 2022 (2022-04-25)1061.44[76]0.27[76]
7"The Live Semi-Finals Part 2"May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02)1071.61[77]0.28[77]
8"The Live Grand Final"May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09)1082.04[78]0.33[78]

Marketing

NBC News produced a report promoting the casting process of the American Song Contest, which was then distributed to its affiliate stations across the U.S. and its territories. It featured an interview with supervising casting producer Michelle McNulty, stating that they were "looking for the next big hit single, like those anthem songs... that just get in your head and can't get them out."[79][80] The Italian rock band Måneskin, winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, performed during the Top 10 episode of The Voice season 21, in which host Carson Daly promoted the American Song Contest as "the U.S. version of Eurovision."[81] NBC released a promotional video for the American Song Contest on their Twitter account on December 15, 2021, stating that it'll be "the biggest live music event America has ever seen", with songs from all genres competing.[82] An advertisement that introduces Snoop Dogg and Clarkson as the show's presenters debuted before the Super Bowl LVI halftime show.[83] Clarkson had previously performed a cover of "Arcade" by Dutch singer Duncan Laurence, the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, at her talk show.[84] Radio stations affiliated with iHeartRadio have introduced sweepstakes in relation to the American Song Contest to listeners for a chance to win gift cards.[85][86]

International broadcasting

The show is also broadcast in multiple European countries, as well as in Australia and Canada:

Reception

The concept of producing an American version of Eurovision was initially met with lukewarm reactions. Andy Kryza of Time Out wrote that the American Song Contest's biggest challenge is "the relative homogeneity of the American musical landscape," that its pop stars need to be paired with colorful performers like drag queens, wrecking crews, clowns, gospel singers, and the like.[102] Justin Kirkland of Esquire predicted that the contest will be "a colossal nightmare," adding that Americans "lack the self-deprecation, campiness, and selfless energy to pull this off."[103] Chris Murphy of Vulture.com pointed out that the television landscape in the United States is saturated with singing and talent competitions, adding that "no one's gonna write a song as catchy as 'Husavik'."[104]

In an interview with BBC Breakfast in 2020, Cheryl Baker (member of the winning act in the 1981 Eurovision) opined that the competition will not translate well in the U.S., adding that the country "has got a long way to go to get the kitsch, the cheese, and the fun element" of the contest. Baker also suggested that the U.S. should bring a representative to Eurovision instead.[105]

When asked about the possibility of competing in the American Song Contest, Flo Rida explained that it would be "a dream come true." The Florida-based rapper performed "Adrenalina" along with San Marino's representative Senhit at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[106]

Writing for The Guardian, Adam Gabbatt was excited about "the mouth-watering prospect of seeing how politically and culturally opposed states rate the musical output of their rivals." Gabbatt explained how conservative viewers in Texas and liberal audiences in New York could express their mutual dislike for one another, or how voters might turn against Florida due to the anti-mask and vaccine-skeptic crusade of the state's current governor.[34] Fellow The Guardian columnist Stuart Heritage described the list of participants as "breathtakingly starry," referring to artists who "already have their own Wikipedia page," which he took as a sign that the producers are "taking this thing seriously."[107]

Reacting to the premiere episode, Kevin Fallon of The Daily Beast commented that it was a "big ole meh," while pointing out the performances of Oklahoma's AleXa and Puerto Rico's Christian Pagán as the highlights of the night. Fallon added that while Wyoming's entry "New Boot Goofin'" was "undeniably the worst song of the night," he predicted that its irresistibility would become the show's "greatest success story."[108] Emily Yahr of The Washington Post also wrote praises about "New Boot Goofin'", adding that it "immediately stole the show's social media thunder" and it could be "the song of the summer."[109] Yahoo! Music's editor-in-chief Lyndsey Parker wrote that the first episode of the American Song Contest "failed to live up to Eurovision's wacky promise or premise."[110]

Second season

Björkman announced during Spain's Benidorm Fest in early February 2023 that the series was not renewed for a 2023 season.[111] Speaking to Sweden's newspaper Aftonbladet, he added that he was disappointed in the way the program was organized, specifically the promotion of it and the lack of building awareness that the event was occurring.[111][112][113] Following the event, only the winning song "Wonderland" by AleXa managed to place on the Billboard charts, with most remaining songs only gathering a dozen thousand streams or so each.[113]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2022 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Noah Mitz, William Gossett, Patrick Brazil, Rob Koenig, Matt Benson, Darien Koop, Matthew Cotter[b] Nominated [114][115][116]

Notes

  1. ^ During the show, it was announced that Allen Stone was not able to perform live due to personal reasons. Thus, he competed using a pre-recorded footage.[67]
  2. ^ For "The Live Semi-Finals Premiere."

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External links

  • Official website
  • Casting website
  • American Song Contest at IMDb

April 20, 2023
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Not to be confused with Great American Song Contest The American Song Contest is an American music reality competition television series based on the Eurovision Song Contest The first and only season of the series was hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson and consisted of eight episodes airing between March 21 and May 9 2022 on NBC It saw acts representing all 50 U S states five territories and Washington D C compete for the title of Best Original Song Over the course of the season 56 competing entries were divided into five qualifying rounds leading to two 11 participant semi finals and culminating with a 10 participant final round which aired as the season finale Participants advanced from a qualifying round to a semi final and from a semi final to the final based on votes received by public voting or jury voting or a combination thereof The contest was won by the state of Oklahoma which was represented by the song Wonderland performed by AleXa American Song ContestGenreMusic competitionCreated byEuropean Broadcasting UnionBased onEurovision Song ContestPresented bySnoop Dogg Kelly ClarksonCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons1No of episodes8ProductionExecutive producersBen Silverman Howard T Owens Audrey Morrissey Anders Lenhoff Brittany Martin Porter Christer Bjorkman Peter Settman Ola Melzig Gregory Lipstone Snoop Dogg Kelly Clarkson 1 2 Production locationsNBCUniversal Lot Universal City California 2 Running time86 minutesProduction companiesVoxovation Inc 3 American Song Contest Inc Universal Television Alternative Studio Propagate ContentReleaseOriginal networkNBCPicture formatHDTV 1080iOriginal releaseMarch 21 2022 03 21 May 9 2022 2022 05 09 NBC acquired rights to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in the U S starting in 2021 and shortly after announced the American Song Contest with a 2022 premiere date Promotion for the series was organized by NBC and included a commercial during the 2022 Super Bowl and a sweepstakes for listeners on iHeartRadio stations Reception for the series was largely mixed with many critics noting that it did not live up to its Eurovision origins it was ultimately not renewed for a 2023 season Contents 1 Format 2 Production 2 1 Background 2 2 Development 3 Participants 4 Qualifying rounds 4 1 Qualifiers 1 4 2 Qualifiers 2 4 3 Qualifiers 3 4 4 Qualifiers 4 4 5 Qualifiers 5 5 Semi finals 5 1 Semi final 1 5 2 Semi final 2 6 Grand final 7 Detailed voting results 7 1 12 points 8 National jury and spokespersons 8 1 National jury 8 2 Spokespersons 9 Episodes 10 Marketing 11 International broadcasting 12 Reception 12 1 Second season 13 Awards and nominations 14 Notes 15 References 16 External linksFormat EditThe American Song Contest put artists head to head against other representatives in a series of qualifying rounds leading to the semi finals and a prime time final in a March Madness style 4 The winning act earns the title of Best Original Song 5 As initially announced in August 2020 the competition would feature professional musical artists such as solo singers duos or groups of up to six members from each of the 50 U S states 4 By May 2021 the format had been expanded to include all five populated U S territories and the nation s capital and federal district of Washington D C The participating territories were American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico and the U S Virgin Islands 6 Acts could consist of solo artists duos bands or a DJ 7 Each representative performed an original song in the live television program broadcast across the country on NBC 6 The series lasted eight episodes consisting of five episodes of qualifying rounds followed by two episodes of semi finals and one final 8 In each qualifying round a 56 member jury of music industry professionals one for each state and territory selected one song to advance to the semi finals while three songs also advanced after a 35 hour viewer voting period which tallied votes from a combination of the jury and fans 9 After the qualifying rounds the jury also selected two redemption songs from the qualifying rounds to join in the semi finals bringing the total number of semi finalists to 22 They were then divided into two 11 participant semi finals The same selection process was facilitated in the semi finals to determine the 10 acts to compete in the final The final results were presented in Eurovision style with each jury member awarding their maximum 12 points followed by the awarding of points from viewers 10 The viewer votes were weighted with each state and territory being worth 12 points much like in Eurovision thus giving all regions equal voting power while preventing populous states like California and Texas from dominating the voting process 11 12 Production EditBackground Edit The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition organized annually by the European Broadcasting Union EBU since 1956 which features participants representing primarily European countries It ranks among the world s most watched non sporting events every year with hundreds of millions of viewers globally 13 14 The earliest known telecast of Eurovision in the continental US was in 1971 15 while the 1969 contest s broadcast in Puerto Rico was the first for a U S territory 16 The contest was later broadcast in both areas for the 2003 and 2004 contests 17 18 U S cable network Logo TV broadcast the finals from 2016 to 2018 featuring commentary from Carson Kressley and Michelle Collins 2016 Michelle Visage and Ross Mathews 2017 and Mathews and Shangela 2018 19 20 21 Viewing figures were low ranging from 52 000 viewers in 2016 to 74 000 viewers in 2018 22 WJFD FM a commercial radio station in New Bedford Massachusetts also broadcast the 2018 and 2019 finals with English and Portuguese commentary 23 24 Netflix licensed the video on demand rights for the 2019 and 2020 contests 25 The OTT platform planned to release the musical comedy film Eurovision Song Contest The Story of Fire Saga together with the 2020 contest However because of the contest s cancellation due to the COVID 19 pandemic the film was released a month later on June 26 26 The film became the most streamed content on Netflix in the U S on its first weekend 27 and introduced American viewers to the Eurovision format and its popularity in Europe Furthermore a song from the film Husavik was later nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 2021 Oscars 28 There were plans to develop an American version of Eurovision as early as 2006 with Ben Silverman then chairman of production company Reveille developing the contest for NBC to challenge American Idol 29 Silverman currently co CEO and chairman of production company Propagate admitted in 2020 that he had been trying to pursue this project for 20 years including when he was chairman of NBC 30 Development Edit In an interview with Billboard Christer Bjorkman and Anders Lenhoff revealed that they discussed creating an American version of the Eurovision Song Contest after producing the 2017 competition in Kyiv Ukraine Lenhoff brought up the idea to which Bjorkman was hesitant saying Why would we do that and how would that work Despite the initial rejection Lenhoff persisted with the concept adding It sounds like a brilliant idea with states competing instead of countries Americans love music Americans love competition Americans love where they come from They have an awesome amount of pride for their home state for their hometown 31 Lenhoff then contacted fellow Swedish producer Peter Settman who crafted the business plan for potential sponsors and TV networks After announcing in 2019 that they have acquired the rights from the EBU to produce an American version of Eurovision 32 33 Bjorkman and his team received a call from Silverman saying You are not doing this without me Period That s not going to happen 31 When America is more factionalized than ever and we are dealing with so many issues that divide us the one thing that truly unites us is our culture The American Song Contest can unite it by celebrating its diversity its distinctions and in pulling everyone around its love of music and its love of song Ben Silverman executive producer speaking to NME com 34 The European Broadcasting Union announced NBC had acquired the rights to broadcast the competition on May 14 2021 33 NBC announced the American Song Contest would have a mid season or summer premiere in 2022 after releasing their fall schedule for the upcoming 2021 22 network television season 6 35 The producers were able to get NBC on board mainly due to their experience working with music shows such as The Voice and Songland Silverman serves as executive producer for the program while Audrey Morrissey is appointed as the showrunner 30 31 Propagate Content and Universal Television Alternative Studio serve as the production companies for the program 33 In a press statement Silverman hoped that focusing on the mutual love and respect for music would unite a fractional America 36 Deadline Hollywood reported that a corporation that centers around the competition has been founded with former Propagate president Greg Lipstone appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer The American Song Contest Inc aims to develop and grow the Eurovision brand globally which includes creating auxiliary businesses around the reality series as well as expanding the franchise to countries that are not covered by Eurovision 37 NBC originally scheduled the premiere for February 21 2022 but the premiere was postponed in favor of America s Got Talent Extreme due to COVID 19 related concerns involving the Omicron variant The first live show was then rescheduled to March 21 with the finale moved to May 9 the same week as the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 38 39 Snoop Dogg left and Kelly Clarkson were introduced as presenters of the American Song Contest during the show s advertisement at the start of the Super Bowl LVI halftime show 2 Rapper Snoop Dogg and pop singer Kelly Clarkson were introduced as presenters of the show In a statement Clarkson said I have been a fan and love the concept of Eurovision and am thrilled to bring the musical phenomenon to America I m so excited to work with Snoop and can t wait to see every state and territory represented by artists singing their own songs 40 Clarkson added during a virtual press conference We are so unfortunately divided and having so many things going on it s been a very hard couple of years and now it s getting more serious Feeling like you are not isolated and that you are a part of something bigger than your everyday world is so important That s what this show is going to do for people Everyone is being represented It s a really great concept in general but one that is very needed right now 41 Participants EditAn online submissions platform was launched in May 2021 allowing eligible artists aged 16 years and older to apply with or without recording or publishing deals 42 Participants were required to list all states or territories with which they had an authentic deep connection during the casting process with the producers having the final say on which state or territory the artists would represent The website stressed that submissions had to be original songs in any genre and could not have been released commercially Songs that were released promotionally such as on SoundCloud and on social media could be submitted given that all posts were to be deleted if selected The producers teased the possibility of filming in Los Angeles or Atlanta between February and April 2022 43 However filming was later confirmed to take place on the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City California 44 Previously Bjorkman had stated during an interview in The Euro Trip podcast that Las Vegas Tampa and Orlando were also considered to be the first host city 45 NBC revealed the 56 competing artists on March 3 2022 through an interactive map 46 Atlantic Records served as the exclusive music partner of the American Song Contest with the original songs in the competition released in batches beginning March 21 at midnight Eastern Daylight Time 47 Participants 46 State Territory Artist Song Songwriter s Alabama Ni Co The Difference Andreas Carlsson Colton Jones Danielle Brillhart Gaby Feldman Kevin Hutchens Alaska Jewel The Story Jewel Kilcher Johan Carlsson Ross Golan American Samoa Tenelle Full Circle Ali Dee Theodore Anthony Mirabella III Benjamin Briggs Bianca Sperduti Kerry Clisby Nikki Sorentino Sergio Cabral Susan Paroff Tenelle Luafalemana Trent Foisia Arizona Las Marias De La Finikera Eduardo Meza Arkansas Kelsey Lamb Never Like This Carly Pearce Casey Brown Parker Welling California Sweet Taboo Keys to the Kingdom Breanne Santana Gian Stone Jennifer Torrejon Madison Love Richard Vission Samantha Ramos Sean Douglas Colorado Riker Lynch Feel the Love Andreas Carlsson Desmond Child Jimmy Jansson Vera Hotsauce Connecticut Michael Bolton Beautiful World Justin Jesso Michael Bolton Delaware Nitro Nitra Train Ali Dee Theodore Anthony Mirabella III Auanitra Aiken Bianca Sperduti James A Pollard Jr Florida Ale Zabala Flirt Alexa Zabala Andreas Carlsson Melanie Joy Fontana Michel Schulz Georgia Stela Cole DIY Hollyn Shadinger Mark Evans Stephen Harry Dunkley Steven Cheung Guam Jason J Midnight Chaz Mark Toney Jason Niel Jabinigay Hawaii Bronson Varde 4 You Ali Dee Theodore Anthony Mirabella III Bianca Sperduti Bronson Varde Nikki Sorentino Sergio Cabral Susan Paroff Idaho Andrew Sheppard Steady Machine Andrew Sheppard Illinois Justin Jesso Lifeline Devin Kennedy Justin Jesso Lukas Kostas Indiana UG skywalkin ft Maxie Love in My City Albert Sprears Antonio Maxie Josh Phillip Kimbowa Theophilus Akai Iowa Alisabeth Von Presley Wonder Ali Dee Theodore Alisabeth Von Presley Anthony Mirabella III Timothy James King Kansas Broderick Jones ft Calio Tell Me Broderick Jones Callan Searcy Kentucky Jordan Smith Sparrow Andreas Carlsson Desmond Child Jordan Smith Louisiana Brittany Pfantz Now You Do Brittany Pfantz Ryan Corn Maine King Kyote Get Out Alive Darren Elder Jonathan King Jonathan Wyman Joseph Mahoney Maryland Sisqo It s Up Mark Althavan Andrews Nathan L Mooring Massachusetts Jared Lee Shameless Carly Paige Dan Whittemore Diamond Karruen White Long Jared Lee Michigan Ada LeAnn Natalie Ada LeAnn Compton Carter Jon Frodge Minnesota Yam Haus Ready to Go Lawrence Lane Pruitt Simon Oscroft Zachary Kurt Beinlich Mississippi Keyone Starr Fire Ali Dee Theodore Anthony Mirabella III Bianca Sperduti John Emanuel Morris Lakreshia Keyone Edwards Sergio Cabral Missouri Halie Better Things Alex Angelo Blake Densmore Halie Wooldridge Montana Jonah Prill Fire It Up Jared Mullins Jordan Schmidt Seth Ennis Nebraska Jocelyn Never Alone Danelle Joy Leverett Reeves Jason Bradford Reeves Jocelyn Anderson Nevada The Crystal Method feat Koda and VAAAL Watch Me Now David Martensson Jordan David Sudak Scott Kirkland New Hampshire MARi Fly Ali Dee Theodore Andreas Carlsson Anthony Mirabella III Bianca Sperduti David Mullen Ian Anthony Osborne Mari Burelle Valencia Scott Callaway New Jersey Brooke Alexx I Don t Take Pictures Anymore Autumn Buysse Brandon Meagher Brooke Alexandria Greenberg New Mexico Khalisol Drop Geoffrey McCray Kaelin Ellis Zachary Chicoine New York Enisa Green Light Cameron Warren Enisa Nikaj North Carolina John Morgan Right in the Middle John Morgan Justin Wilson Rodney Clawson Will Bundy North Dakota Chloe Fredericks Can t Make You Love Me Chloe Fredericks Melissa Carter Rob Nagelhout Northern Mariana Islands Sabyu Sunsets and Seaturtles Chris Mena Gerson Zaragoza Matthew Sablan Mike Kohfeld Skuli Gestsson Ohio Macy Gray ft The California Jet Club and Maino Every Night Alex Kyhn Billy Wes Christopher Dotson Jamal Rashid Jermaine Coleman Natalie Hinds Tamir Barzilay Thomas Lumpkin Oklahoma AleXa Wonderland Albin Nordqvist Andreas Carlsson Bekuh Boom Ellen Berg Moa Carlebecker Oregon courtship Million Dollar Smoothies Eli Rueben Hirsch Micah Ross Gordon Pennsylvania Bri Steves Plenty Love Avery Earls Brandon Hodge Brianna Ashleigh Stevenson Darryl Pearson Donnie Meadows Kristal Oliver Larrance Dopson Quintin Gulledge Puerto Rico Christian Pagan Loko Bileidy Hernandez Christian Pagan Desmond Child Emilio Amaya Acosta Faisal Ben Said Jodi Marr Markus Sepehrmanesh Samuel Kvist Timothy Caifeldt Rhode Island Hueston Held On Too Long Cory Hueston South Carolina Jesse LeProtti Not Alone Ali Dee Theodore Andreas Carlsson Anthony Mirabella III Bianca Sperduti Jesse Leprotti South Dakota Judd Hoos Bad Girl Adam Dennis Agin Andrew Arthur Young Denham Issac McDermott Tennessee Tyler Braden Seventeen Tyler Braden Texas Grant Knoche Mr Independent Grant Christian Knoche John Arnell Newsome U S Virgin Islands Cruz Rock Celebrando Ali Dee Theodore Anthony Mirabella III Bianca Sperduti Errol Ajani Williams Frankie Garcia Sergio Cabral Utah Savannah Keyes Sad Girl Blair Daly Heather Morgan Savannah Keyes Vermont Josh Panda Rollercoaster Clinton Lewis Bierman Joshua Pender Peter Whitfield Day Virginia Almira Zaky Over You Almira Zaky Washington Allen Stone A Bit of Both Allen Stone Tyler Acord Washington D C Neither I Like It Marcus R Neither West Virginia Alexis Cunningham Working on a Miracle Alexis Paige Cunningham Eric Bazilian Martin Stibernik Wisconsin Jake O Feel Your Love Ali Dee Theodore Anthony Mirabella III Bianca Sperduti Jacob Brendan McCluskey Wyoming Ryan Charles New Boot Goofin Khadi Clamoungou Ryan Charles KinzerQualifying rounds EditIn each qualifying round 11 12 songs competed for four spots in the semi final with the outcome decided upon by the votes from a jury panel and a public vote An automatic qualifier from each round was determined by the juries while the remaining three spots were decided by a combination of the jury and public votes 48 49 Moreover two artists with the highest streams to this point returned as redemption picks and would join the qualifiers in the semi finals 50 Qualifiers 1 Qualifiers 2 Qualifiers 3 Qualifiers 4 Qualifiers 5 Qualifiers 1 Edit The first qualifier round was held on Monday March 21 51 52 At the end of the broadcast it was announced that the jury had selected Rhode Island to advance to the semi final 53 On April 18 it was announced on The Kelly Clarkson Show that Wyoming had advanced to the semi final being the first redemption pick 54 Jury qualifier Combined qualifier Redemption Draw State Territory Artist Song Jury1 Minnesota Yam Haus Ready to Go 72 Oklahoma AleXa Wonderland 23 Arkansas Kelsey Lamb Never Like This 34 Indiana UG skywalkin Love in My City 115 Puerto Rico Christian Pagan Loko 46 Connecticut Michael Bolton Beautiful World 57 Iowa Alisabeth Von Presley Wonder 88 Wisconsin Jake O Feel Your Love 99 Mississippi Keyone Starr Fire 610 Wyoming Ryan Charles New Boot Goofin 1011 Rhode Island Hueston Held On Too Long 1Qualifiers 2 Edit The second qualifier round was held on Monday March 28 At the end of the broadcast it was announced that the jury had selected Kentucky to advance to the semi final 55 During the first semi final it was announced that New York had advanced to the semi final being the second redemption pick 50 Jury qualifier Combined qualifier Redemption Draw State Territory Artist Song Jury1 Oregon courtship Million Dollar Smoothies 112 Montana Jonah Prill Fire It Up 33 New York Enisa Green Light 94 Nebraska Jocelyn Never Alone 75 U S Virgin Islands Cruz Rock Celebrando 106 Kentucky Jordan Smith Sparrow 17 North Dakota Chloe Fredericks Can t Make You Love Me 58 Kansas Broderick Jones Tell Me 29 Virginia Almira Zaky Over You 810 Maine King Kyote Get Out Alive 411 Ohio Macy Gray Every Night 6Qualifiers 3 Edit The third qualifier round was held on Monday April 4 At the end of the broadcast it was announced that the jury had selected Tennessee to advance to the semi final 56 The final results of this qualifying round was announced on the fourth episode of the contest 57 Jury qualifier Combined qualifier Draw State Territory Artist Song Jury Place1 Texas Grant Knoche Mr Independent 4 42 Louisiana Brittany Pfantz Now You Do 8 93 Tennessee Tyler Braden Seventeen 1 14 New Jersey Brooke Alexx I Don t Take Pictures Anymore 5 75 Alabama Ni Co The Difference 3 36 Florida Ale Zabala Flirt 2 67 Alaska Jewel The Story 9 58 South Carolina Jesse LeProtti Not Alone 12 129 South Dakota Judd Hoos Bad Girl 11 1110 Delaware Nitro Nitra Train 7 811 Northern Mariana Islands Sabyu Sunsets and Seaturtles 10 1012 Colorado Riker Lynch Feel the Love 6 2Qualifiers 4 Edit The fourth qualifier round was held on Monday April 11 At the end of the broadcast it was announced that the jury had selected Washington to advance to the semi final 58 Jury qualifier Combined qualifier Draw State Territory Artist Song Jury1 New Hampshire Mari Fly 82 Nevada The Crystal Method Watch Me Now 33 Utah Savannah Keyes Sad Girl 74 Washington D C Neither I Like It 115 Massachusetts Jared Lee Shameless 26 Georgia Stela Cole DIY 67 Hawaii Bronson Varde 4 You 98 West Virginia Alexis Cunningham Working on a Miracle 59 Arizona Las Marias De La Finikera 1010 Pennsylvania Bri Steves Plenty Love 411 Washington Allen Stone A Bit of Both 1Qualifiers 5 Edit The fifth qualifier round was held on Monday April 18 At the end of the broadcast it was announced that the jury had selected Michigan to advance to the semi final 59 Jury qualifier Combined qualifier Draw State Territory Artist Song Jury1 Illinois Justin Jesso Lifeline 52 California Sweet Taboo Keys to the Kingdom 23 Idaho Andrew Sheppard Steady Machine 64 New Mexico Khalisol Drop 75 Missouri Halie Better Things 106 American Samoa Tenelle Full Circle 47 North Carolina John Morgan Right in the Middle 38 Vermont Josh Panda Rollercoaster 89 Guam Jason J Midnight 1110 Michigan Ada LeAnn Natalie 111 Maryland Sisqo It s Up 9Semi finals EditThe 22 semi finalists were split into the two semi finals that took place during the April 25 and May 2 episodes respectively In each semi final 11 songs competed for five spots in the grand final an automatic qualifier from each semi final was determined by the juries while the remaining four spots were decided by the public votes From both semi finals combined a total of ten performers would advance to the grand final on May 9 49 Semi final 1 Edit On April 19 NBC confirmed the first 11 semi finalists who would compete in the first semi final 60 The first semi final was then held on Monday April 25 At the end of the broadcast it was announced that the jury had selected Washington to advance to the final The public qualifiers for the final were announced at the beginning of the second semi final held the following week and where Oklahoma Colorado Alabama and Kentucky 50 61 Jury qualifier Public vote qualifier Draw State Territory Artist Song Jury1 Kentucky Jordan Smith Sparrow 22 Colorado Riker Lynch Feel the Love 113 New Hampshire Mari Fly 94 Washington Allen Stone A Bit of Both 15 Alabama Ni Co The Difference 66 Wyoming Ryan Charles New Boot Goofin 107 Rhode Island Hueston Held On Too Long 38 Montana Jonah Prill Fire It Up 79 Michigan Ada LeAnn Natalie 410 Massachusetts Jared Lee Shameless 811 Oklahoma AleXa Wonderland 5Semi final 2 Edit The second semi final was held on Monday May 2 At the end of the broadcast it was announced that the jury had selected Tennessee to advance to the final On Wednesday May 4 it was announced on E Network that the public qualifiers to the final were Connecticut American Samoa Texas and North Dakota 62 63 Jury qualifier Public vote qualifier Draw State Territory Artist Song Jury1 Puerto Rico Christian Pagan Loko 72 North Carolina John Morgan Right in the Middle 43 Kansas Broderick Jones Tell Me 24 New York Enisa Green Light 115 North Dakota Chloe Fredericks Can t Make You Love Me 66 Connecticut Michael Bolton Beautiful World 57 Texas Grant Knoche Mr Independent 88 California Sweet Taboo Keys to the Kingdom 39 Tennessee Tyler Braden Seventeen 110 Georgia Stela Cole DIY 911 American Samoa Tenelle Full Circle 10Grand final EditThe grand final took place on May 9 and served as the season finale of the series Ten states and territories participated in the grand final composed of the two jury qualifiers and the eight public vote qualifiers from the two semi finals 64 The contest was won by the state of Oklahoma represented by the song Wonderland performed by AleXa 65 As an interval act Jimmie Allen performed his single Down Home 66 Draw State Territory Artist Song Points Place1 Connecticut Michael Bolton Beautiful World 338 72 North Dakota Chloe Fredericks Can t Make You Love Me 267 93 Texas Grant Knoche Mr Independent 366 44 Alabama Ni Co The Difference 285 85 Kentucky Jordan Smith Sparrow 407 36 Washington a Allen Stone A Bit of Both 359 57 American Samoa Tenelle Full Circle 342 68 Oklahoma AleXa Wonderland 710 19 Tennessee Tyler Braden Seventeen 251 1010 Colorado Riker Lynch Feel the Love 503 2Detailed voting results EditSplit results of the final Place Combined Jury PublicState Territory Points State Territory Points State Territory Points1 Oklahoma 710 Washington 105 Oklahoma 6542 Colorado 503 Tennessee 88 Colorado 4783 Kentucky 407 Kentucky 79 Kentucky 3284 Texas 366 Alabama 60 Texas 3245 Washington 359 Oklahoma 56 American Samoa 3056 American Samoa 342 North Dakota 48 Connecticut 2987 Connecticut 338 Texas 42 Washington 2548 Alabama 285 Connecticut 40 Alabama 2259 North Dakota 267 American Samoa 37 North Dakota 21910 Tennessee 251 Colorado 25 Tennessee 163Voting results 65 Public vote Jury vote Total score Public score Lower South Mid Atlantic Midwest Mountains New England Pacific West Plains Southwest Territories Upper SouthContestants Connecticut 338 298 6 7 1 6 1 2 1 2 7 7North Dakota 267 219 4 2 7 8 5 6 3 5 4 4Texas 366 324 3 4 10 5 3 1 5 6 3 2Alabama 285 225 7 3 6 4 6 10 12 4 5 3Kentucky 407 328 12 10 4 7 10 8 8 8 2 10Washington 359 254 10 12 12 12 12 12 7 12 10 6American Samoa 342 305 5 6 3 2 2 5 2 3 8 1Oklahoma 710 654 1 5 5 3 8 3 10 7 6 8Tennessee 251 163 8 8 8 10 7 7 6 10 12 12Colorado 503 478 2 1 2 1 4 4 4 1 1 512 points Edit Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each region s professional juries 12 points awarded by juries 65 N Contestant Region s giving 12 points6 Washington Mid Atlantic Midwest Mountains New England Pacific West Southwest2 Tennessee Territories Upper South1 Alabama Plains Kentucky Lower SouthNational jury and spokespersons EditNational jury Edit The winner of the American Song Contest was partly determined by a 56 member national jury with one member representing each state and territory Their duty was to evaluate each entry based on the live performance together with its artistic expression hit potential originality and visual impression They were then divided into ten regions namely Midwest Upper South New England Plains Mountains Lower South Mid Atlantic Southwest Territories and Pacific Jurors include 68 Alabama Amber Parker program director WTXT Tuscaloosa iHeartMedia Alaska Quinn Christopherson singer songwriter American Samoa Joseph Fa avae founder Island Block Network Arizona Double L music director on air personality KNIX Phoenix iHeartMedia Arkansas Kevin Mercer program director KHKN Little Rock iHeartMedia California Dan McCarroll former president of Capitol Records and WB Records Colorado Isaac Slade frontman of the Fray Connecticut Jaime Levine CEO Seven Mantels artist manager Delaware Christa Cooper on air personality assistant program director WDSD Wilmington iHeartMedia Florida Jose Tillan director producer The POPGarage Georgia Jennifer Goicoechea SVP A amp R Sony Music EPIC Guam Heidi Chargualaf Quenga executive director Chamorro Cultural Advisor Hawaii Eric Daniels keyboardist arranger The Voice Idaho Shari Short singer songwriter producer Illinois Mike Knobloch president music and publishing NBCUniversal Indiana Nancy Yearing talent development Iowa Taylor J program director on air personality KKDM Des Moines iHeartMedia Kansas Michelle Buckles program director KZCH Wichita iHeartMedia Kentucky Ashley Wilson director of country programming Kentucky Indiana iHeartMedia Louisiana Uptown Angela Executive Vice President of Programming format lead custom R amp B gospel iHeartMedia Maine Lauren Wayne general manager talent buyer State Theater Maryland Caron Veazey Founder amp CEO Something in Common Massachusetts Jamie Cerreta EVP Hipgnosis Songs Group Michigan Shahida Mausi CEO The Right Productions Inc Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre Minnesota Barry Lather creative director choreographer producer Mississippi Joe King the Big Daddy program director WZLD Hattiesburg iHeartMedia Missouri Tommy Austin SVP Programming iHeartMedia Montana Stephanie Davis singer songwriter Nebraska Hoss Michaels program director KXKT Omaha iHeartMedia Nevada Jim Vellutato CEO Arrival Music New Hampshire Charlie Singer music television producer executive producer New Jersey Matt Pinfield nationally syndicated radio host A amp R consultant former MTV host of 120 Minutes New Mexico Tony Manero SVP Programming Southwest iHeartMedia New York Tom Poleman Chief Programming Officer amp President iHeartMedia North Carolina Paul Schadt on air personality WKKT Charlotte iHeartMedia North Dakota Allison Bostow program director on air personality KIZZ Minot iHeartMedia Northern Mariana Islands Galvin Deleon Guerrero President of Northern Marianas College radio DJ Ohio Khirye Tyler songwriter producer musical director Oklahoma Ester Dean singer songwriter Oregon Mark Hamilton program director on air personality Portland Audacy Pennsylvania Ty Stiklorius Founder amp CEO of Friends at Work Puerto Rico Carlos Perez creative director Rhode Island Kristin Lessard on air personality WSNE Providence iHeartMedia South Carolina Miss Monique on air personality program director WXBT Columbia iHeartMedia South Dakota Jered Johnson President CEO Pepper Entertainment Tennessee Brian Phillips Executive VP Content and Audience Cumulus Media Texas Natural music producer U S Virgin Islands Ajanie Williams music producer amp author Utah Jeff McCartney SVP Programming Salt Lake City iHeartMedia Vermont Lee Chesnut A amp R Consultant Virginia Justin Derrico musician Washington Zann Fredlund on air personality music director amp assistant program director KBKS Seattle iHeartMedia Washington D C Dustin Matthews Director of Rock Programming Washington DC iHeartMedia West Virginia Judy Eaton program director WTCR Huntington iHeartMedia Wisconsin Shanna Quinn Cudeck program director on air personality WMIL Milwaukee iHeartMedia Wyoming Ian Munsick Warner Music recording artist Spokespersons Edit All 56 juries were geographically divided in the grand final and selected the following spokespersons who announced the 12 point score from their respective regional juries chronologically 65 Region Juries SpokespersonMidwest Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin Yam Haus MN Upper South Kentucky North Carolina South Carolina West Virginia Virginia Almira Zaky VA New England Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Jared Lee MA Plains Arkansas Iowa Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Alisabeth Von Presley IA Mountains Colorado Idaho Montana North Dakota South Dakota Wyoming Ryan Charles WY Lower South Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Ale Zabala FL Mid Atlantic Delaware Maryland New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Washington D C Nitro Nitra DE Territories American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U S Virgin Islands Jason J GU Southwest Arizona Nevada New Mexico Utah Texas Savannah Keyes UT Pacific West Alaska California Hawaii Oregon Washington Bronson Varde HI Episodes EditNo Title 69 70 Original air date 69 70 Prod code 69 U S viewers millions Rating 18 49 1 The Live Qualifiers Premiere March 21 2022 2022 03 21 1012 90 71 0 49 71 2 The Live Qualifiers Part 2 March 28 2022 2022 03 28 1021 88 72 0 34 72 3 The Live Qualifiers Part 3 April 4 2022 2022 04 04 1031 65 73 0 28 73 4 The Live Qualifiers Part 4 April 11 2022 2022 04 11 1041 44 74 0 28 74 5 The Live Qualifiers Part 5 April 18 2022 2022 04 18 1051 53 75 0 27 75 6 The Live Semi Finals Premiere April 25 2022 2022 04 25 1061 44 76 0 27 76 7 The Live Semi Finals Part 2 May 2 2022 2022 05 02 1071 61 77 0 28 77 8 The Live Grand Final May 9 2022 2022 05 09 1082 04 78 0 33 78 Marketing EditNBC News produced a report promoting the casting process of the American Song Contest which was then distributed to its affiliate stations across the U S and its territories It featured an interview with supervising casting producer Michelle McNulty stating that they were looking for the next big hit single like those anthem songs that just get in your head and can t get them out 79 80 The Italian rock band Maneskin winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 performed during the Top 10 episode of The Voice season 21 in which host Carson Daly promoted the American Song Contest as the U S version of Eurovision 81 NBC released a promotional video for the American Song Contest on their Twitter account on December 15 2021 stating that it ll be the biggest live music event America has ever seen with songs from all genres competing 82 An advertisement that introduces Snoop Dogg and Clarkson as the show s presenters debuted before the Super Bowl LVI halftime show 83 Clarkson had previously performed a cover of Arcade by Dutch singer Duncan Laurence the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 at her talk show 84 Radio stations affiliated with iHeartRadio have introduced sweepstakes in relation to the American Song Contest to listeners for a chance to win gift cards 85 86 International broadcasting EditThe show is also broadcast in multiple European countries as well as in Australia and Canada Australia SBS Viceland 87 Austria and Germany ServusTV 88 89 Canada CHCH DT 90 Estonia TV3 91 Finland Yle TV2 92 Greece ERT 93 Iceland RUV 94 Montenegro RTCG 95 Norway NRK 96 Portugal RTP 97 Serbia RTS 98 Slovenia RTVSLO 99 Spain RTVE Play 100 Sweden SVT 101 Reception EditThe concept of producing an American version of Eurovision was initially met with lukewarm reactions Andy Kryza of Time Out wrote that the American Song Contest s biggest challenge is the relative homogeneity of the American musical landscape that its pop stars need to be paired with colorful performers like drag queens wrecking crews clowns gospel singers and the like 102 Justin Kirkland of Esquire predicted that the contest will be a colossal nightmare adding that Americans lack the self deprecation campiness and selfless energy to pull this off 103 Chris Murphy of Vulture com pointed out that the television landscape in the United States is saturated with singing and talent competitions adding that no one s gonna write a song as catchy as Husavik 104 In an interview with BBC Breakfast in 2020 Cheryl Baker member of the winning act in the 1981 Eurovision opined that the competition will not translate well in the U S adding that the country has got a long way to go to get the kitsch the cheese and the fun element of the contest Baker also suggested that the U S should bring a representative to Eurovision instead 105 When asked about the possibility of competing in the American Song Contest Flo Rida explained that it would be a dream come true The Florida based rapper performed Adrenalina along with San Marino s representative Senhit at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 106 Writing for The Guardian Adam Gabbatt was excited about the mouth watering prospect of seeing how politically and culturally opposed states rate the musical output of their rivals Gabbatt explained how conservative viewers in Texas and liberal audiences in New York could express their mutual dislike for one another or how voters might turn against Florida due to the anti mask and vaccine skeptic crusade of the state s current governor 34 Fellow The Guardian columnist Stuart Heritage described the list of participants as breathtakingly starry referring to artists who already have their own Wikipedia page which he took as a sign that the producers are taking this thing seriously 107 Reacting to the premiere episode Kevin Fallon of The Daily Beast commented that it was a big ole meh while pointing out the performances of Oklahoma s AleXa and Puerto Rico s Christian Pagan as the highlights of the night Fallon added that while Wyoming s entry New Boot Goofin was undeniably the worst song of the night he predicted that its irresistibility would become the show s greatest success story 108 Emily Yahr of The Washington Post also wrote praises about New Boot Goofin adding that it immediately stole the show s social media thunder and it could be the song of the summer 109 Yahoo Music s editor in chief Lyndsey Parker wrote that the first episode of the American Song Contest failed to live up to Eurovision s wacky promise or premise 110 Second season Edit Bjorkman announced during Spain s Benidorm Fest in early February 2023 that the series was not renewed for a 2023 season 111 Speaking to Sweden s newspaper Aftonbladet he added that he was disappointed in the way the program was organized specifically the promotion of it and the lack of building awareness that the event was occurring 111 112 113 Following the event only the winning song Wonderland by AleXa managed to place on the Billboard charts with most remaining songs only gathering a dozen thousand streams or so each 113 Awards and nominations EditYear Award Category Recipient s Result Ref 2022 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Noah Mitz William Gossett Patrick Brazil Rob Koenig Matt Benson Darien Koop Matthew Cotter b Nominated 114 115 116 Notes Edit During the show it was announced that Allen Stone was not able to perform live due to personal reasons 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