With only a few weeks to go until the premiere, American broadcaster NBC has announced the 56 artists that will be competing in the first edition of the American Song Contest, as well as the state/territory, that they will be representing.
56 artists, 1 winner
Looking at the line-up there are some familiar faces including Michael Bolton, Macy Gray, Jewel, and Sisqo The artists and the state/territory they are representing are as follows:
| State/Territory | Act |
| Alabama | Ni/Co |
| Alaska | Jewel |
| American Samoa | Tenelle |
| Arizona | Las Marias |
| Arkansas | Kelsey Lamb |
| California | Sweet Taboo |
| Colorado | Riker Lynch |
| Connecticut | Michael Bolton |
| Delaware | Nitro Nitra |
| Florida | Ale Zabala |
| Georgia | Stela Cole |
| Guam | Jason J. |
| Hawaii | Bronson Varde |
| Idaho | Andrew Sheppard |
| Illinois | Justin Jesso |
| Indiana | UG skywalkin |
| Iowa | Alisabeth Von Presley |
| Kansas | Broderick Jones |
| Kentucky | Jordan Smith |
| Louisiana | Brittany Pfantz |
| Maine | King Kyote |
| Maryland | Sisqó |
| Massachusetts | Jared Lee |
| Michigan | Ada LeAnn |
| Minnesota | Yam Haus |
| Mississippi | Keyone Starr |
| Missour | Brett Seper |
| Montana | Jonah Prill |
| Nebraska | Jocelyn |
| Nevada | The Crystal Method |
| New Hampshire | MARi |
| New Jersey | Brooke Alexx |
| New Mexico | Khalisol |
| New York | ENISA |
| North Carolina | John Morgan |
| North Dakota | Chloe Fredericks |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Sabyu |
| Ohio | Macy Gray |
| Oklahoma | AleXa |
| Oregon | courthship |
| Pennsylvania | Bri Steves |
| Puerto Rico | Christian Pagán |
| Rhode Island | Hueston |
| South Carolina | Jesse LeProtti |
| South Dakota | Judd Hoos |
| Tennessee | Tyler Braden |
| Texas | Grant Knoche |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Cruz Rock |
| Utah | Savannah Keyes |
| Vermont | Josh Panda |
| Virginia | Almira Zaky |
| Washington | Allen Stone |
| Washington, D.C. | NËITHER |
| West Virginia | Alexis Cunningham |
| Wisconsin | Jake’O |
| Wyoming | Ryan Charles |
NBC has also created an interactive map, where you are able to find out more about the participating artists. In addition to the reveal of the participants, it was also revealed that Atlantic Records will serve as the exclusive music partner for the contest, with new songs being released beginning the 21st of March at 00:00ET / 21:00 PT (06:00CET)
‘Atlantic Records is thrilled to partner with NBC and all the artists competing on ‘American Song Contest, ’ says Atlantic Records President, West Coast Kevin Weaver. ‘As an innovative music label, we are always looking for new ways to discover and showcase talent, and American Song Contest is the perfect stage for America to see the best of the best from each state and territory. We are honoured to be working with NBC, all of the incredibly talented artists and the entire American Song Contest team.’
How will the “American Song Contest” work?
Keeping close to the Eurovision format, all 50 states, 5 U.S. territories, and the nation’s capital will be competing to win the title of “Best Original Song”. The competition will consist of three qualifying rounds, followed by a Semi-Final and a Grand Final where a state/territory will become the winner.
The American Song Contest is executive produced by Audrey Morrissey, Anders Lenhoff, Christer Björkman, Peter Settman, Ola Melzig, and Gregory Lipstone alongside Propagate’s Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens. The competition is produced by Propagate in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group.
The inaugural edition of the competition will be hosted by Snoop Doogg and Kelly Clarkson, and will premiere on the 21st of March on NBC.
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