American Song Contest 2022
Dates
Qualification round 1March 21, 2022
Qualification round 2March 28, 2022
Qualification round 3April 4, 2022
Qualification round 4April 11, 2022
Qualification round 5April 18, 2022
Semi-final 1April 25, 2022
Semi-final 2May 2, 2022
FinalMay 9, 2022
Host
Presenter(s)
Host broadcasterNBC
Participants
Number of entries56
American Song Contest

The American Song Contest 2022 will be the first edition of the American Song Contest. It will take place in Universal City, California. The contest will see all 50 U.S. states, five territories, and Washington, D.C. compete for the title of Best Original Song. Propagate Content and Universal Television Alternative Studio will produce the program and it will air on NBC. The contest will be held at Universal Studios Lot and consist of five qualification rounds, two semi-finals and a final over an eight-week period between March 21 and May 9, 2022.

Format

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The American Song Contest is based off of the international song competition Eurovision Song Contest organized annually by the European Broadcasting Union.[1] Fifty-six artists will take part each representing one of the fifty U.S. states, all five populated U.S. territories, and Washington, D.C., the national capital and a federal district of the United States. The participating territories are American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.[2]

The contest will involve five qualifying rounds followed by two semi-finals and one final. In each qualifying round, a 56-member jury of music industry professionals (one for each state and territory) selects one song to advance to the semi-finals, while three songs will also advance after a three-day viewer voting window.[3] After the qualifying rounds, the jury will then select two "redemption songs" to join in the semi-finals, thus a total of 22 acts will remain in the competition.[3] The same selection process will be facilitated in the semi-finals to determine the 10 acts that will compete in the final.[3] The final results will be presented in Eurovision style, with each jury member awarding their 12 points then adding in the viewers' points.[3] The viewer votes will be weighted, with each state and territory be 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.[4]

Production

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The American Song Contest 2022 will be produced by Propagate Content and Universal Television Alternative Studio and will air on NBC.[5] The contest will premiere on March 21, 2022 while the final will air on May 9, 2022, the same week as the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[6] Audrey Morrissey, Anders Lenhoff, Christer Björkman, Peter Settman, Ola Melzig, Gregory Lipstone, Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson will serve as executive producers.[7] Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson were revealed as hosts during a promo that aired prior to the Super Bowl LVI halftime show. [7]

International broadcasting

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The contest will be broadcast in Canada and in multiple European countries. It will air on CHCH-DT in Hamilton, Canada[8], ServusTV in Austria and Germany[9][10], Yle TV2 in Finland[11], ERT in Greece[12], RÚV in Iceland[13], NRK in Norway[14], RTP in Portugal[15], RTS in Serbia[16], RTVSLO 2 in Slovenia[17], RTVE Play in Spain[18] and SVT in Sweden[19].

Participants

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NBC revealed the 56 competing artists on March 3, 2022, through an interactive map.[20] Atlantic Records will serve as the exclusive music partner of the American Song Contest, with the original songs in the competition to be released in batches beginning March 21 at midnight Eastern Standard Time.[21]

Participants[20]
State/Territory Artist Song Songwriters
  Alabama Ni/Co TBD
  Alaska Jewel
  American Samoa Tenelle
  Arizona Las Marías
  Arkansas Kelsey Lamb "Never Like This"[22] TBA
  California Sweet Taboo TBD
  Colorado Riker Lynch
  Connecticut Michael Bolton "Beautiful World"[23] TBA
  Delaware Nitro Nitra TBA
  Florida Ale Zabala "Flirt"[24] TBA
  Georgia Stela Cole TBD
  Guam Jason J.
  Hawaii Bronson Varde
  Idaho Andrew Sheppard
  Illinois Justin Jesso
  Indiana UG skywalkin "Love in My City" (feat. Maxie)[25] TBA
  Iowa Alisabeth Von Presley "Wonder" TBA
  Kansas Broderick Jones "Tell Me"[26] TBA
  Kentucky Jordan Smith TBD
  Louisiana Brittany Pfantz
  Maine King Kyote "Get Out Alive"[27][28] TBA
  Maryland Sisqó TBD
  Massachusetts Jared Lee
  Michigan Ada LeAnn "Natalie."[29] TBA
  Minnesota Yam Haus "Ready to Go"[30]
  Mississippi Keyone Starr "Fire"[31]
  Missouri Brett Seper "Can't Stay Away"[32]
  Montana Jonah Prill TBD
  Nebraska Jocelyn
  Nevada The Crystal Method
  New Hampshire MARi "Fly"[33] TBA
  New Jersey Brooke Alexx TBD
  New Mexico Khalisol
  New York ENISA
  North Carolina John Morgan
  North Dakota Chloe Fredericks
  Northern Mariana Islands Sabyu
  Ohio Macy Gray
  Oklahoma AleXa "Wonderland"[34] Moa Carlebecker, Ellen Berg, Andreas Carlsson, Albin Nordqvist, Bekuh Boom
  Oregon courtship. "Million Dollar Smoothies"[35] TBA
  Pennsylvania Bri Steves TBA
  Puerto Rico Christian Pagán "Loko"[36] TBA
  Rhode Island Hueston "Held On Too Long"[37]
  South Carolina Jesse LeProtti TBA
  South Dakota Judd Hoos "Bad Girl"[38] TBA
  Tennessee Tyler Braden "Seventeen"[39]
  Texas Grant Knoche TBD
  United States Virgin Islands Cruz Rock
  Utah Savannah Keyes
  Vermont Josh Panda
  Virginia Almira Zaky
  Washington Allen Stone "A Little Bit of Both"[40] TBA
  Washington, D.C. NËITHER TBD
  West Virginia Alexis Cunningham
  Wisconsin Jake’O "Feel Your Love"[41] TBA
  Wyoming Ryan Charles "New Boot Goofin'"[42] TBA

Qualifiers 1

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The first qualifier round will be held on Monday, March 21.[43][44]

Draw State/Territory Artist Song
  Arkansas Kelsey Lamb "Never Like This"
  Connecticut Michael Bolton "Beautiful World"
  Indiana UG skywalkin ft. Maxie "Love In My City"
  Iowa Alisabeth Von Presley "Wonder"
  Minnesota Yam Haus "Ready To Go"
  Mississippi Keyone Starr "Fire"
  Oklahoma AleXa "Wonderland"
  Puerto Rico Christian Pagán "Loko"
  Rhode Island Hueston "Held On Too Long"
  Wisconsin Jake’O "Feel Your Love"
  Wyoming Ryan Charles "New Boot Goofin'"

Ratings

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Viewership and ratings per episode of American Song Contest 2022
No. Title Air date Timeslot (ET) Rating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Ref.
1 "The Qualifiers Premiere" March 21, 2022 Mondays 8:00 p.m. TBD TBD [45]
2 "The Live Qualifiers Part 2" March 28, 2022 TBD TBD [45]
3 "TBA" April 4, 2022 TBD TBD [45]
4 "TBA" April 11, 2022 TBD TBD [45]
5 "TBA" April 18, 2022 TBD TBD [45]
6 "TBA" April 25, 2022 TBD TBD [45]
7 "TBA" May 2, 2022 TBD TBD [45]
8 "TBA" May 9, 2022 TBD TBD [45]

See also

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