{"id":34090,"date":"2022-03-04T14:42:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T19:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=34090"},"modified":"2022-03-04T14:42:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T19:42:01","slug":"nbcs-american-song-contest-announces-the-56-artists-from-across-the-country-competing-for-best-hit-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/04\/nbcs-american-song-contest-announces-the-56-artists-from-across-the-country-competing-for-best-hit-song\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC&#8217;s &#8220;American Song Contest&#8221; Announces the 56 Artists from Across the Country Competing for Best Hit Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34091\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/American-Song-Contest.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/American-Song-Contest.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/American-Song-Contest-300x195.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>All-Live Music Competition Series, Hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson, Premieres Monday, March 21 @ 8PM.<\/p>\n<p>NBC&#8217;s &#8220;<strong><em>American Song Contest<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; announces the 56 artists, representing the 50 states, five U.S. territories, and our nation&#8217;s capital, who will compete to win the country&#8217;s vote for the best hit song.<\/p><div id=\"morty-714900549\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 56 artists span a wide range of performers, from undiscovered talent, up-and-coming new artists, and rising stars to established and legendary icons. An incredible solo artist, duo, group, or band will represent each location and perform a new original song, celebrating the depth and variety of different styles and genres across America. The full list of &#8220;<em>American Song Contest<\/em>&#8221; artists can be found below.<\/p>\n<p>From the producers of &#8220;<em>Eurovision Song Contest<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>The Voice<\/em>,&#8221; the all-live music competition series, hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson, will premiere Monday, March 21 from 8-10PM ET\/PT from the NBCUniversal lot.<\/p>\n<p>Atlantic Records will serve as the exclusive music partner for &#8220;<em>American Song Contest<\/em>&#8221; and will release the original songs featured on the series. Beginning Monday, March 21, Atlantic will release each week&#8217;s new batch of songs @ 12AM ET \/ 9PM PT.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Launching a new series is always a massive undertaking but mounting one that involves producing 56 original songs is a herculean task. Selecting the right label partner to dig in with us was crucial and we found the perfect partner in Atlantic Records,&#8221; said executive producer Audrey Morrissey. &#8220;We can&#8217;t wait for viewers to discover new music from our incredibly talented artists from across the country and help decide America&#8217;s next big song.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-3339269220\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kevin Weaver, Atlantic Records President, West Coast adds, &#8220;Atlantic Records is thrilled to partner with NBC and all the artists competing on &#8216;American Song Contest.&#8217; As an innovative music label, we&#8217;re always looking for new ways to discover and showcase talent and &#8216;<em>American Song Contest<\/em>&#8216; is the perfect stage for America to see the best of the best from each state and territory. We&#8217;re honored to be working with NBC, all of the incredibly talented artists, and the entire &#8216;American Song Contest&#8217; team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet the Artists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about each artist, visit here to view on an interactive map: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/americansongcontestmap\">https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/americansongcontestmap<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Alabama: Ni\/Co<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Alaska: Jewel<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 American Samoa: Tenelle<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Arizona: Las Marias<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Arkansas: Kelsey Lamb<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 California: Sweet Taboo<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Colorado: Riker Lynch<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Connecticut: Michael Bolton<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Delaware: Nitro Nitra<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Florida: Ale Zabala<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Georgia: Stela Cole<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Guam: Jason J.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Hawaii: Bronson Varde<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Idaho: Andrew Sheppard<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Illinois: Justin Jesso<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Indiana: UG skywalkin<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Iowa: Alisabeth Von Presley<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Kansas: Broderick Jones<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Kentucky: Jordan Smith<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Louisiana: Brittany Pfantz<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Maine: King Kyote<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Maryland: Sisq\u00f3<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Massachusetts: Jared Lee<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Michigan: Ada LeAnn<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Minnesota: Yam Haus<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Mississippi: Keyone Starr<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Missouri: Brett Seper<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Montana: Jonah Prill<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Nebraska: Jocelyn<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Nevada: The Crystal Method<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 New Hampshire: MARi<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 New Jersey: Brooke Alexx<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 New Mexico: Khalisol<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 New York: ENISA<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 North Carolina: John Morgan<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 North Dakota: Chloe Fredericks<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Northern Mariana Islands: Sabyu<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Ohio: Macy Gray<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Oklahoma: AleXa<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Oregon: courtship.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Pennsylvania: Bri Steves<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Puerto Rico: Christian Pag\u00e1n<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Rhode Island: Hueston<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 South Carolina: Jesse LeProtti<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 South Dakota: Judd Hoos<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Tennessee: Tyler Braden<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Texas: Grant Knoche<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 U.S. Virgin Islands: Cruz Rock<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Utah: Savannah Keyes<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Vermont: Josh Panda<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Virginia: Almira Zaky<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Washington: Allen Stone<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Washington, D.C.: N\u00cbITHER<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 West Virginia: Alexis Cunningham<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Wisconsin: Jake&#8217;O<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Wyoming: Ryan Charles<\/p>\n<h4>ABOUT &#8220;AMERICAN SONG CONTEST&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p>America&#8217;s biggest televised live entertainment event has arrived! 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