Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson have been announced as the hosts of the upcoming American Song Contest, a Eurovision-styled singing competition set to premiere on NBC this March.
Initially announced in 2020, the new contest was due to appear on TV in February but was delayed by NBC. It will feature \u201coriginal musical performances representing all 50 states, five US territories and the nation\u2019s capital, with artists competing to win the title of Best Original Song in a grand spec-tacle\u201d. \u201cI am honored to host American Song Contest alongside my lil sis Kelly Clarkson, aka Miss Texas,\u201d Snoop Dogg said in a statement.
Clarkson added: \u201cI have been a fan and love the concept of Eurovision and am thrilled to bring the musical phenomenon to America. I\u2019m so excited to work with Snoop and can\u2019t wait to see every state and territory represented by artists singing their own songs.\u201d
American Song Contest will kick off on March 21 then air for eight weeks with the Grand Final scheduled for May 9, the day before the first semi-final of this year\u2019s Eurovision Song Contest takes place. The list of 56 solo singers, duos or bands will be announced at a later date.
Executive producer of the new show, Ben Silverman, said: \u201cI\u2019ve spent 20 years trying to pursue this,\u201d in trying to bring the show to US audiences. \u201cI just love the format.\u201d
He added: \u201cWhen America is more fractionalised than ever and we are dealing with so many issues that divide us, the one [thing] that truly unites us is our culture\u2026it can unite it by celebrating its di-versity, its distinctions and in pulling everyone around its love of music and its love of song.\u201d
The 2022 Eurovision Song Contest will take place at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, Italy, with the Grand Final set for May 14. Last year\u2019s Eurovision was won by the Italian band M\u00e5neskin.
Mika was recently announced as one of a trio of hosts for this year\u2019s Eurovision Song Contest. He\u2019ll be joining renowned Italian singer Laura Pausini and TV personality Alessandro Cattelan on pre-senting duties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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