(Minnesota) – March 21st, 2022 — It’s finally time for America to choose the next great songwriter(s). American Song Contest premieres live on NBC tonight, March 21, kicking off an epic Eurovision -inspired competitionAmerican Song Contest .
Minnesota Song Writer Yam Haus will be part of the show. As there are writers from every state, it becomes a voting competition for each artist.
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How to watch ‘American Song Contest’ live and via streaming
Fans can tune into American Song Contest live on NBC every week at 8 p.m. ET. Additionally, fans can stream the live show via the NBC-owned Peacock app. For those who can’t catch the live performances, American Song Contest will be available for streaming on Hulu the next day.
American Song Contest will run for eight weeks, showcasing several qualifying rounds and finals. One artist or group from each state will compete with their original songs. Meanwhile, Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson serve as the contest’s hosts. Here’s the state-by-state artist list:
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 Kane’Opio 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: Sisqo
Massachusetts: Jared Lee
Michigan: Ada LeAnn
Minnesota: Yam Haus Mississippi: Keyone Starr
Missouri: Brett Seper
Montana: Jonah Prill
New Jersey: Brooke Alexx
Nebraska: Jocelyn Anderson
Nevada: The Crystal Method
New Hampshire: MARi
New Mexico: Khalisol
North Carolina: John Morgan
North Dakota: Chloe Fredericks
New York: Enisa
Northern Mariana Islands: Sabyu
Ohio: Macy Gray
Oklahoma: AleXa
Oregon: courtship
Pennsylvania: Bri Steves
Puerto Rico: Christian Pagan
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.: Neither
West Virginia: Alexis Cunningham
Wisconsin: Jake’O
Wyoming: Ryan Charles
How to vote for artists on ‘American Song Contest’
There are three ways to vote for artists on American Song Contest , including the brand new TikTok voting method. With this method, TikTok users can search in the social media app for American Song Contest to access the voting page. Note that a TikTok account is required to access voting in the app.
Alternatively, fans can head to NBC’s website or app to cast votes using an NBC login. Only 10 votes will be allowed per person every Monday, and fans must be at least 13 years old to vote. The voting windows will open at 8 p.m. ET on Monday nights and close on Wednesday mornings at 7 a.m. ET.
According to NBC, American Song Contest will feature five weeks of Qualifying Rounds where 11 or 12 artists perform each week. Then, 22 artists will move forward to two weeks of Semi-Finals, followed by the Top 10 in the Grand Final on May 9.
The competition has a jury panel of 56 people who will also vote
In addition to weekly fan votes, artist eliminations will be determined by a jury of 56 music professionals — one for each state/territory. According to Variety , these jury members include “a mix of music industry executives, songwriters, and radio programmers from various genres as well as managers and members of the Recording Academy .”
Each week, the jury will send one artist to the Semi-Finals, with the remaining three artists determined by fan and jury votes. Then, in the Semi-Finals, the jury will send two artists to the Grand Final, while fans and the jury will select the other eight acts. The jury will vote for artists based on their songs’ “artistic expression, hit potential, originality and visual impression,” according to Variety.
American Song Contest airs live every Monday night at 8 p.m. ET, starting on March 21.
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