When will American Song Contest Season 1 episode 1 air? Release date, judges and more about NBC series

American Song Contest Season 1 premieres on March 21, 2022, on NBC (Image via @kellyclarkson/Instagram)

American Song Contest, a musical reality show based on the Euroversion Song Contest, will hit screens this week on NBC. Hosted by Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg, the show will air its finale in a month.

Singers from 50 states and six U.S territories will perform an original song in front of the judges and the audience to win the title of Best Original Song in the show.

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Details About American Song Contest Season 1

Season 1 of the American Song Contest will premiere on March 21, 2022, on NBC. Around 56 contestants will put on their best performance to woo the audience and judges to be crowned the winner of the show, which will be declared on May 9, 2022.

Based on the 65-years-old competition, Eurovision Song Contest, the American version of the reality show will run for eight weeks, with each singer representing one of the 50 states as well as one of Washington DC, Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.

The singers will perform an original song in the American Song Contest that will be released later on Atlantic Records.

A jury of 56 professional musicians from the industry will judge the singers. Like the contestants, each jury will also represent one state or territory across the United States.

American Song Contest will have five qualifying rounds and two semi-final rounds, all leading to one grand finale where the jury and the audience together will decide the winner of the show. The 56 contestants competing on the show are:

1. Ni/Co - Alabama
2. Jewel - Alaska
3. Tenelle - American Samoa
4. Las Marias - Arizona
5. Kelsey Lamb - Arkansac
6. Sweet Taboo - California
7. Riker Lynch - Colorado
8. Michael Bolton - Connecticut
9. Nitro Nitra - Delaware
10. Ale Zabala - Florida
11. Stela Cole - Georgia
12. Jason J. - Guam
13. Bronson Varde - Hawaii
14. Andrew Sheppard - Idaho
15. Justin Jesso - Illinois
16. UG skywalkin - Indiana
17. Alisabeth Von Presley - Iowa
18. Broderick Jones - Kansas
19. Jordan Smith - Kentucky
20. Brittany Pfantz - Louisiana
21. King Kyote - Maine
22. Sisqó - Maryland
23. Jared Lee - Massachusetts
24. Ada LeAnn - Michigan
25. Yam Haus - Minnesota
26. Keyone Starr - Mississippi
27. Brett Seper - Missouri
28. Jonah Prill - Montana
29. Jocelyn - Nebraska
30. The Crystal Method - Nevada
31. MARi - New Hampshire
32. Brooke Alexx - New Jersey
33. Khalisol - New Mexico
34. ENISA - New York
35. John Morgan - North Carolina
36. Chloe Fredericks - North Dakota
37. Sabyu - Northern Mariana Islands
38. Macy Gray - Ohio
39. AleXa- Oklahoma
40. courtship.- Oregon
41. Bri Steves - Pennsylvania
42. Christian Pagán - Puerto Rico
43. Hueston - Rhode Island
44. Jesse LeProtti - South Carolina
45. Judd Hoos - South Dakota
46. Tyler Braden - Tennessee
47. Grant Knoche - Texas
48. Cruz Rock - U.S. Virgin Islands
49. Savannah Keyes - Utah
50. Josh Panda - Vermont
51. Almira Zaky - Virginia
52. Allen Stone - Washington
53. NËITHER - Washington, D.C.
54. Alexis Cunningham - West Virginia
55. Jake’O - Wisconsin
56. Ryan Charles - Wyoming

Winner of season one of American Idol and judge of The Voice, Kelly Clarkson is excited to host the American Song Contest along with legendary artist Snoop Dogg. Clarkson thinks the show “is very needed right now” as it will uplift people because the “world is heavy right now”.

American Song Contest airs Monday nights from 8:00pm to 10:00pm on NBC and can be viewed the next day on Peacock.