Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson have been announced as the upcoming American Song Contest hosts, a Eurovision-styled singing competition set to premiere on NBC this March.
The contest was initially announced in 2020. The new contest was initially supposed to air on TV in February, but NBC delayed it. It will feature “original musical performances representing all 50 states, five US territories and the nation’s capital, with artists competing to win the title of Best Original Song in a grand spectacle”.
Snoop Dogg said in a statement, “I am honored to host American Song Contest alongside my lil sis Kelly Clarkson, aka Miss Texas.”
Clarkson added: “I have been a fan and love the concept of Eurovision and am thrilled to bring the musical phenomenon to America. I’m so excited to work with Snoop and can’t wait to see every state and territory represented by artists singing their own songs.”
American Song Contest will kick off on March 21st. Air for eight weeks with the Grand Final scheduled for May 9th, the day before the first semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The list of 56 solo singers, duos, or bands will be announced later.
The 2022 Eurovision Song Contest will occur at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, Italy, with the Grand Final set for May 14th. Last year’s Eurovision was won by the Italian band Måneskin.