American Song Contest 2022

The concept of the American Song Contest was pretty similar to the Eurovision Song Contest but instead of countries competing, USA’s 50 states, five territories and Washington D.C. competed.

A total of 56 artists were singing their own music, and the results were decided by viewers at home and a jury of music-industry experts.

The contest took place on all Mondays from 21 March to 9 May 2022 at 8pm Eastern / 7pm Central.

Shows

A total of eight shows were held:

5 Heats: 11 or 12 artists competed in each Heat. 4 artists qualified for the Semi-finals from each Heat.

At the end of each Heat, a jury selected one qualifier. 3 more qualifiers were chosen by a combination of a jury and online public votes and revealed during the next week’s show.

2 Semi-finals: 10 artists competed in each Semi-final along with a wildcard act from the heats.

At the end of the each Semi-final, a jury selected one finalists. 4 more finalists were chosen by a combination of a jury and online public votes.

1 Final: The 10 finalists competed and the winner was decided by a jury in combination with public voting.

Voting

The jury consisted of 56 musical experts each representing a U.S. state, territory, or Washington D.C. The jury members evaluated the artists on their performances, artistic expression, originality, and the hit potential of their songs.

The public in US could vote on their favourites either on the NBC website , the NBC App or via TikTok.

American Song Contest followed a point system in which every state and territory voted with equal power, regardless of population.