United States. Soon an American Eurovision hosted by stars Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson

The United States will broadcast, from March to May 2022, on a major national television channel, an American version of the Eurovision Song Contest, one of the most watched programs in the world.

Eight weeks of competition

American rapper Snoop Dogg and singer Kelly Clarkson will present this “American Song Contest” broadcast for eight weeks on NBC until the May 9 final, according to a statement.

There will be solo artists, duos and groups from all 50 US states, the federal capital Washington and five territories under US jurisdiction.

“It is an honor for me to host the American Song Contest alongside Kelly Clarkson, aka Miss Texas,” welcomed in a press release Snoop Dogg, one of the richest rappers in the United States, hip-hop star, and who performed Sunday at halftime of the Super Bowl won by the Rams of Los Angeles.

From his real name Calvin Broadus, Snoop Dogg has also been the target since last week of a civil complaint for rape filed in Los Angeles by a woman who accuses him of having assaulted her in 2013.

Bringing America a “Musical Phenomenon”

As for singer Kelly Clarkson, originally from Texas, she was the very first winner in 2002 of the “American Idol” singing contest. In a statement, the artist said “fan and lover of the concept of Eurovision and delighted to bring this musical phenomenon to America”. She also declared herself “so thrilled to be working with Snoop”.

The producer of the “American Song Contest” Anders Lenhoff paid tribute to him in a statement to Eurovision by comparing it to a competition where “Music would be an Olympic sport” and or “artists from all over the world would come to compete for a gold medal”.

According to him, his “American version will be different from anything that has been done previously on American television”.