{"id":26634,"date":"2022-05-07T21:36:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T02:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=26634"},"modified":"2022-05-07T21:40:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T02:40:26","slug":"asc042522","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/07\/asc042522\/","title":{"rendered":"Interviews with &#8220;American Song Contest&#8221; performers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Interview!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26636\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/asc042522.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;American Song Contest&quot; April 25 on NBC\" width=\"281\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/asc042522.jpg 335w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/asc042522-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interview with performers of &#8220;American Song Contest&#8221; on NBC by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biothane\/\">Thane<\/a> 4\/25\/22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was at this virtual press event with some of the semi-finalists for this show. I watched the first semi-final episode. My favorites were Riker and Jonah, but all the contestants shone this night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Riker Lynch of Colorado<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the jury didn&#8217;t like him. He&#8217;s very upbeat, so I asked him what his motivation is for wanting to spread joy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-26634-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-riker.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-riker.mp4\">https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-riker.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jonah Prill of Montana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His style is more country, so I asked him what he liked about country music.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-26634-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-jonah.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-jonah.mp4\">https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-jonah.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ada Leann of Michigan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ada is the youngest performer; I asked her what the challenges are of being a young singer.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-26634-3\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-ada.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-ada.mp4\">https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-ada.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><strong>AleXa of Oklahoma<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I asked her if she&#8217;s inspired by any K pop artists. I liked her tune. I really should listen to more K Pop.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-26634-4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-alexa.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-alexa.mp4\">https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-alexa.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><strong>MARi of New Hampshire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I loved her song and asked her what got her in the mood to write such an inspirational song.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-26634-5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-mari.mp4?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-mari.mp4\">https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-mari.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hueston of Rhode Island<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I assumed that Hueston likes to reach people through his music, so I asked how it feels to know that he&#8217;s reaching people.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-26634-6\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-houston.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-houston.mp4\">https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-houston.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ni\/Co of Alabama<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I asked whether both of them always writes songs for their duo or whether just one of them writes the songs.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-26634-7\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-ni-co.mp4?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-ni-co.mp4\">https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-ni-co.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jared Lee of Massaghusetts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since his song was called &#8220;Shameless,&#8221; I asked him whatever the most shameless thing he&#8217;s done (that&#8217;s he&#8217;s comfortable sharing).<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-26634-8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-jared.mp4?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-jared.mp4\">https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-jared.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><strong>Allen Stone of Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He wrote his song after becoming a father, so I asked him what his family thinks of his song.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-26634-9\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-allen.mp4?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-allen.mp4\">https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-allen.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryan Charles of Wyoming<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His style was influenced by hip hop, so I wanted to know what his favorite hip hop jams were.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-26634-10\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-ryan.mp4?_=10\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-ryan.mp4\">https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-ryan.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordan Smith of Kentucky<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I felt that &#8220;Sparrow&#8221; was a powerful song and wanted to know what it meant to him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-26634-11\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-jordan.mp4?_=11\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-jordan.mp4\">https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/asc-semi-final-jordan.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p>MORE INFO:<\/p>\n<p>AMERICAN SONG CONTEST &#8212; \u201cSemi-finals\u201d Episode 106<\/p>\n<div class=\"show-description show-description--full\">\n<div>\n<p>America\u2019s biggest live entertainment event has arrived! Based on the worldwide phenomenon \u201cEurovision Song Contest,\u201d organized for 65 years by the European Broadcasting Union and watched by 200 million viewers annually, this amazing musical spectacular combines the competitive spirit of rooting for your favorite sports team with the joy of watching a beloved singing performance.<\/p>\n<p>In the U.S. version of the international megahit, \u201cAmerican Song Contest\u201d will feature live original musical performances, representing all 50 states, five U.S. territories and our nation\u2019s capital, competing to win the country\u2019s vote for the best hit song. The 56 artists span a wide range of performers \u2013 from undiscovered talent, up-and-coming new artists, and rising stars to established and legendary icons. An incredible solo artist, duo, group or band will represent each location and perform a new original song, celebrating the depth and variety of different styles and genres across America.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson, the eight-week live competition consists of three rounds as the artists compete in a series of Qualifying Rounds, followed by the Semi-Finals and the ultimate Grand Final where one state or territory will emerge victorious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerican Song Contest\u201d is executive produced by Propagate\u2019s Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens, alongside Audrey Morrissey, Amanda Zucker, Kyra Thompson and Gregory Lipstone as well as American Song Contest, Inc.\u2019s Anders Lenhoff, Christer Bj\u00f6rkman, Peter Settman and Ola Melzig. Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson also serve as executive producers.<\/p>\n<p>The series is produced by Propagate in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group, and American Song Contest, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>Hashtag: #AmericanSongContest<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/interviews\/\">Back to the Primetime Articles and Interviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26637\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/snoopclarkson.jpg\" alt=\"AMERICAN SONG CONTEST -- \u201cSemi-finals\u201d Episode 106 -- Pictured: (l-r) Snoop Dogg, Kelly Clarkson -- (Photo by: Trae Patton\/NBC)\" width=\"284\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/snoopclarkson.jpg 360w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/snoopclarkson-300x292.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Interview! Interview with performers of &#8220;American Song Contest&#8221; on NBC by Thane 4\/25\/22 I was at this virtual press event with some of the semi-finalists for this show. I watched the first semi-final episode. My favorites were Riker and Jonah, but all the contestants shone this night. 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