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The American Song Contest not renewed for 2023, hope remains for 2024 return

Following it’s inaugural season in 2022, it was confirmed yesterday by show producer and creator Christer Björkman that the American Song Contest will not happen in 2023. The topic came up while speaking to Euromovidas during Benidorm Fest 2023, where Björkman described that while he is proud of the contest and the team’s work on it, he is not sure …

Speculation: Was American Song Contest’s Enisa tipped to represent Montenegro in 2023?

This week has seen the unfortunate news that three countries have withdrawn from Eurovison 2023, including Montenegro, but American Eurofans may be further disappointed to hear that an American Song Contest participant may have been Montenegro’s choice to compete in Liverpool. Enisa Nikaj, who represented the state of New York in the American Song Contest 2022, reported on Twitter that …

Poland’s Sara James among America’s Got Talent semi-final qualifiers, heading to finale on September 13th

Just months after participating in Junior Eurovision 2021 and placing second in Pairs, Sara James flew to the US to audition for America’s Got Talent. Her audition aired during the 3rd episode of season 17, where her rendition of Billie Eilish’s “Lovely” received only feedback from Simon Cowell before he hit his golden buzzer. As a golden buzzer act, James …

Ukrainian popstar and Eurovision alumni Tina Karol announces North American charity tour

Following the announcement of Kalush Orchestra’s North American Tour to raise relief money for Ukraine, Resilience Entertainment Group has revealed that Tina Karol will also embark on a 12 city tour of the US and Canada. Karol’s tour will hit many of the same cities and venues as Kalush Orchestra such as Seattle, San Fransisco, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Toronto, …

Kalush Orchestra embark on a thirteen city North American tour to support Ukraine

Following their appearances across Europe, the  and at the Glastonbury Festival last month, the Eurovision 2022 winners will embark on a 13 city tour of North America starting on October 20th and ending on November 6th. A portion of proceeds will go to relief effors in Ukraine, and will be split between both the Help Heroes of Ukraine and Gate …

Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg to Host American Song Contest

There’s been an exciting (no, really) development in the run up to the premiere of the American Song Contest. In a Superbowl ad that aired on NBC, the network that will broadcast the contest, it was revealed that singer, reality show veteran, and TV host Kelly Clarkson will be co-hosting the event with rapper and actor Snoop Dogg. Watch the …

America calling! American Song Contest to take place in 2022

If you’ve followed the contest in the recent years, you’ve probably already heard about it in the past, but today, we’ve gotten more clues about what it’s all about and when it will be. We’re talking about the American Song Contest, which will air already next year. American Song Contest Back in 2019, everyone came to the press centre for …

Why the Eurovision community should care about the Black Lives Matter movement

The below editorial features the opinions and views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of #escYOUnited as a whole, Eurovision or the EBU. This is not your typical Eurovision editorial. I have spent the past week trying to write this article. Every time that I sit down to type my thoughts I end up erasing everything …

The American Song Contest: What do we know so far?

[AdSense-B] Earlier today, Sean attended the press conference for The American Song Contest, a new EBU venture launched by Christer Björkman across the pond. Here’s everything that we know about the new Stateside contest from this conference! 🇺🇸 The background Discussions regarding bringing the Eurovision format to the United States  began during the production of Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv, with …

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