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A new reality competition show premieres on NBC, on May 28, 2019, from 10 – 11 p.m. ET/PT and 9 – 10 p.m. CT. The show is titled Songland and gives songwriters the opportunity to get big artists to sing their songs. The show will air on Tuesday nights, after America’s Got Talent, until July 2, 2019. Then, it will go on a brief hiatus, returning Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, airing each week until September 11, 2019. For those who want to watch the show but do not have a cable subscription or login info, there are still options watching Songland as it airs.
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Ryan Tedder, who is on the judges’ panel for Songland, recently dished to NPR about what they look for on the show and where music is today. Tedder said, “If a guy working in the mailroom of Sony comes across the next Beyoncé, he gets more notoriety for discovering that artist than the songwriter that writes the song that becomes that artist’s hit. Not only are we on the bottom of the food chain, the way the payment structure is set up, we get paid the least. And with streaming, that income has dropped drastically.”
He continued, “You can be fifth place on the Voice and still be more famous than the most famous songwriter. It’s time for songwriters to have a voice. We will be a lot harder to ignore once we do.”
The producers appearing on the show as judges for the season are producers Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean and Shane McAnally. Other producers on the show include Audrey Morrissey, Ivan Dudynsky, Dave Stewart, Chad Hines, Adam Levine, and Josh Gummersall.
As for the celebrity musical guests, those participating include:
Jonas Brothers
John Legend
Meghan Trainor
Macklemore
Charlie Puth
Kelsea Ballerini
will.i.am
OneRepublic
Aloe Blacc
Old Dominion
Leona Lewis