#Song writer competition series

Songland attempts to rework the often thankless and grueling job of songwriting. Stewart, formerly of Eurythmics, conceived Songland. The winning track is released the same night as the episode is aired, with the viewers witnessing a song produced for consumption in roughly 45 minutes. įrom four prospective songs, three are chosen and matched up with one each of the three producers to develop a final version for approval those re-worked songs are then sung again with one chosen as the winner. It's enlightening to see how a song can change just by slowing it down or speeding it up, or moving the chorus, or emphasizing the beat or shuffling parts around. They immediately get feedback for the song's lyrics, message, and musical construction, often with specific ways to improve the track. They do so in Songland 's makeshift recording studio equipped with sound mixing equipment, and sometimes with live musicians and extra singers. Four seemingly unknown songwriters audition songs they have written live for the producers and that episode's guest star(s). Premise Įach episode, producers Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean and Shane McAnally team up with songwriters to create the next big hit to be recorded by the guest performing artist.

Songland was the top new show of summer 2019 'in the key adults 18-49 demographic and among total viewers, according to Nielsen's 'most current' metric, which counts a week's worth of delayed viewing per episode where available'. Īccording to, many of the first season's songs picked by the guest artists for release hit No.

#Song writer competition series

In September 2019, the series was renewed, and the second season premiered in April 2020. The show premiered in May 2019, with three producer-hosts: producer and songwriter Ester Dean producer and OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder and songwriter Shane McAnally. Stewart, a musician and composer formerly of Eurythmics, conceived Songland. The show tries to elevate the traditional role of the songwriter in the process of creating music from 'unpleasant secret' to being the celebrated 'magic ingredient'.

Contestants are selected to work with producers and a recording artist to release a song. It gives the viewers a look at the creative process in action. The show, produced in cooperation with the Universal Television Alternative Studio, 222 Productions, Live Animals Productions and Dave Stewart, sets out to give undiscovered songwriters a chance to create a hit. Songland is an American songwriting competition series that aired on NBC from May 28, 2019, to June 15, 2020.