In early 2012, Snoop announced that he was working for the first time on an all-reggae album, called Reincarnated. In 2007, the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship, citing his prior criminal convictions, banned him from entering the country and appearing at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards. Later in 2006, he was arrested at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, after officers found marijuana and a gun in his vehicle. By now his sound had become less "gangsta rap" and somewhat smoother. His last album for No Limit, The Last Meal, came in 2000 and sold over 2 million copies. He scored the top slot on the hip-hop charts with his next two albums: Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998) and No Limit Top Dogg (1999). Snoop then left Death Row himself, falling out with label mogul Suge Knight and moving to Master P’s No Limit Records. 'Da Game Is to Be Sold' to 'The Hard Way' While it didn’t perform as well commercially, it still showed that Snoop was a major-league artist. Snoop's next album, Tha Doggfather (1996), also reached the top of the charts, despite the absence of Dre, who had left Death Row over a contract dispute. Next came a short film called Murder Was the Case, the soundtrack of which went double platinum. Dre gave Snoop a sound that would resonate in the minds of hip-hop fans for generations. 1 spot on Billboard's hip-hop and Top 200 charts, based in part on the success of the singles "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" and "Gin and Juice." It built on the G-Funk template that The Chronic had established, as Cypress Hill’s B-Real later reminisced: “I think Dr. Snoop's first album, the Dre-produced Doggystyle (1993), climbed its way to the No. This story originally appeared on the Morning Edition live blog.Hit Albums: 'Doggystyle' & 'Tha Doggfather' The rapper returned the compliment, writing in a statement: "I am honored to host 'American Song Contest' alongside my lil sis Kelly Clarkson, aka Miss Texas." "There's a lot of shows out there that have competitions with singing or artists or whatever, and it's really cool because the best song wins out," Clarkson said, adding that working with Snoop Dogg is another highlight. will be represented, saying, "We're pretty divided as a nation." And she applauded its focus on songwriting.
She said she's excited that all parts of the U.S. on NBC sibling streaming platform Peacock as part of a two-year deal, according to Deadline.Ĭlarkson - who rose to fame as the winner of the first season of American Idol - spoke about the competition in a Tuesday segment of The Kelly Clarkson Show. The Eurovision semifinals and final are available in the U.S. The finale is scheduled for May 9, which Eurovision notes is just one day before the Eurovision Song Contest first semifinal. "I'm so excited to work with Snoop and can't wait to see every state and territory represented by artists singing their own songs."Īmerican Song Contest premieres on Monday and runs for eight weeks. "I have been a fan and love the concept of Eurovision and am thrilled to bring the musical phenomenon to America," Clarkson said in a statement. show is also produced by those involved with the singing competition The Voice). The two also share the same producers (the U.S. The competition is based on the Eurovision Song Contest, which has been a global mainstay since it began in 1956 and attracts some 200 million viewers each year, according to NBC. The 56 competitors will be announced at a later date, NBC said.
The competition was first announced in 2020, and Clarkson and Snoop Dogg were announced as hosts during an advertisement that ran during the Super Bowl (at which the rapper was one of the halftime show performers). "An incredible solo artist, duo or a band will represent each location and perform a new original song, celebrating the depth and variety of different styles and genres across America," NBC said in a release.
There will be three rounds of competition, with audiences set to choose one winning act by popular vote. NBC's American Song Contest will feature live performances representing all 50 states, five territories and Washington, D.C. will vie for the title of best original hit. The stars will be hosting a musical competition in which performers from across the U.S. Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson are bringing Eurovision stateside Monday night.
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