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American Idol is still the number 1 rated music TV show, but American Song Contest comes in with a twist. ASC is more about the song than the singer, and American Idol is about everything. Ironically, the original Idol, Kelly Clarkson, cohosts ASC.

The TV show’s concept came from Eurovision Song Contest. With so much talk about electric vehicles these days, don’t forget about electric music being the real rhythm of the streets. Night after night, the music artists came to perform beginning on March 21. All kinds of singers represented all 50 U.S. states, five territories, and Washington D.C. On the surface, it seems like just another singing competition, but ASC is so much more. Across the country, artists competed for the best original song.

American Song Contest makes Snoop and the whole country want to dance. Kelly Clarkson and Snoop were a winning combination as cohosts. If you like chicken dinners, you will like ASC because the show got served in a unique format. A jury and public vote determined the grand prize.

Right now, the Grand Final features the following top 10 contestants. Here is the original list with photos and songs.

1. Michael Bolton, Connecticut

2. Chloe Fredericks, North Dakota

3. Grant Knoche, Texas

4. Tenelle, American Samoa

5. Tyler Braden, Tennessee

6. Ni/Co, Alabama

7. Jordan Smith, Kentucky

8. Riker Lynch, Colorado

9. AleXa, Oklahoma

10. Allen Stone, Washington

American Song Contest Recap

First, Kelly Clarkson, then Snoop Dogg owned the night. Seeing them take the stage and perform was a bit of a surprise. Soon, Michael Bolton followed with his Beautiful World performance.

I like the show because it’s all about originality. This whole season has been phenomenal. The talent was incredible. Narrowing down the field to only ten was difficult. So many music artists got cut who had it together.

The ASC train was like a Gladys Knight and the Pips song. Ni/Co and Tenelle could have easily sung A Midnight Train to Georgia. These Mondays were like leaving the station, and the songs were the luggage.

American Song Contest has concluded. The NBC Universal Studios TV show was a fun ride. We’ll have to find something new to watch on Mondays between 8 pm and 10 pm EST.

Did you get onboard the ASC train? Wasn’t it groovy? Hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson, the NBC show had all the bells and whistles of a blockbuster. And in the end, AleXa would win with her original song Wonderland. What a show!

BY: GURU JAY

Jimmy Kimmel doesn’t go on live, though they call his show Jimmy Kimmel Live. Imagine Saturday Night Live prerecording episodes. Despite this misleading title, I shamefully watch Kimmel more often than the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Overall, Kimmel built a better platform because the offbeat comedian surrounds himself with terrific talents from Cousin Sal to Guillermo to Matt Damon. Fallon works harder and relies on himself more than others. Sometimes, Fallon seems exhausted as if he’s burning out like birthday candles in Antarctica.

Kimmel’s sense of humor is more sustaining, although Fallon is the most entertaining What will happen when Stephen Colbert takes over after David Letterman? Can Colbert compete with awaken forces Fat Jimmy and Slim Jim? Who’s ratings will nosedive?

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From this point forward I’ll occasionally address Kimmel as Big Jimmy and Fallon as Slim Jim. Big Jimmy built his show from scratch, while Slim Jim took part of a hostile takeover. Conan O’Brien should have been bigger than Johnny Carson. Is that the real reason why Jay Leno stalled Conan’s initiation ruining the Tonight show’s ratings and standing?

I understand Conan has a huge ego, but Colbert’s ego isn’t any larger. O’Brien was simply the best. In fact, Conan was ABC’s worst nightmare.

Slim Jim is highly creative and wildly talented. But Fallon took a shortcut on the roads to riches- road blocking Conan O’Brien. NBC’s executives have made disgusting decisions. Although Fallon serves as a wonderful host, look at how this network treated past hosts and tell me if Slim Jim won’t get eaten alive.

In the end, Big Jimmy is victorious because he’s well established in Hollywood. The real debate is whether the new CBS Late Show with Stephen Colbert can put the Tonight Show to bed. While I’m a Jimmy Fallon fan, I won’t watch NBC until they act right.

I am Guru Jay launching off into orbit in 5-4-3-2-1!