“This is a total step up,” Ryan Tedder says of the impending return of “Songland” on NBC April 13. “It’s like ‘The Office’ Season 2 versus ‘The Offic…
, are also both heavyweights in the industry. Dean has worked with Rihanna, Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj, while McAnally has collaborated with Kacey Musgraves, Kelly Clarkson and Sam Hunt.
Guest judges for this season include Boyz II Men, Florida Georgia Line, Luis Fonsi, H.E.R., Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride, Julia Michaels, Ben Platt, Bebe Rexa and Usher. “I think that’s the thing that’s been so heartening about this show: several [contestants] have gotten publishing deals and cuts with other artists,” Morrissey says. She points to Kelsea Ballerini’s “Better Luck Next Time,” written by contestant Darius Coleman. The song debuted at No. 2 on the iTunes chart, setting a precedent for what songwriters can accomplish through the show.
Dean elaborated further on what “Songland” owes to its contestants. “We look in front of us and realize there’s somebody here that has never sat in this chair before. Not the chair of ‘Songland,’ the chair of a successful writer. So these people are here and we are there to service them.”
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