Songland is an American songwriting competition series on NBC that premiered in May 2019. 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. It gives the viewers a look at the creative process in action. Contestants are selected to work with producers and a recording artist to release a song. 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". Stewart, a musician and composer formerly of Eurythmics, conceived Songland. The show premiered in May 2019, with three producer-hosts: producer and songwriter Ester Dean; producer and lead singer of OneRepublic Ryan Tedder; and songwriter Shane McAnally. In September 2019, the series was renewed, and season two premiered in April 2020.
| Created by | David A. Stewart |
| Directed by | Ivan Dudynsky |
| Starring | Ester Dean, Shane McAnally, Ryan Tedder |
| Composer(s) | Jared Gutstadt |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Executive producer(s) | Audrey Morrissey, Ivan Dudynsky, Adam Levine, Dave Stewart, Chad Hines |
| Production company(s) | Universal Television Alternative Studio, 222 Productions, Live Animals Productions, Dave Stewart Entertainment |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Weekly competition series where music producers team up with songwriters to create the next big hit to be recorded by a guest performing artist. The show was produced by the starring producers Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean and Shane McAnally.
It was executive produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Audrey Morrissey, Adam Levine and three others. John Legend was the first musical guest of the series.
Music competitions in the United States.
