The series provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity for talented up-and-coming songwriters to be exposed to and mentored by three music producers per episode who are responsible for today's biggest hits. The panel of producer-songwriters includes Ryan Tedder (lead singer of OneRepublic and Grammy Award-winning producer of Adele, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift), Ester Dean (Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer of Rihanna, Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj) and Shane McAnally (Grammy-winning songwriter and producer of Kacey Musgraves, Kelly Clarkson and Sam Hunt with 38 #1 country records). The series takes an inside look at the creative process and provides one winner per episode the opportunity to have their song recorded for a global audience by the chart-topping guest recording artists featured in their show.

PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
ˇ Charlie Puth
ˇ Ester Dean
ˇ Ryan Tedder
ˇ Shane McAnally

CREW INFORMATION:
ˇ Adam Levine as EP
ˇ Audrey Morrissey as CRTR/EP
ˇ Chad Hines as EP
ˇ Dave Stewart as CRTR/EP
ˇ Ivan Dudynsky as CRTR/DIR/EP
ˇ Josh Gummersall as PROD
ˇ Ryan Tedder as PROD

"SONGLAND"

"JOHN LEGEND" ORIGINAL

05/28/2019 (10:01PM - 11:00PM) (Tuesday) : "Songland,"serves as a destination for music's biggest stars to find their next hit song. In the series premiere, undiscovered songwriters are put center stage as they pitch their original material to mega-star John Legend and a panel of chart-topping music producers. Viewers get an authentic peek into the creative process behind songwriting as three of music's most successful and sought-after writer-producers, Ryan Tedder (Adele, Taylor Swift), Ester Dean (Rihanna, Katy Perry) and Shane McAnally (Kacey Musgraves, Sam Hunt), produce the songwriters to creatively adapt their songs to perfectly fit Legend's style. One song is chosen to be recorded by Legend and released for a global audience the same night. TV-PG