In the opening moments of last week’s penultimate American Song Contest heat, three more acts joined Tennessee’s Tyler Braden (the jury winner of the third heat) in the competition’s semi-finals. They were: Riker Lynch of Colorado Ni/Co of Alabama Grant Knoche of Texas And, after another pack of up-and-coming artists performed, the jury had their say, sending Washington’s Allen Stone …

Last week, Chloe Fredricks of North Dakota, Broderick Jones of Kansas, and Jonah Prill of Montana joined jury winner Jordan Smith of Kentucky as the four acts advancing to the American Song Contest semi-finals from week two. And after 12 more acts strutted their stuff, week three’s jury winner was revealed to be … Tyler Braden of Tennessee. Watch his …