Majestic Song Contest 36

Majestic Song Contest 36 is the thirty-six edition of the Majestic Song Contest Each country that enters the contest will abide by the contest rules.

Hosting
On the 17th of August following the results of Majestic Song Contest 35; Antonina Arterberry the CEO and Owner of LTNC went live on Facebook Live announcing that she would be delighted to see the contest return to Campre and that she would discuss all possibilities to ensure that occurred with the MBN. The day following it was officially announced that Campre would be the host nation. Antonina made a further announcement stating she would be hiring a team of producers and directors to ensure the best possible show. She further announced that she has encouraged leaders of each of the states in Campre to submit formal bids for hosting. She made the official statement stating "It is a pleasure to have the Majestic Song Contest back in Campre after so long. We accept this privalege to host and aim to make the 36th edition amazing!".

Directors
After the initial announcement of the directing team by Antonina; speculation arose of who would be on the directing team due to so many Camprean directors being perfect for the role. Antonina further explained that this process would happen very quickly with many directors already reaching out to her for the opportunity to work on the contest. Julie Taymor was the first director to be announced by Antonina. Julie was announced as the leading director and made the statement "It is an honor to be apart of this team with a chance to create a spectacle for all to see. I have been humbled to be cast in the highest directing position with the opportunity to choose the team that aid me in producing such a show. Julie was the director, lyricist, costume designer, co-mask producer and co-puppet producer for The Lion King in Theater. She was additionally executive producer of the 2019 Live Action Remake of The Lion King. She has further been director for A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest. Hours following Julie's announcement she made the statement "I believe this team should have individuals with a direct knowledge of this contest." Thus following; she announced the addition of Bradley Cooper to the team of directors. He further followed up this announcement with a twitter post stating "I'm back but behind the scenes; and I couldn't be happier". Bradley directed A Star Is Born and Bernstein as well as acting in movies such as The Hangover series. He is a former Majestic Song Contest alumni winning the contest in edition 4 alongside Lady Gaga; representing. He additionally took part in edition 9 also with Lady Gaga; placing 18th for. Phyllida Lloyd was later announced as joining the directing team by Julie. Phyllida stated in an interview on YouTube that she aimed to "Bring a collaboration of the entertainment business. With a unity of stage, community, music and dance. I believe with these combining in a broadcast it will not only be emotive; but it will inspire society". She also stated that she wanted to "Ensure a representation of global issues are apparent within the hosting; but shared in a peaceful and respectful mean". Phyllida has been the director for both Mamma Mia! and The Iron Lady; in which she won three different awards for such as Best International Film. She was the executive producer of Herself. Jennifer Lee was also announced by Julie to be joining the broadcasting team. She was announced on the 21st of August via Twitter. Jennifer responded using a gif of Frozen expressing her excitement which followed with a tweet saying "Finally!! I have struggled to hold in the announcement!". She has had directing experience on the films Frozen and Frozen II; as well as executive producing experience on Ralph Breaks The Internet. She has further experience with writing screenplays for Wreck It Ralph and Zooptopia. To further her experience within the industry she has creative leadership experience on films such as Moana, Encanto and Raya and the Last Dragon. The last director to join the team was David Gogokhia. This was announced via David's official YouTube account in a promotional video of the contest with a list of the directors names. Later on in the day both Julie and David had an interview in which they confirmed him joining the directive team and both expressed excitement of working together. David further explained that he was looking forward to working with so many artists in a different area of directing. David is a music video director; directing many artists music videos. He has directed music videos for Nina Subletti, Lasha Kicks, Hamin Reed and Mariam Chachkhiani.

Producers
Alongisde announcing the lead director; Antonina also announced the lead producer. She explained that the producer must have great knowledge within the music industry and had no doubt in her mind who should have been cast within the role. On the 18th of August Antonina announced Andrew Lloyd Webber as the lead producer for the contest explaining that he has the most experience of an individual she knew and that his expertise within the industry would make a great addition to the hosting team. She further explained that he would be a great mentor for the production team and that he would be able to exceed them to a higher level. He was the producer and writer of Evita, Cats and The Phantom of The Opera as well as many Television shows. Hours following Andrew's announcement as the head producer, he announced that Cameron Mackintosh would also be joining the production team. This was announced via a joint Facebook Live between the two of them. They discussed both of their work on The Phantom of The Opera and how they didn't get to work together on the production but working on the contest would be great. He produced theater versions of The Phantom of The Opera, Oliver!, Miss Saigon, Cats and Les Misérables. Storm Keating announced that she would be working in the production team via her official Twitter page making the statement "The Voice, Masterchef... now Majestics Song Contest.". Andrew further confirmed her post stating he was glad Storm could bring a wealth of modern and popular production skills to the team Storm is known for being the producer of The Voice UK, The Voice Australia, The X Factor, Masterchef Australia and The Apprentice Australia. On the 21st of August Darla K. Anderson was announced as one of the members of the production team via a statement made by Andrew to LTNC News channel. He admitted that Darla had to be added to the team to show her amazing ability with animation work. She is known for being on the production team of Coco, Toy Story 3, Bug's Life and Cars.

Venue
Key: Host Venue Stage 1 Shortlisted Venues Stage 2 Shortlisted Venues

Presenters
On the 18th of August, 2021 director Bradley Cooper announced the hosting team would consist of 5 people; 3 for the main stage and 2 for the green room. Pete Dunne was announced on the 19th of August as one of the green-room presenters. Holly Willoughby and Matt Edmondson were also announced as part of the main presenting team. On the 20th of August, Shadia Bseiso was announced as green-room presenter with Halima Rouabhi joining the main presenting team.

Opening & Interval Acts
Julie announced that Stacey Dooley would be featured in the contest in some way. It was later announced that part of her new TV series would be featured in each show being broken up by each episode.

Jacinda Ardern
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressed excitement for Campre to be hosting the Majestic Song Contest again and she admitted that she would be personally welcoming everybody to the contest as she opened the first semi final. She would additionally be making a statement about the importance of acceptance and equality in society. The speech was written by Jacinda.

Helly Luv
Following the speech from Jacinda; Helly Luv was announced to be performing "Revolution". This would be an additional opening act for the contest. Revolution was chosen to be a part of the show due to it being an inspiration for the theme.

Edna Mode & Sarah Millican
Edna Mode & Sarah Millican were announced as interval acts for the show. A comedy sketch was written for the both of them and focused on travelling to Campre. It made special jokes about Edna being animated and Sarah being unable to physically help Edna. It was co-wrote by Brad Bird the writer of The Incredibles and Sarah Millican

Stacey Dooley
Stacey Dooley's first clip was broadcast during the first semi final. It focused on race. Clips of two different episodes were merged together. One focusing on black racial rights, the Black Lives Matter movement and George Floyd. Where as the other focused on indigenous rights, societies hidden away from the main community and the Camprean political party, Partei der indigenen Völker.

Daddy Yankee & Luis Fonsi
Daddy Yankee & Luis Fonsi announced they would be bringing the party for Majestics again via their Twitter page. They announced a flash mob would be taking place to their song "Despacito".

Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga announced her involvement in the contest on the 21st of August. She made the announcement that she would be performing her hit songs "Million Reasons" and "Bad Romance" as the opening act of the second semi final. She said that she was excited to be apart of the Camprean hosting again.

"A Walk Into Reality"
A walk into reality was a conceptional dance vs gaming performance. It saw the gaming world paired directly with dance in clips of Just Dance, Fortnite and other games; with dancers on stage. The performance featured MrBeast and his friends Chris, Chandler, Garret, and Jake for the gaming side. The dancers featured Frances Park, Gleb Savchenko, Vlad Troncea and Angelica Sacrepaye. The performance was choreographed by Derek Hough and Johannes Wieland.

Stacey Dooley
Stacey Dooley's section within the second semi final was presented displaying her new television series. It features three episodes merged into one. The first being the LGBT community which discussed LGBT in modern day society, the history of acceptance and pride. The second and third episodes were featured around gender. One for male and one for female. The male episode focused on men's mental health and unhealthy ideological norms within society. The women's episode was specific to sanitary products, the right of choice and the suffragettes.

Softengine
Softengine were announced to be the interval act on the 22nd of August. They shared on their Twitter that they would be performing their songs "Something Better", "Yellow House" and "She Is My Messiah".

Katherine Jenkins & Acrobatic Team
Katherine Jenkins was announced on YouTube that she would be the main performer of the third semi final opening act. Her performance would be added with acrobatic dancers and they would perform "Bring Me To Life". The dance team included Maxim Sedochenkoff, Amanda Waterson, Braiden McDougall, Konstantin Pilipchuk, Axel Osborne, Calista Davis, Emily Davis, Nathaniel Davies, Paige Murphy, Sean Shields & Aubrey Rosilier.

Stacey Dooley
Stacey Dooley's television show was also presented in the third semi final. These clips focused on two episodes. The first being disability and how different things are harder to access as well as different types of disability. The second episode focused on religion, the peace of religion and the discrimination of religion; such as the holocaust and different genocides.

The Cranberries
The Cranberries were announced to be a part of the third semi final as an interval act singing their winning song "Zombies". This was performed with clips on the projection board of fans lip-syncing.

Diversity
Diversity made a public announcement that they would be part of the Majestic hosting. They were further confirmed for the third semi final where they would be re-creating their Black Lives Matter themed dance.

Joannie Taylor
On the night of the final an unexpected opening act started the show. Joannie Taylor; a character played by Catherine Tate had a sketch. Joannie who is often referred to as "Nan" is an obnoxious seventy year old lady who loves to swear and criticize people. The sketch saw Nan entering the stage acting confused about how she got there; to later reveal that she had bribed the stage crew to allow her on stage. She told the crowd that she loved the contest and that her grandson; whom she believes to be secretly gay is a big fan. She continued to discuss her love for the contest as the hosts entered the stage. This caused Nan to be annoyed; believing they were stealing her spot light. This followed with Nan being escorted off stage by security. The sketch was written by Catherine Tate and Derren Litten. Throughout the night Nan can be seen throughout the arena enjoying the show; dancing along and being cheeky throughout the night.

Parade of Nations
Like other editions a parade of nations would take place. This being each of the finalist nations. They would walk out with their representative that was going to sing that night of the final.

Stacey Dooley
The last clip of Stacey Dooley featured of her television shows was dedicated to refugees. It highlighted the issues that refugees have to gaining safety and what they flee.

Lewis Capaldi
Lewis Capaldi announced his participation in the in the final on his Twitter. He performed his songs "Someone You Loved" and "Hold Me While You Wait"

Celine Dion
Celine Dion was announced as an interval act by Julie on the 20th of August. She performed her songs "Ashes" and "Lying Down".

Mascot
On the 23rd of August, Dave the Dove was announced as the mascot of the edition. He was shaped on a hardworking individual but represented as a dove to show the symbol of peace. Promotional clips were broadcast of him completing tasks such as light engineering, construction, singing, song writing and dancing.

Entry Submissions Blocked List
New rules regarding entries were brought in as from Majestic Song Contest 21 to vary the music entered. Once an artist has entered the contest 3 times, then they will not be allowed to appear in the next 6 contests. Also, an entry can not have a view count of more than 100 million in any release of the song.

'''The following artists are currently banned from entering this edition. The edition specifies the first edition that the artist is allowed to be sent again.'''

Semi-Final 1

 * Automatic Qualifiers and  are also required to vote in the first semi-final

Semi-Final 2

 * Automatic Qualifiers and  are also required to vote in the first semi-final

Semi-Final 3

 * Automatic Qualifiers and  are also required to vote in the first semi-final