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Posted by: Cameron 2nd June 2016, 08:00 PM

Hello! Welcome to the very first edition of the Pop Forum Song Contest! Myself, Tim and Liam are delighted to announce this new and fun way for all you lovers of pop music to share and discover songs that you may not have heard or realised existed.

In a similar nature to other song contests across the site, this will be of a similar nature to the real life Eurovision Song Contest. Each member will be asked to confirm a song via PM which fits in with the theme of the contest. (This will be explained later on in this opening post.) Once the confirmation period closes, all the songs will be shuffled and put in a random running order. To keep things interesting, the names of the posters who sent the songs will be kept anonymous. When it comes to voting, the Eurovision 12 point system will be used

+12 Points (your favourite)
+10
+08
+07
+06
+05
+04
+03
+02
+01

I will take this time to remind you that you cannot vote for yourself. If you enter but fail to vote, you will receive a deduction from your over all score.

Now, to make this more interesting, this months theme will be Power Ballads. We want to hear emotional songs with meaningful lyrics that are of course, perfectly pop. The rules for what type of songs you can enter are below, and remember, the more unknown, the less chance of getting a veto.

1. The song must not have reached the top 10 in the UK chart
2. The Artist must not have an Artist Forum on Buzzjack
3. Any song that we feel is giving other songs an unfair advantage (eg, Sales) or somewhat fits the veto rules (popular on the forum) will still be vetoed
4. Album tracks are welcomed and encouraged
5. The artist doesn't need to be known, if you have a song that fits the theme of the contest then feel free to send it.
6. An artist will only get one entry per contest, so first come first served

Now finally, this will not be a monthly contest. It will only happen a few times a year which makes it more exciting.

There is a PRIZE for the winner of the contest. I have picked 5 of my favourite Albums that will be sent to the person who wins the contest. I know everyone loves getting free stuff so hopefully this will encourage you all to send the best of the best and make this a real nail biting contest!

Now, when you have your entry, please PM it to Cameron (Me) , Liam or Tim and please remember to fill out the following questions:

Name of Track:
Name of Artist:
Youtube Link:
Does Your Song Fit The Theme of The Contest? (Power Ballad): Yes/No

Confirmations will close on Friday the 10th June.

We really hope you enjoy this new experiment! Good luck

Confirmed:
Ultraviolence1989
princess_lotti
Lindsey
HausOfKubrick
Dangerous Cody
HarryEzra
Regina
Bré
Jade
Addy K!ng
Ryan
AdamAloud
Riser
Chez Wombat
Dobbo
Robot
Jonjo
Mattias
Tim
Iz
Lee
Cameron
Liam
Silas
LexC
FrankLuck

Posted by: Mdh 2nd June 2016, 08:07 PM

Ooh great idea! Have a few ideas or two, so even if the song was fairly successful it'll still be allowed?

Posted by: Cameron 2nd June 2016, 08:08 PM

There will be songs that will be allowed in, but if you try to send a song that charted at like #13 that has been certified Platinum and has a huge presence on the forum, then we might decided not to allow it in the contest, if that makes sense

Posted by: princess_lotti 2nd June 2016, 08:09 PM

confirmed with a (potentially extremely cheap) fav!

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 2nd June 2016, 08:09 PM

Confirmed

Excellent idea!

Posted by: Bré 2nd June 2016, 08:20 PM

So this is basically a 'pop version' of Unknown Pleasures then? Interesting ~

I may or may not try entering something. Off the top of my head I can't think of any power ballads that I even like though

Posted by: Cameron 2nd June 2016, 08:22 PM

Basically yeah, only it will be like every 6 months, with themes and prizes

Posted by: HausofKubrick 2nd June 2016, 08:27 PM

Oh it's supposed to be unknown lmao. Oops...

(although the one I entered does follow the rules you laid out so we shall see )

Posted by: Dangerous Cody 2nd June 2016, 08:33 PM

Sent something from my BJSC longlist. Cameron get ready to DIE *.*

Posted by: Cameron 2nd June 2016, 08:35 PM

It doesn't need to be just not cheap

Posted by: princess_lotti 2nd June 2016, 08:38 PM

mine is definitely not unknown

Posted by: HarryEzra 2nd June 2016, 08:40 PM

Confirmed Not sure if the artist is massively popular but sent anyway lmao

Posted by: Dobbo 2nd June 2016, 08:41 PM

I'll have a look into this.

Posted by: Jade 2nd June 2016, 09:05 PM

Entered! Artist is cheap but they have no AF/it only charted at #175 in the U.K. This song is just a beauty and the only power ballad to come to mind that I love that wasn't a chart hit here.

Posted by: Bré 2nd June 2016, 11:58 PM

I sent a little something x

Posted by: Jonjo 3rd June 2016, 06:06 PM

UGHHHHH! I hate the AF rule haha. (Although I 100% completely see why it's enforced!)

But it also means a gem like this won't be entered:



:'(

Posted by: Cameron 4th June 2016, 05:27 PM

Getting a good number of Participants!

Posted by: Jonjo 7th June 2016, 09:48 AM

I'm kinda annoyed because I thought I'd find an entry really easily for this. But nope. The main power ballads I could think of went on to be huge hits/or by artists with huge followings her on BJ So went for a song which criminally under performed in the UK!

Posted by: Mattias 7th June 2016, 11:06 AM

Ooh lol

I will try to enter this! Not the biggest power ballad person really but will try to find something from the depths of the interweb and/or my brain ~

Posted by: Cameron 7th June 2016, 01:52 PM

There is still time to confirm if you haven't already! You have until Friday!

Posted by: Liаm 7th June 2016, 03:29 PM

omg your song <3

Posted by: Qween 7th June 2016, 06:29 PM

Omg a power ballad competition is EVERYTHING. I have so many options, it's going to be hard to choose.

Posted by: Cameron 7th June 2016, 06:38 PM

Yes! I knew you would appreciate and was going to PM you asking if you wanted to join

Posted by: Regina 7th June 2016, 06:56 PM

Please no.

Posted by: Mattias 7th June 2016, 06:59 PM

Excuse me? I meant one that I know. I've already thought of one but I'm not completely sure if I'll enter it, will keep looking/thinking

Posted by: Riser 8th June 2016, 03:39 AM

I think you should send something from your brain!!

I just came across something that would be perfect for this. It's not well known at all but should gain a few fans here. I assume a song with just piano and vocals is okay?

Posted by: Cameron 8th June 2016, 08:56 AM

Yes !

Posted by: Mattias 8th June 2016, 09:24 AM

Confirmed. I tried looking for something I didn't know before but failed pretty miserably, so went with what was the first song I found in my brain

Posted by: spun 8th June 2016, 02:21 PM

idk

Posted by: Mattias 8th June 2016, 02:31 PM

I'm still not sure what he meant

Posted by: Cameron 8th June 2016, 03:09 PM

Would like to get to 20 Participants, remember you can all still enter!

Posted by: Chez Wombat 8th June 2016, 03:20 PM

Expecting to come dead last here (my song isn't entirely 'pop' as it is), but I can't resist a song contest and my entry one of my favourites from recent years that remains an underrated gem.

Posted by: Iz~ 8th June 2016, 03:49 PM

I am already discounting tons of potentials because the tempo is too high (I may end up asking you to judge if it fits Cameron). Wasn't going to enter originally but I have such a long list of songs that I'm never going to get round to entering to anything else that I might as well.

Posted by: Cameron 8th June 2016, 04:03 PM

Go for it

Posted by: LexC 9th June 2016, 09:58 PM

Sent something in for this. Gone for something a bit Spanishy because diversity is important ~~~

Posted by: Cameron 10th June 2016, 09:17 PM

Last few hours to get entries in!