Results starting at 18:00 GMT tonight! Apologies if that clashes with the Chart Synctube sessions and First Look Chart.

looking forward to this.

Not quite sure what to expect for my song on this occasion as the quality was pretty high across the board.

If I had to guess then I’d say either Oklou or LP Giobbi are most likely to win… but there were quite a lot of strong entries this time so something else could feasibly snatch it

👽

Oop I may not be paying the most attention as I suck at multitasking but I'll try!

Pretty sure I'll be tanking oop but we'll see ~ (and I feel like Oklou is the obvious winner here, wouldn't be mad at it but I hope it won't be too much of a landslide x)

Some random stats:

3 of the 24 entries are by non-binary artists

21 are by female or trans artists

Here's how the artists entered rank in terms of Spotify monthly listeners:

4.5M Sonique

2.1M LP Giobbi

1.3M Oklou

1.3M Ultra Naté

356k Indira Paganotto

211.5k JVNA

192.7k Anna Lunoe

189.7k Park Hye Jin

134.6k B-complex

123.3k Lisa Lashes

71.8k DV-i

52.5k Anz

47.8k Merely

40.4k Evita Manji

35.5k Rachika Nayar

23.6k Clara Cuvé

19.4k THELMA

16.9k Ikonika

13.2k Baby Weight

2637 Charlie

1554 Museless

310 DJ Miss Parker

126 abji_hypersun

46 Phoebe Massey

01/22 - Addy!

♀

Addy was behind 'Alive' by English singer-DJ Sonique. It was released as the 2nd single from her 2003 album Born to Be Free and charted at number 70 in the UK. Sonique was unfortunately never to chart again after this release. She recently performed with Eliza Rose and Sweet Female Attitude at the 2022 MOBO Awards.

On 28/02/2025 at 21:59, Addy! said:

12. Ultra Naté, Angelica Ross & Mila Jam 'Fierce' (feat. A2)

10. Anna Lunoe 'The Seed'

    8. Rachika Nayar 'Heaven Come Crashing' (feat. maria bc)

       7. Charlie 'Let Go'

          6. Baby Weight 'Long Way' (feat. artemis orion)

          5. LP Giobbi & Danielle Ponder 'Is This Love'

             4. Phoebe Massey 'Cradle'

                3. Oklou 'harvest sky' (feat. underscores)

                   2. JVNA 'First Storm'

                      1. B-complex 'Girl With Flower'

02/22 - All★bySmashMouth

♀

All★bySmashMouth sent 'Let's Sing Let's Dance' by South Korean DJ-singer 박혜진 Park Hye Jin. It is the opening track from her 2021 debut album Before I Die. According to Pitchfork, "On the wistful “Let’s Sing Let’s Dance,” her husky vocals—“I sing on sad days,” goes the Korean-language refrain—drift over lounge-y piano chords and a mellow four-on-the-floor thump".

On 23/02/2025 at 18:19, AllStarBySmashMouth said:

12 LP Giobbi & Danielle Ponder 'Is This Love'

10 B-Complex 'Girl With Flower'

08 Anz 'You Could Be' (feat. George Riley)

07 Lisa Lashes 'We Came, We Saw...'

06 Rachika Nayar 'Heaven Come Crashing' (feat. maria bc)

05 abji_hypersun 'Resist The God Trick'

04 Ultra Naté, Angelica Ross & Mila Jam 'Fierce' (feat. A2)

03 Oklou 'harvest sky' (feat. underscores)

02 Charlie 'Let Go'

01 Sonique 'Alive'

03/22 - Ansel

🜬

Ansel spoiled us with 'Body/Prison' by non-binary Greek musician Evita Manji. Manji was the partner of the late SOPHIE. The track features on Manji's 2023 debut album, Spandrel?. Pitchfork described it as "dark, clanging, and relentless" in their track review.

On 28/02/2025 at 20:39, Ansel said:

Hey 👋 here are my votes!

12 Oklou 'harvest sky' (feat. underscores)
10 박혜진 Park Hye Jin 'Let's Sing Let's Dance'
08 Charlie 'Let Go'
07 Anz 'You Could Be' (feat. George Riley)
06 Clara Cuvé 'Control'
05 Anna Lunoe 'The Seed'
04 DV-i 'Acceleration' / 'Fission' (feat. PAiDA)
03 DJ Miss Parker 'Celestial Dancer'
02 Ikonika 'Bodied' (Roller Mix)
01 abji_hypersun 'Resist The God Trick'

🍂🌃

Scoreboard

1. 18 Oklou - harvest sky (feat. underscores)

2. 17 Charlie - Let Go

3. 17 LP Giobbi & Danielle Ponder - Is This Love

4. 16 Ultra Naté, Angelica Ross & Mila Jam - Fierce (feat. A2)

5. 15 Anna Lunoe - The Seed

6. 15 Anz - You Could Be (feat. George Riley)

7. 14 Rachika Nayar - Heaven Come Crashing (feat. maria bc)

8. 11 B-complex - Girl With Flower

9. 10 박혜진 Park Hye Jin - Let's Sing Let's Dance [All★bySmashMouth]

10. 07 Lisa Lashes - We Came, We Saw...

11. 06 abji_hypersun - Resist The God Trick

12. 06 Baby Weight - Long Way (feat. artemis orion)

13. 06 Clara Cuvé - Control

14. 04 DV-i - Acceleration / Fission (feat. PAiDA)

15. 04 Phoebe Massey - Cradle

16. 03 DJ Miss Parker - Celestial Dancer

17. 02 Ikonika - Bodied (Roller Mix)

18. 02 JVNA - First Storm

19. 01 Sonique - Alive [Addy!]

20. 00 Evita Manji - Body/Prison [Ansel]

21. 00 Indira Paganotto - Diabla

22. 00 Merely & Malibu - Idle Citi

23. 00 Museless - Hybrid

24. 00 THELMA - She's A Baddie

I enjoyed Ansel's entry a lot! Hopefully that picks up soon.

04/22 - awardinary

♀

awardinary sent American trans DJ-producer Baby Weight's 'Long Way' featuring artemis orion. Baby Weight is a big LGBTQ+ rights advocate and in 2023 was named by DJ Mag and The Blessed Madonna as an "Artist to Watch".

On 01/03/2025 at 01:16, awardinary said:

+12 Ultra Naté, Angelica Ross & Mila Jam – Fierce (feat. A2)

+10 Anna Lunoe – The Seed

+8 DJ Miss Parker – Celestial Dancer

+7 LP Giobbi & Danielle Ponder – Is This Love

+6 Merely & Malibu – Idle Citi

+5 DV-i 'Acceleration' / – Fission (feat. PAiDA)

+4 B-complex – Girl With Flower

+3 Museless – Hybrid

+2 Lisa Lashes – We Came, We Saw...

+1 Sonique – Alive

Oh wow did not know that about Evita Manji - great song, it needs to be off 0 ASAP pls xx

05/22 - Brer

♀

Capybara fanatic and chart librarian Brer went with 'Bodied' (Roller Mix) by Ikonika, a London-based electronic musician who produces vibrant, colourful tracks that draw from electro, freestyle, house and abstract sound design. This track features on her 2020 EP Bodies and unfortunately had the death slot in the contest running order.

On 01/03/2025 at 01:59, Brer said:

12 abji_hypersun - Resist The God Trick

10 Merely and Malibu - Idle Citi

8 Evita Manji - Body/Prison

7 Indira Paganotto - Diabla

6 Oklou - harvest sky (feat. underscores)

5 Charlie - Let Go

4 THELMA - She's A Baddie

3 Rachika Nayar - Heaven Come Crashing (feat. Maria BC)

2 Clara Cuvé - Control

1 Phoebe Massey - Cradle

Commiserations:

11th B-complex - Girl With Flower

12th Park Hye Jin - Let's Sing Let's Dance

13th DJ Miss Parker - Celestial Dancer

the ability to specify hex colours (I tried to match them as close as I could to my usual colour coding but it doesn't look right :'( )

Scoreboard

1. 28 Ultra Naté, Angelica Ross & Mila Jam - Fierce (feat. A2)

2. 25 Anna Lunoe - The Seed

3. 24 LP Giobbi & Danielle Ponder - Is This Love

4. 24 Oklou - harvest sky (feat. underscores)

5. 22 Charlie - Let Go

6. 18 abji_hypersun - Resist The God Trick

7. 17 Rachika Nayar - Heaven Come Crashing (feat. maria bc)

8. 16 Merely & Malibu - Idle Citi

9. 15 Anz - You Could Be (feat. George Riley)

10. 15 B-complex - Girl With Flower

11. 11 DJ Miss Parker - Celestial Dancer

12. 10 박혜진 Park Hye Jin - Let's Sing Let's Dance [All★bySmashMouth]

13. 09 DV-i - Acceleration / Fission (feat. PAiDA)

14. 09 Lisa Lashes - We Came, We Saw...

15. 08 Clara Cuvé - Control

16. 08 Evita Manji - Body/Prison [Ansel]

17. 07 Indira Paganotto - Diabla

18. 06 Baby Weight - Long Way (feat. artemis orion) [awardinary]

19. 05 Phoebe Massey - Cradle

20. 04 THELMA - She's A Baddie

21. 03 Museless - Hybrid

22. 02 Ikonika - Bodied (Roller Mix) [Brer]

23. 02 JVNA - First Storm

24. 02 Sonique - Alive [Addy!]

06/22 - Chez Wombat

♀

Chez Wombat served ambient vibes with 'Idle Citi', a 2020 track by Swedish and French producers Merely & Malibu from their collaborative Essential Mixtape. Merely is a member of the experimental pop group Team Rockit and the trance project Chariot. The song opens with the rumble of a storm, but far away.

On 18/02/2025 at 01:26, Chez Wombat said:

12; abji_hypersun 'Resist The God Trick'

10; Rachika Nayar 'Heaven Come Crashing' (feat. maria bc)

08; Museless 'Hybrid'

07; B-Complex 'Girl With Flower'

06; Indira Paganotto 'Diabla'

05; Anna Lunoe 'The Seed'

04; JVNA 'First Storm'

03; DJ Miss Parker 'Celestial Dancer'

02; Clara Cuvé 'Control'

01; Evita Manji 'Body/Prison'

 

These deserved points too </3

 

xx Phoebe Massey 'Cradle'

xx Ikonika 'Bodied' (Roller Mix)

xx THELMA 'She's A Baddie'

xx 박혜진 Park Hye Jin 'Let's Sing Let's Dance'

xx Charlie 'Let Go'

 

Oh that was a wonderful pick, Chez. 😍 hopefully 'Idle Citi' remains in the top 10 until the end.

07/22 - Cody Buckley

♀

Cody Buckley went with the nursery rhyme-like slice of happy hardcore 'Acceleration' / 'Fission' by NYC hypermedia musician DV-i. Working with both old ROMplers and contemporary DAWs she creates a lush and futuristic digiscape.

On 28/02/2025 at 09:51, Cody Buckley said:

12 POINTS | Ultra Naté, Angelica Ross & Mila Jam f/A2 - Fierce

10 POINTS | Charlie - Let Go

08 POINTS | Oklou f/underscores - harvest sky

07 POINTS | Baby Weight f/artemis orion - Long Way

06 POINTS | JVNA - First Storm

05 POINTS | Indira Paganotto - Diabla

04 POINTS | LP Giobbi & Danielle Ponder - Is This Love

03 POINTS | Evita Manji - Body/Prison

02 POINTS | Anna Lunoe - The Seed

01 POINTS | Anz f/George Riley - You Could Be

These last few votes have been a bit more promising, thank you <3

I was fortunate to have two female producers - Merely and Malibu, recommended to me recently. Their chillout mixtape is on YouTube and is a lovely listen if you're into that dreamy, ambient sound x I previously knew Merely through her BJSC song, Backdraft.

Hoping to see some more love for my top 2 x

Scoreboard

1. 40 Ultra Naté, Angelica Ross & Mila Jam - Fierce (feat. A2)

2. 32 Anna Lunoe - The Seed

3. 32 Charlie - Let Go

4. 32 Oklou - harvest sky (feat. underscores)

5. 30 abji_hypersun - Resist The God Trick

6. 28 LP Giobbi & Danielle Ponder - Is This Love

7. 27 Rachika Nayar - Heaven Come Crashing (feat. maria bc)

8. 22 B-complex - Girl With Flower

9. 18 Indira Paganotto - Diabla

10. 16 Merely & Malibu - Idle Citi [Chez Wombat]

11. 16 Anz - You Could Be (feat. George Riley)

12. 14 DJ Miss Parker - Celestial Dancer

13. 13 Baby Weight - Long Way (feat. artemis orion) [awardinary]

14. 12 Evita Manji - Body/Prison [Ansel]

15. 12 JVNA - First Storm

16. 11 Museless - Hybrid

17. 10 Clara Cuvé - Control

18. 10 박혜진 Park Hye Jin - Let's Sing Let's Dance [All★bySmashMouth]

19. 09 DV-i - Acceleration / Fission (feat. PAiDA) [Cody Buckley]

20. 09 Lisa Lashes - We Came, We Saw...

21. 05 Phoebe Massey - Cradle

22. 04 THELMA - She's A Baddie

23. 02 Ikonika - Bodied (Roller Mix) [Brer]

24. 02 Sonique - Alive [Addy!]