Each week, new releases from the world of pop are selected to go head to head, with one weekly winner. The winners will then go up against future weekly winners later in the year at the end of each quarter and then again at the end of the year to determine the ultimate winner of 2025.

Week 40 results:

Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia 15

Ella Eyre - hell yeah 6

Victoria Justice - Love Zombie 4

Dermot Kennedy - Melodies 3

Louis Tomlinson - Lemonade 3

BENEE - Underwater 1

Henry Moodie - mood swings 1

Lauren Spencer Smith - Thick Skin 1

Luke Combs - Days Like These 1

Joshua Bassett - Blue 0

Total votes: 35

Taylor Swift is the runaway winner this week with the first single and opening track from her twelfth album The Life of a Showgirl. With just under 50% of the total votes going to Taylor, the only other songs that picked up big votes were Ella Eyre and Victoria Justice.

Week 41:

Choose one song that is your favourite from the selection of new releases this week. Feel free to post a rate of the songs in the thread.

Here are this week's contenders:

Allie X - Reunite

CATTY - Make You Love Me

Demi Lovato - Kiss

Eddie Benjamin & Shawn Mendes - HOME

JISOO & ZAYN - EYES CLOSED

Madison Beer - bittersweet

Maisie Peters - Audrey Hepburn

Midnight Til Morning - Heart on Fire

Noah Cyrus feat. Orville Peck - Love is a Canyon

Remember Monday - More Than Ever

Robbie Williams - Pretty Face

Shakira - Zoo

Results of this week's poll will be revealed in next week's thread. The poll will remain open until 04:59 on Friday!

Pop Track of the Week 2025: Winners

Week 1: Celeste - Everyday

Week 2: JADE - IT girl

Week 3: Kylie Minogue & YouNotUs - Someone For Me

Week 4: Tate McRae - Sports car

Week 5: Tom Grennan - Shadowboxing

Week 6: Lady Gaga - Abracadabra

Week 7: Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman

Week 8: Tate McRae - Revolving door

Week 9: Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

Week 10: Remember Monday - What The Hell Just Happened?

Week 11: JADE - FUFN (F**k You For Now)

Week 12: Jonas Brothers - Love Me to Heaven

Week 13: Ariana Grande - twilight zone

Week 14: Ed Sheeran - Azizam

Week 15: MARINA - CUNTISSIMO

Week 16: Addison Rae - Headphones On

Week 17: Zara Larsson - Pretty Ugly

Week 18: MØ - Lose Yourself

Week 19: PinkPantheress - Illegal

Week 20: Jessie J - Living My Best Life

Week 21: Reneé Rapp - Leave Me Alone

Week 22: Addison Rae - Fame is a Gun

Week 23: Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

Week 24: Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

Week 25: JADE - Plastic Box

Week 26: Lewis Capaldi - Survive

Week 27: Agnes - MILK

Week 28: BLACKPINK - JUMP

Week 29: Mae Muller - Hello Kitty

Week 30: Olly Murs - Save Me

Week 31: Chappell Roan - The Subway

Week 32: Rita Ora - Joy

Week 33: Girls Aloud - Singapore (Definitive Version)

Week 34: Perrie - If He Wanted to He Would

Week 35: Sabrina Carpenter - Tears

Week 36: Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance

Week 37: JADE - Unconditional

Week 38: Madison Beer - yes baby

Week 39: Zara Larsson - Blue Moon

Week 40: Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia

Demi for me!!!

Bittersweet for me from this list.

Went for Robbie this week!

Robbie for me this week. I find the lyrics a bit cringe and generic (especially when we know he's capable of clever and witty lyrics) but that aside I really like the song.

My personal rankings for Week 41;

1. Shakira – Zoo

2. JISOO & ZAYN – EYES CLOSED

3. Midnight Til Morning – Heart on Fire

4. CATTY – Make You Love Me

5. Demi Lovato – Kiss

6. Remember Monday – More Than Ever

7. Madison Beer – bittersweet

8. Robbie Williams – Pretty Face

9. Eddie Benjamin & Shawn Mendes – HOME

10. Maisie Peters – Audrey Hepburn

11. Noah Cyrus feat. Orville Peck – Love is a Canyon

12. Allie X – Reunite

demi lovato ATE

Voted Noah and Orville