Mine are Turkish and Australian.

i’ve only ever claimed two medal positions and they were both with UK artists 😮

Put something in eventually that I'm enjoying but very much in the market for a new slice of pop to drop on NMF tomorrow

We are up to 60 confirmations now

however we have had to deliver some mail...

Omg I might enter! Don't let your memes be dreams S DNLD BJSC 92 memories.

looks like we're on track to have the most participants since BJSC 152

24 minutes ago, danuary said:

We are up to 60 confirmations now

however we have had to deliver some mail...

Which cheap hoes are about to be sent back to the drawing board, hunni

37 minutes ago, danuary said:

We are up to 60 confirmations now

however we have had to deliver some mail...

me reading this while watching The Traitors

please don’t banish my song!

On 14/01/2026 at 13:42, danuary said:

Can we call on some of the following recent participants?

• Séyetana

• Harmonica

• Ojnoj

• Aesthetica

• East Rukahavian

• Macromia

• Thelonia

• N DNTN

• Skall

• Terra Avium

• Summericia

• Utopia

• Aelandor

• New Lexico

• Trifoski

• Lotunia

• Suedeonia

Last day to confirm!

yeah I DO NOT see a universe where I qualify this contest now

VETOES

Shiny Toy Guns - Don't Cry Out 22

- entered twice previously, in XXVII (7th) and I (11th). 3+7

- the band have 1 top 100 song in the UK, You Are The One, at #94 in 2007. This track is an album track from their #150 charting album.

- finished 7th in Pop Forum Song Contest VIII in 2021 (sent by Leww), For clarity's sake - 20 of the 23 participants in that edition of PJSC are currently taking part in BJSC. I think this is enough to be deemed as "substantial internet exposure" in the context of this website. 12

Sam Quealy - Londontown 29

- entered twice previously, in CLX (3rd) and CLXXIII (29th). 5+12

- featured on Earmilk.

- appears in 3 personal charts (Kath, Jade, DaTilt) - all BJSC participants.

- charted for 5 weeks on the Multichart (peaking at #65), falling out this week - although clearly it only needed 3 charts to manage this, it's just high on all 3 of those charts, somewhat unfortunate. 12

- thread in Pop Forum has 6 replies (Blacksquare, Jade, Kath, Awardinary, RobBot) - all BJSC participants.

- finished 3rd in "Electronic Track Of The Month: October 2025".

'Londontown' was a multi-week #1 in my personal chart so whoever tried it has taste

'Live Forever' was a multi-week #1 in my personal chart so whoever tried it has taste too

Nice to see such a big turnout this month, glad the late summer/early autumn was just a dip and not the new normal. Bring on the big semis and lots of new stuff to discover!

Edited January 16Jan 16 by gooddelta

OMG who sent Don’t Cry Out!!!!

18 hours ago, Iz様 🌟 said:

confirmed a piano/acoustic-led winter song

Sounds like one of my potentials that is probably going for the pulling-at-heartstrings method 🤭 Would feel almost manipulative to send it but maybe I will sometime 🤣

'I voted for it because it made me cry and the singer sounds like Lana Del Rey and Hope Sandoval from Mazzy Star' 🤣

Edited January 16Jan 16 by matto

I trawled through my archives and found something that has hit me like a ton of bricks so I’m being annoying and changing again

It’s still a certain DNQ but at least it’s one with some thought to it (meaning I’ve put on my Hendinia/POPHub outfit on again)

poor artist who never get to experience the joy of (non-)DNQ

aaaaaaaand just when I thought I was running out of ideas New Music Friday has come in clutch so if I have to reconfirm to another new DNQ I’m prepared