I was the one who tried Allie X. I remember thinking I was onto a winner with that one. 😭 I think I ended up DNQing with Lipstick Lounge in that contest. 🥲

Don't think I had any vetoes in 2022 then. I recall one maybe for Mini Viva but perhaps this was in 2021 after I returned.

1 hour ago, Scene said:

I was the one who tried Allie X. I remember thinking I was onto a winner with that one. 😭 I think I ended up DNQing with Lipstick Lounge in that contest. 🥲

Not to rub salt on the wounds but I believe you probably were onto a winner with that one 😮‍💨

I hate the feeling when you feel like you found something perfect and winner worthy but then you get vetoed and panic choose the first song that pops in your head and wind up not qualifying

2 minutes ago, diva thin muffin said:

Not to rub salt on the wounds but I believe you probably were onto a winner with that one 😮‍💨

I hate the feeling when you feel like you found something perfect and winner worthy but then you get vetoed and panic choose the first song that pops in your head and wind up not qualifying

Right! I hope I haven't fallen into that trap again with the current contest...

Update for 2026 (up to BJSC 187 (page 12))

2026

• ADÉLA - "KGB" (BJSC 185, 24 pts)

• Absolutely - "I Just Don't Know You Yet" (BJSC 184, 17 pts)

• Angèle & Justice - "What You Want" (BJSC 183, 47 pts)

• Arlo Parks - "2SIDED" (BJSC 184, 29 pts)

• Avery Cochrane - "Losing Streak" (BJSC 183, 25 pts)

• Baby Queen - "We Can Be Anything" (BJSC 182, 24 pts)

• Blusher - "Rager" (BJSC 182, 15 pts)

• Brutalismus & Boys Noize - "I Bring My Gun To The Function" (BJSC 185, 32 pts)

• Brutalismus & Boys Noize - "I Bring My Gun To The Function" (BJSC 187, 25 pts)

• Cherry Bomb - "Digital Girl" (BJSC 183, Schrödinger's Score)

• Cherry Bomb - "Sorry You're Not Sorry" (BJSC 186, 15 pts)

• Cimberly - "Eternity" (BJSC 184, 25 pts)

• CORTIS - "REDRED" (BJSC 186, 32 pts)

• GENER8ION & Yung Lean - "STORM I / STORM II" (BJSC 185, 23 pts)

• hemlocke springs - "w-w-w-w-w" (BJSC 183, 15 pts)

• Jon Hopkins & Imogen Heap - "Reckoning" (BJSC 186, 30 pts)

• Lucia & The Best Boys ft. Lauren Mayberry - "Lonely Girl" (BJSC 184, 25 pts)

• MEEK - "Fabulous" (BJSC 182, 25 pts)

• ORKID - "In All Of My Tomorrows" (BJSC 185, 25 pts)

• Rêve - "Devour" (BJSC 187, 17 pts)

• Sam Quealy - "Londontown" (BJSC 181, 29 pts)

• Shiny Toy Guns - "Don't Cry Out" (BJSC 181, 22 pts)

• Susanne Sundfør - "Fade Away" (BJSC 185, 18 pts)

• Tove Styrke - "Prayer" (BJSC 182, 27 pts)

• Valencia Grace - "S!ut" (BJSC 185, 17 pts)

• XG - "HYPNOTIZE" (BJSC 182, 49 pts) (Highest)

Oh and there's a playlist too

Where is my badge of honour for having the longest vetoed song of 2026?

If I was surprised 'Sorry You're Not Sorry' was vetoed, I'm positively baffled 'Digital Girl' was! 🤣🤣🤣 I think I must have cheap taste (and being away from here for so long means my artist discoveries are pretty much old news without a bit of luck 🤣)

It's not a patch on 'Never Be Me' or 'SYNS', so I think whoever tried to enter it really dodged a bullet! But I can't recall seeing it in anyone's personal chart (aside from barely sneaking into mine) or any discussion around it elsewhere!

Also I have zero clue who Mr Wife is but he must be popular I guess x

Cherry Bomb doesn’t have a score because it actually scored 0. It was mod discretion

8 minutes ago, Juranamo said:

If I was surprised 'Sorry You're Not Sorry' was vetoed, I'm positively baffled 'Digital Girl' was! 🤣🤣🤣 I think I must have cheap taste (and being away from here for so long means my artist discoveries are pretty much old news without a bit of luck 🤣)

It's not a patch on 'Never Be Me' or 'SYNS', so I think whoever tried to enter it really dodged a bullet! But I can't recall seeing it in anyone's personal chart (aside from barely sneaking into mine) or any discussion around it elsewhere!

Also I have zero clue who Mr Wife is but he must be popular I guess x

I could be wrong but I think it was entered less than a week after it came out - so we had NO idea if it was going to pop off the same way as Never Be Me. But, it's very rare that someone's debut single pops off on this website as much as Never Be Me so it seemed like a natural assumption that the follow up would get plenty of attention / people listening out of curiosity, as Never Be Me was still top 30 on the Multichart at the time.

I remember saying that I'd be happy to change my mind in a future contest if it was sent but had to cast judgement to a very new song with the only information I had to hand.

2 minutes ago, Silas said:

Cherry Bomb doesn’t have a score because it actually scored 0. It was mod discretion

I just wrote Schrödinger's Score since all I could find was @Bror saying it was either 0 or 15 lmao 😂

Just now, RobBot said:

I could be wrong but I think it was entered less than a week after it came out - so we had NO idea if it was going to pop off the same way as Never Be Me. But, it's very rare that someone's debut single pops off on this website as much as Never Be Me so it seemed like a natural assumption that the follow up would get plenty of attention / people listening out of curiosity, as Never Be Me was still top 30 on the Multichart at the time.

I remember saying that I'd be happy to change my mind in a future contest if it was sent but had to cast judgement to a very new song with the only information I had to hand.

I think now the dust has settled people will be better off leaving it be anyway. It only denting my personal chart, and literally charting in nobody elses Top 40 seemingly, speaks VOLUMES after the success of 'Never Be Me'!

Still have no clue what Misters Wives is, they sound popular so I should probably check them out haha

Edited August 5Aug 5 by Juranamo

Cherry Bomb is from the band Misterwives, who won BJSC a few years back.

2021

BJSC 140: 2 Vetoes

• Hatchie - "This Enchanted" (29 pts)

• Jethro Heston & Max Marshall - "Cut Me Loose (2021 Edit)" (5 pts)

BJSC 139: 5 Vetoes

• Foxes - "Sister Ray" (37 pts)

• bbno$ ft. Rich Brian - "edamame" (25 pts)

• Caribou - "You Can Do It" (22 pts)

• Georgia - "Never Let You Go" (17 pts)

• Mini Viva - "One Touch" (15 pts)

BJSC 138: 5 Vetoes

• Caroline Polachek - "Bunny Is A Rider" (40+ pts)

• ITZY - "WANNABE (English Version)" (25 pts)

• MUNA ft. Phoebe Bridgers - "Silk Chiffon" (23.75 pts)

• Vengaboys - "1999 (I Wanna Go Back)" (17 pts)

• Prospa - "Ecstasy (Over & Over)" (8 pts)

BJSC 137: 5 Vetoes

• Conan Gray - "People Watching" (22 pts)

• Self Esteem - "Prioritise Pleasure" (22 pts)

• Baby Queen - "Dover Beach" (20 pts)

• ILLENIUM & Tori Kelly - "Blame Myself" (20 pts)

• Tinashe & Wax Motif - "Undo (Back To My Heart)" (3 pts) [Lowest]

BJSC 136: 0 Vetoes

BJSC 135: 3 Vetoes

• Alex Mills - "Want You To Want Me" (24 pts)

• Alice Merton - "Vertigo" (22 pts)

• Daya - "Insomnia" (22 pts)

BJSC 134: 6 Vetoes

• Mura Masa ft. Shura - "Love For That" (39 pts)

• Steven Wilson - "Personal Shopper" (29 pts)

• Timmy Trumpet & Afrojack - "Stay Mine" (27 pts)

• Betta Lemme - "Play" (25 pts)

• Biig Piig - "Feels Right" (17 pts)

• Josef Salvat - "One More Night" (15 pts)

BJSC 133: 4 Vetoes

• Fred Again... & The Blessed Madonna - "Marea (We've Lost Dancing)"

• Yves V ft. Alida - "Home Now" (25 pts)

• Mette - "Petrified" (17 pts)

• Lardi B ft. Nychelle - "WAP" (10 pts)

BJSC 132: 6 Vetoes

• REZZ ft. PVRIS - "Sacrificial" (27+ pts)

• Burial - "Claustro" (17 pts)

• Griff - "Black Hole" (17 pts)

• The Midnight - "Deep Blue" (17 pts)

• DJ Danny - "On A Mountain" (15 pts)

• Mimi Webb - "Reasons" (8 pts)

BJSC 131: 8 Vetoes

• SOPHIE & Shygirl - "BM" (54+ pts) [Highest]

• Caroline Polachek - "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings (A.G. Cook Remix)" (29.75 pts)

• Chairlift - "Amanaemonesia" (22 pts)

• King Princess - "Only Time Makes It Human" (19 pts)

• Jayda G - "Both Of Us" (17 pts)

• Julie Bergan - "One Touch" (17 pts)

• Dream Beats & Christie - "Wasn't My Fault" (15 or 22 pts)

• Daði Freyr & ÁSDÍS - "Feel The Love" (12 pts)

Spinoff with only vetoed entries when?

Omg at someone trying to send Mini Viva 'One Touch' in 2021

(I wasn't sure how well remembered that was... The thought had crossed my mind to enter it in the next few contests, 'tis a banger x)

26 minutes ago, RobBot said:

Cherry Bomb is from the band Misterwives, who won BJSC a few years back.

Oh, I was just thinking I was hilarious there (and forgot I already posted that comment in the previous post, thought it was still a thought oops).

I'm aware Cherry Bomb is from them and that they have pedigree in this very contest, but I've never knowingly heard a note of their music. I should give them a listen as I'm enjoying her solo stuff!

I feel like this thread would be really worth glossing over for some of you who keep sending past vetoes 😁

This would make for such a fun spin off!

Maybe do a pre-2020 version then later on do a “recently vetoed” (2021-whenever we do the follow up) one?

22 minutes ago, RobBot said:

I feel like this thread would be really worth glossing over for some of you who keep sending past vetoes 😁

Drag them, sis!

Honestly there are a lot of songs in this thread that I barely even remember anyone attempting. But I'm sure they all made sense to at least some extent to veto at the time x

On 05/08/2026 at 20:13, brave lil toaster said:

I just wrote Schrödinger's Score since all I could find was @Bror saying it was either 0 or 15 lmao 😂

If this wasn't clear it's because there was some internal dispute over whether or not sending the singer from MisterWives should count as getting the veto points for their past entries as a group.

On 16/01/2026 at 20:38, brave lil toaster said:

2022

• ABSOLUTE. - "Stick In Love" (BJSC 147, 22 pts)

• Aluna, Diplo & Durante - "Forget About Me (BJSC 142, 47 pts) [Highest]

• Arrow - "Hot Hot Hot" (BJSC 147, 12 pts)

• Camelphat & Jake Bugg - "Be Someone" (BJSC 143, 44 pts)

• Dagny - "Brightsider" (BJSC 146, 20 pts)

• Faouzia - "RIP, Love" (BJSC 144, 24 pts)

• Farruko - "Pepas" (BJSC 143, 25 pts)

• Fred Again.. - "Billie (Loving Arms)" (BJSC 145, 18 pts)

• Gryffin & Au/Ra - "Evergreen" (BJSC 150, 30 pts)

• Jax - "Victoria's Secret" (BJSC 148, 25+ pts)

• Kx5 ft. Hayla - "Escape" (BJSC 144, 21 pts)

• Mau P - "Drugs From Amsterdam" (BJSC 148, 3 pts) [Lowest]

• Metric - "Doomscroller" (BJSC 146, 23 pts)

• Moby - "When It's Cold I'd Like To Die" (BJSC 146, 27 pts)

• Moyka - "When (BJSC 149, 22 pts)

• NAYEON - "POP!" (BJSC 146, 25 pts)

• Nia Archives - "Baianá" (BJSC 150, 25 pts)

• Peggy Gou - "I Go" (BJSC 143, 17 pts)

• Purple Disco Machine ft. Eyelar - "Dopamine" (BJSC 147, 17 pts)

• Remi Wolf - "Cake" (BJSC 148, 13 pts)

• Sophie & The Giants - "We Own The Night" (BJSC 148, 31 pts)

• St. Lucia - "Gimme The Night" (BJSC 150, 15 pts)

• Tate McRae - "She's All I Wanna Be" (BJSC 148, 25+ pts)

• The Walker Brothers - "No Regrets" (BJSC 150, 25 pts)

• Tove Styrke - "Another Broken Heart" (BJSC 148, 15 pts)

• venbee & Dan Fable - "low down" (BJSC 146, 17 pts)

• White Lies - "As I Try Not To Fall Apart (TCTS Remix)" (BJSC 148, 24.5 pts)

Anomalies:

• The highest and lowest are both records when compared to 2023-2025.

• Jax and Tate McRae both would have gotten higher scores than 25, but the mods didn't bother to do full veto research so who knows if they would have bumped off ADD from the highest.

• My cheapness apparent as I have two entries here oops (Peggy Gou and Moyka)

• Token annual Dagny appearance

• My last (co-)hosting job had the one veto-free contest of the year yay

• Can't choose whether Faouzia, Sophie & The Giants or Fred Again are the cheapest here. Actually, jk it's def Tate.

Side note to the mods, the BJSC 146 confirmations thread is missing its relevant tag xo

Am I the only one getting a private veto?

On 22/02/2022 at 06:19, leww said:

Gareth Emery ft. Alex & Sierra - We Were Young (Mhammed El Alami Remix) 15

- entered four times previously, in XLV, LXXVIII, CXXI and XCII, finishing 20th, 4th, 4th and 1st respectively. 3+12

- negligible blog coverage.

 

Sorry. :( Please feel free to reconfirm.