Posted Thursday at 07:043 days Welcome to the latest edition of the 21st Century Throwback forum song contest: Bop Idol 7!Congratulations @dhwe on your Bop Idol 6 win and sorry you aren’t able to host.I was thinking the other day what a varied collection of winners we’ve had now:Phoenix - 1901Muse - Butterflies & HurricanesDido - Take My HandAgnes - I TranceBlack Box Recorder - These Are The ThingsCrystal Castles - BaptismWhat will we be adding to this eclectic list? Well as you may have guessed from the clues Scene and I dropped we’re taking another opportunity to celebrate 20 years of Buzzjack by going back to the year of its birth. The theme is 2006.We’ll accept songs either recorded or released in this year. The song can be any genre but must not be a UK Top 40 hit. Non singles are allowed. It should also not be a previous Bop Idol entry or a Top 20 finisher in any other song contest on the site (I appreciate the latter is not entirely straightforward to check so the mods will do some of that).As always we reserve the right to veto anything else that is deemed too well known. As a rule of thumb anything with a Spotify count of fewer than 100 million plays is usually fine. More may be OK too, especially if it’s only well known in the USA for example.As usual this is an anonymous song contest, so please do not reveal or hint at your entry.You have until 23:59 BST on Thursday 14 May 2026 to submit your entry.Please submit your entry by PM to me, giving your artist and title and a link. Do also message me if you have any questions.
Thursday at 07:043 days Author Entrants (21):Julian_ScenejimwattsHerbsJosh!mattoDobboDaTiltgooddeltaRoba.Paddington JamesCowTzyLukuzzTaftynine3/4AllStarBySmashMouthJaz13MusicdanGawardinaryKing RolloLee_J11
Thursday at 07:413 days (I knew the theme anyway obv but) HYPE!! 2006 was and will always be an iconic year musically for me. ❤️ So very happy we get to deep dive back into it! Sent my entry though I can’t promise I won’t reconfirm. 🤭
Thursday at 07:443 days 2006 felt like an important year for me but at the same time not a lot immediately springs into mind. Gotta have a refresher. Edited Thursday at 07:443 days by AllStarBySmashMouth
Thursday at 08:323 days Great to see another song contest on the way. Did the top 7 from the last Bop Idol all turn down hosting then, argh x Entry sent!
Thursday at 08:533 days One thing I realised, being posted today and the day of deadline:Throwback Thursday! Edited Thursday at 08:533 days by AllStarBySmashMouth
Thursday at 09:373 days My favourite year of the 00s (and probably this century so far), every memory is a good one personally and musically <3 Can't wait to see what is submitted.
Thursday at 09:403 days 2006 is quite possibly my favourite year of the 2000s musically as well. The #1s ranking I did recently was a wonderful reminder.Looking forward to hearing some lesser-known stuff from the year!
Thursday at 10:413 days Confirmed a song I've thought about sending somewhere literally since about 2006 (or the first BJSC in 2007 anyway)!One of the artist's best songs but made basically no impact anywhere commercially.
Thursday at 10:553 days Confirmed! Very excited to see what's been sent to this one. 2006 my fave year for the charts.
Thursday at 11:213 days Submitted a short list. Hopefully my first choice is approved. If not then one of the others will be good.
Thursday at 17:203 days Sent someone who deserved so, SO much more as an artist. Incredible voice. One of my favourites!
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