Yes x

I finished research this afternoon, so I imagine there'll be a few handed out tonight. It's also not just me being lazy to be clear, there were 24 confirmations / changes to entries in the final day.

those Friday deadlines ö

1 hour ago, calxyum said:

are there even any more vetoes yet to be handed out

Excuse me for being dumb but vetoes for what? 🥰 Sorry new to this and learning as I go along, loving your avatar pic, btw your hair looks awesome tied up like that! 😊 (Assuming it's you lol).

3 minutes ago, Spiceboy said:

Excuse me for being dumb but vetoes for what? 🥰 Sorry new to this and learning as I go along, loving your avatar pic, btw your hair looks awesome tied up like that! 😊 (Assuming it's you lol).

Songs get vetoed if they’re too cheap I.e well known / charted / promoted heavily etc. 😉

4 minutes ago, Scene said:

Songs get vetoed if they’re too cheap I.e well known / charted / promoted heavily etc. 😉

Spice Girls - Wannabe 450

- Iconic worldwide number one single +100

- Geri Halliwell called Margaret Thatcher "the first Spice Girl" +300
- We have a Spice Girls forum +50

Just now, blacksquare said:

Spice Girls - Wannabe 450

- Iconic worldwide number one single +100

- Geri Halliwell called Margaret Thatcher "the first Spice Girl" +300
- We have a Spice Girls forum +50

Damn it, so Wannabe can't be included... guess I'll be getting a message then. 🤭

5 minutes ago, Scene said:

Songs get vetoed if they’re too cheap I.e well known / charted / promoted heavily etc. 😉

So that is what @HarryInnanen meant earlier when he said about being too cheap, I wasn't sure whether to be offended... 🤣 (Maybe I still should be 🤔 🤭)

10 minutes ago, Spiceboy said:

Excuse me for being dumb but vetoes for what? 🥰 Sorry new to this and learning as I go along, loving your avatar pic, btw your hair looks awesome tied up like that! 😊 (Assuming it's you lol).

We veto songs that we feel may have an unfair advantage in the competition for being too well known / artists being too well known / artists having had previous success in the competition etc.

The veto framework can be found here:

And the 'songs of' thread, to know whether you're sending something that's been sent before, or maybe by an artist who has won before / done well before and, therefore, may be more likely to be vetoed is here:

You may be about to learn about the veto in a slightly more direct way so those threads might be worth a light reading

1 minute ago, RobBot said:

We veto songs that we feel may have an unfair advantage in the competition for being too well known / artists being too well known / artists having had previous success in the competition etc.

The veto framework can be found here:

And the 'songs of' thread, to know whether you're sending something that's been sent before, or maybe by an artist who has won before / done well before and, therefore, may be more likely to be vetoed is here:

Just now, RobBot said:

You may also be about to learn about the veto in a slightly more direct way so those threads might be worth a light reading

Oh dear god, I struggle to take in so much information, will give it a read as I feel like that is a heavy hint... how long do we get if our songs were too cheap!? I will say I've never even heard of my act so god help me if I got to find another. 😭🤣 [Fingers crossed this is a tease haha]

1 hour ago, RobBot said:

You may be about to learn about the veto in a slightly more direct way so those threads might be worth a light reading

Update: Now on my second veto! 😂 I'll try again tomorrow. 🫢

VETOOOOOOOES! INCOMING! 🤯



Shura - Indecision 29

- entered twice previously, in XLVIII (30th) and LXIII (7th). 3+7

- artist appeared on BBC Sound Of 2015.

- the song was playlisted on Radio 1's Playlist in December 2014, on their In New Music We Trust playlist - moderate radio exposure. 7

- 2014 release that was covered on Stereogum, DIY Magazine, Dazed Digital, The Fader etc.

- album that it came from, Nothing's Real, peaked at #13 in the UK albums chart, and was covered on AllMusic, Clash, The Guardian, NME, Pitchfork, PopMatters, Q and Rolling Stone - the same album in which Touch (entry that finished 7th) came from and was the second single, following Touch.

- appeared in 10 personal charts (Laurent Pons, JSG, HarryEzra, Jooprstar, Josh, AHGold, Rogue, Doctor Blind, Seven, Mavoy) - 5 of which are active BJSC participants.

- album 'Nothing's Real' had 38 replies in the Indie/Alternative Forum - substantial online/Buzzjack coverage. 12

Moyka - Icarus 15

- entered four times previously, in CXIII (7th), CXLIV (4th), CXXIV (2nd) and CXXVIII (6th). 3+12

- featured on Record Of The Day.

Boys Noize Feat. Mayah Alkahteri - Ycore 22

- Boys Noize have been entered four times previously, in CXL (12th), CXLVII (5th), CXIII (24th) and CLIX (31st). 3+12

- Boys Noize also won Buzzfestivalen 2025.

- album that this song features on (out today) has been covered on DJ Mag, The Fader - this song appears to be the push single from it.

- currently leading Dance Track of the Week: Week 45, with 4 votes from maggotsforbrains, jimwatts, DanG and Jade - 3 of those 4 being BJSC participants.

- thread for the album has 0 replies in the Dance Forum.

- appears on All New Dance (578k saves), Dance Rising (1.8m saves), Electronic Rising (759k saves) - moderate streaming coverage. 7

Banks feat Doechii - I Hate Your Ex-Girlfriend 13.5

- BANKS has been entered three times previously, in CLXXXI (22nd), LIII (18th) and CXV (35th). 3+5

- Doechii has been entered twice previously, in CXLIV (DNQ) and CLXV (9th). 2.5

- Banks has had 3 top 100 albums - the highest of which, Goddess, charted at #20 in 2014.

- Doechii has 8 UK top 100 singles (What It Is, Anxiety, Denial Is A River, Nissan Altima, ExtraL, Anxiety, Girl Get Up and Runway) - the highest of which, Anxiety, peaked at #3. 3

- Doechii has one top 40 album - 'Alligator Bites Never Heal' - peaking at #40 in 2025.

- featured on The Line Of Best Fit, EUPHORIA, Paper Magazine, Nylon Magazine.

- appears in 6 personal charts (Sir Celestial, JosephStyles, Nick F1, Rogue, jcwell, Dr Cheeky Magpie).

1 minute ago, Freeze said:

Boys Noize Feat. Mayah Alkahteri - Ycore 22

- thread for the album has 0 replies in the Dance Forum.

It wasn't me who tried this, but yours truly did create that tumbleweed thread, so fans of loud industrial techno please check out this fantastic album xo

6 minutes ago, Freeze said:

VETOOOOOOOES! INCOMING! 🤯



Shura - Indecision 29

- entered twice previously, in XLVIII (30th) and LXIII (7th). 3+7

- artist appeared on BBC Sound Of 2015.

- the song was playlisted on Radio 1's Playlist in December 2014, on their In New Music We Trust playlist - moderate radio exposure. 7

- 2014 release that was covered on Stereogum, DIY Magazine, Dazed Digital, The Fader etc.

- album that it came from, Nothing's Real, peaked at #13 in the UK albums chart, and was covered on AllMusic, Clash, The Guardian, NME, Pitchfork, PopMatters, Q and Rolling Stone - the same album in which Touch (entry that finished 7th) came from and was the second single, following Touch.

- appeared in 10 personal charts (Laurent Pons, JSG, HarryEzra, Jooprstar, Josh, AHGold, Rogue, Doctor Blind, Seven, Mavoy) - 5 of which are active BJSC participants.

- album 'Nothing's Real' had 38 replies in the Indie/Alternative Forum - substantial online/Buzzjack coverage. 12

Moyka - Icarus 15

- entered four times previously, in CXIII (7th), CXLIV (4th), CXXIV (2nd) and CXXVIII (6th). 3+12

- featured on Record Of The Day.

Boys Noize Feat. Mayah Alkahteri - Ycore 22

- Boys Noize have been entered four times previously, in CXL (12th), CXLVII (5th), CXIII (24th) and CLIX (31st). 3+12

- Boys Noize also won Buzzfestivalen 2025.

- album that this song features on (out today) has been covered on DJ Mag, The Fader - this song appears to be the push single from it.

- currently leading Dance Track of the Week: Week 45, with 4 votes from maggotsforbrains, jimwatts, DanG and Jade - 3 of those 4 being BJSC participants.

- thread for the album has 0 replies in the Dance Forum.

- appears on All New Dance (578k saves), Dance Rising (1.8m saves), Electronic Rising (759k saves) - moderate streaming coverage. 7

Banks feat Doechii - I Hate Your Ex-Girlfriend 13.5

- BANKS has been entered three times previously, in CLXXXI (22nd), LIII (18th) and CXV (35th). 3+5

- Doechii has been entered twice previously, in CXLIV (DNQ) and CLXV (9th). 2.5

- Banks has had 3 top 100 albums - the highest of which, Goddess, charted at #20 in 2014.

- Doechii has 8 UK top 100 singles (What It Is, Anxiety, Denial Is A River, Nissan Altima, ExtraL, Anxiety, Girl Get Up and Runway) - the highest of which, Anxiety, peaked at #3. 3

- Doechii has one top 40 album - 'Alligator Bites Never Heal' - peaking at #40 in 2025.

- featured on The Line Of Best Fit, EUPHORIA, Paper Magazine, Nylon Magazine.

- appears in 6 personal charts (Sir Celestial, JosephStyles, Nick F1, Rogue, jcwell, Dr Cheeky Magpie).

Omg you shame publicly? 😂

Do I win something for having the highest score? A widget perhaps? 🤭

2 minutes ago, Spiceboy said:

Omg you shame publicly? 😂

Do I win something for having the highest score? A widget perhaps? 🤭

Hey, I didn't mention any names🤭

1 minute ago, Spiceboy said:

Omg you shame publicly? 😂

Do I win something for having the highest score? A widget perhaps? 🤭

we don’t shame who sent what! You’re more than welcome to keep quiet about it x

But we post about it for transparency’s sake and I guess also as a kind of deterrent from people sending it again, I guess?

You, however, would definitely have lost the highest points award to Love Triangle by Angele which was vetoed with a lovely 69pts a few days ago xx

1 minute ago, Freeze said:

Hey, I didn't mention any names🤭

Oops I just outed myself... thought I'd only do that once in my life and was just using the closet for clothes now. 🤭

Just now, RobBot said:

we don’t shame who sent what! You’re more than welcome to keep quiet about it x

But we post about it for transparency’s sake and I guess also as a kind of deterrent from people sending it again, I guess?

You, however, would definitely have lost the highest points award to Love Triangle by Angele which was vetoed with a lovely 69pts a few days ago xx

Oh I'm just teasing, it's all good. 😊 But yeah, forget about that prize then, (not because I haven't won of course, not at all 🤭).

2 hours ago, Spiceboy said:

Oh dear god, I struggle to take in so much information, will give it a read as I feel like that is a heavy hint... how long do we get if our songs were too cheap!? I will say I've never even heard of my act so god help me if I got to find another. 😭🤣 [Fingers crossed this is a tease haha]

In fairness, as a newcomer to the contest, alot of what might get vetoed here you wouldn't necessarily know about!

Much of the time, songs that get vetoed are by atrists that have been entered into the contest multiple times, or are big hits/by obviously popular acts! You'll get the hang of it soon enough 🥰

I'd suggest looking in the songs of BJSC thread, if the artist you're thinking of sending has been sent 3 or 4 times before within the last 10 or so years, it's probably fairly likely to rack up a fair few veto points! I know I've teetered close to a veto once this year!

Edited 17 hours ago17 hr by Juranamo

If you wanna be our lover, you gotta get with the veto framework.

Stop sending cheap songs now, thank you very much
we need somebody with an inspired tune

tbf Shura is ELITE

White Light is still that bichh