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Yazoo - Don't Go Stevie Wonder - Do I Do Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird Trio - Da Da Da The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra Dexys Midnight Runners And The Emerald Express - Come On Eileen Irene Cara - Fame Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy Odyssey - Inside Out Shalamar - A Night To Remember A Flock Of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song

Predict away. As ever, 20 qualifiers per semi-final. DanBet's office has burnt down so will be out of business this edition. SEMI_ONEAQ Danæviia :: Maruja – Look Down On Us 1 Cor Lupus :: Kyra Machida – Blonde 2 Lookylion :: Momo Boyd – American Love Song 3 Pagasa :: Cameron Winter – Nausicaä (Love Will Be Revealed) 4 Pestolia :: frutiger dillon – Windows98 5 FARC :: Banoffee – Muscles 6 N DNTN :: KNEECAP – THE RECAP (feat. Mozey) 7 Freidland :: Connie Talbot – Original 8 Herbilore :: Mia Wray – Only Love 9 A-Konohagakure :: CHANMINA – TEST ME 10 Ennea :: Paris Paloma – the warmth 11 Sandénia :: Shawn Mendes – Heavy 12 Terra Avium :: yeule – Veil Of Darkness 13 Hendinia :: Klavdia & ARCADE – Anemos 14 Mothertopia :: Kelly Lee Owens – Higher 15 Deandria :: Merina Gris – Mejor* 16 Lotunia :: Army Of Lovers – Love Is Blue (feat. Olya Polyakova) 17 Ben's Sanctuary :: Kai Tracid – 4 Just 1 Day 18 East Rukahavian :: The Hidden Cameras – Undertow 19 Kathaldazia :: Chesuqi – The Blue 20 Land of DW :: Csaknekedkislány – Minden Mozog 21 Jupiterdonia :: Ancient Umbra – Iron Will 22 Dalisska :: Storefront Church – The High Room 23 Kluminican Republic :: KAS:ST – Sound Of The Soul 24 Bøtanikkä :: LA NIÑA – FIGLIA D' 'A TEMPESTA 25 Neliönoir :: FAUST – Dies Irae 26 Flynnonda :: crushed – silene 27 Hushkanukia :: Valencia Grace – Lucky You're A Star 28 Juranabaijan :: Angie – Poco Poco 29 Aeroche :: KING BOOO! – Tunes Since '89 30 Ajanaeda :: Florence Road – Storm Warnings 31 Cumulonimbia :: umiña – spiral 32 Bronzil :: KÄSSY – i-i-i SEMI_TWOAQ Danæviia :: Maruja – Look Down On Us 1 République d'Áskorza :: Satine – C'Est Toi 2 Scotland 2 :: underscores – Do It 3 POPHub :: Le Manou – Fille À Papa 4 Zephyra Continuum :: Electrotête – I Love You (Cubic 22 Remix) 5 Skall :: Octo Octa – Spin Girl, Let's Activate! 6 Séyetana :: Myuk – yukiuta 7 Trifoski :: LustSickPuppy – RIDE IT 8 Sovarasma :: DAVID BORING – Jenny Rotten 9 Yehesi :: Suzane – Champagne 10 D'yermak'er :: TĀLĀ – Ghosts 11 Aelandor :: Pom Pom Squad – Villain 12 Baleghde :: BANKS – Contaminated 13 Greenfroze :: ZETAK – ARALARKO DAMA 14 Zanmatony :: Hot Chip – Devotion 15 Niceland :: Cephas Azariah & Elle Limebear – you're gonna be okay 16 FSR Rontvia :: DJ Suzy – White Rabbit 17 Ojnoj :: Déyyess – Lips Like Sugar 18 The Spodic Empire :: Wubble-U – Petal (English Rose Pruned) 19 Altyr Muunilinst :: RABO – Stuck In November 20 Taahino :: mi.a – Ophelia 21 Summericia :: Denis Dekay – Don't Leave 22 Lentyll :: Hiro Shinosawa – SUNFADED 23 Jadakissnia :: TRAITRS – The Lovely Wounded 24 Fljótavík :: Faouzia – DON'T EVER LEAVE ME 25 Cheiron :: First Aid Kit – Out Of My Head 26 New Lexico :: girlish figure – Please Her For Pleasure 27 Macromia :: Franc Moody – Bloodlines 28 Dobago :: Jamie Duffy – Solas 29 Harmonica :: Dan Black – Wonder 30 Elëdan :: Ö – Garden Extra wet 31 Persephonia :: Sr. Falla De Origen – SQFML 32 Thelonia :: LÖNA – I Never Wanna Be In Love

though if anyone does have a font suggestion that keeps the vibe I'm going for but is readable on iPhone then do shout

that could perhaps change if the rumours are true that the album has a secret Dua Lipa guest feature (though I doubt the song will be commercial enough to be a proper hit)

For BJSC 181 hosted in Danæviia we bring on the apocalyptic theme with a near-10 minute rock epic from Manchester-based rock band Maruja. Think Fat Dog meets Doomscroller. Could Danæviia be amongst a small handful of countries to win two times on the go? You decide next week when the final opens.

if only I had sent 'Born To Die' from the same Maruja album I'd beat you by 4 seconds

moral of the story - use a computer for important things like BJSC

yes I had noticed on my iPhone, during the confirmation period big sad that the font has changed so much from what was intended when I prepared the OP on a computer, but I'm not changing it now as any other font choice may have the same issue I had as a concession put the song lists in standard font so at least those are perfectly readable on all devices

Shawn Mendes has been allowed as it is Sandenia’s 50th anniversary likewise Banks has been allowed for Baleghde when you reach yours you can ask the mods to send an artist who would otherwise typically be vetoed for that contest

afraid it’s not ideal but the only alternative is a clash with The Traitors if I run it on Wed/Thu/Fri which I gather quite a few of us would rather watch live. Unless I get enough show of support that people would still come on say, Thursday. I also can’t do Monday personally. The final listen through is purposefully also acting as the semi final results so you will find out in real time if you have qualified.

note to whoever makes the Apple Music playlist, the two entries unavailable on Spotify are, for whatever odd reason, available on Apple Music but not Spotify

red light. the military arrives. their bullets? like candy to the bots to ensure safety of the participants, Berg gets placed under quarantine the participants, chosen under cover of darkness, follow a hidden tunnel to the heavily guarded Laser City. green light. above the melted ruins of the Ice Palace, which held this prestigious contest one quadrennium ago, a makeshift castle is fashioned in honour of the human representative who brought us here, we classify it as... the Cloud Castle so this week we ask, who is faithful to our cause... ...and which twenty and four representatives must be banished so I extend this invitation... Dear esteemed human representative, you are cordially invited to witness the following showcases ; location Buzzjack and SyncTube simulcast semi-final one showcase ; date and time Sunday 18th January 20:00 gmt semi-final two showcase ; date and time Tuesday 20th January 20:00 gmt final showcase ; date and time Sunday 25th January 20:00 gmt Signed, claudAI winkle.bot you must adhere to our following demands as the winning nation of the prior song contest, Danæviia have scored an automatic pass to the final round. you may not vote for the Danævii entry in the semi-finals, much as you may enjoy it. listening is however, strongly advised. you may only vote in the semi-final in which your nation has been allocated. only Danæviia may vote in both semi-finals. you may not vote for your own nation or any nation in the opposing semi-final. you must vote for ten songs using the format shown below. you are strongly advised to include the name of your nation and each nation you are voting for as opposed to just mere song titles or performance artist names. your submission will be at the mercy of the remainder of the nations in your semi-final. only the top 20 scoring nations in each semi-final may progress to the final round. failure to vote will subject your nation to a points deduction of 33%. late votes may be counted at the mercy of your host. method of submission must be by "private message" to Buzzjack user "danuary" +12 +10 +08 +07 +06 +05 +04 +03 +02 +01 your votes must be with the council by date and time of 23:59 gmt Saturday 24th January which gives you one human basic time period for contemplation and submission. all votes will be stored in the Cloud for ease of calculation and verification. as finality for the time being we also extend our gratitude to the Aerochean council for our theming graphic so without any further ado, my dear friend Microsoft Excel has randomly placed you in one of the following semi-finals... SEMI_ONEAQ Danæviia :: Maruja – Look Down On Us 1 Cor Lupus :: Kyra Machida – Blonde 2 Lookylion :: Momo Boyd – American Love Song 3 Pagasa :: Cameron Winter – Nausicaä (Love Will Be Revealed) 4 Pestolia :: frutiger dillon – Windows98 5 FARC :: Banoffee – Muscles 6 N DNTN :: KNEECAP – THE RECAP (feat. Mozey) 7 Freidland :: Connie Talbot – Original 8 Herbilore :: Mia Wray – Only Love 9 A-Konohagakure :: CHANMINA – TEST ME 10 Ennea :: Paris Paloma – the warmth 11 Sandénia :: Shawn Mendes – Heavy 12 Terra Avium :: yeule – Veil Of Darkness 13 Hendinia :: Klavdia & ARCADE – Anemos 14 Mothertopia :: Kelly Lee Owens – Higher 15 Deandria :: Merina Gris – Mejor* 16 Lotunia :: Army Of Lovers – Love Is Blue (feat. Olya Polyakova) 17 Ben's Sanctuary :: Kai Tracid – 4 Just 1 Day 18 East Rukahavian :: The Hidden Cameras – Undertow 19 Kathaldazia :: Chesuqi – The Blue 20 Land of DW :: Csaknekedkislány – Minden Mozog 21 Jupiterdonia :: Ancient Umbra – Iron Will 22 Dalisska :: Storefront Church – The High Room 23 Kluminican Republic :: KAS:ST – Sound Of The Soul 24 Bøtanikkä :: LA NIÑA – FIGLIA D' 'A TEMPESTA 25 Neliönoir :: FAUST – Dies Irae 26 Flynnonda :: crushed – silene 27 Hushkanukia :: Valencia Grace – Lucky You're A Star 28 Juranabaijan :: Angie – Poco Poco 29 Aeroche :: KING BOOO! – Tunes Since '89 30 Ajanaeda :: Florence Road – Storm Warnings 31 Cumulonimbia :: umiña – spiral 32 Bronzil :: KÄSSY – i-i-i note: veto rules have been relaxed for Sandénia's 50th anniversary entry SEMI_TWOAQ Danæviia :: Maruja – Look Down On Us 1 République d'Áskorza :: Satine – C'Est Toi 2 Scotland 2 :: underscores – Do It 3 POPHub :: Le Manou – Fille À Papa 4 Zephyra Continuum :: Electrotête – I Love You (Cubic 22 Remix) 5 Skall :: Octo Octa – Spin Girl, Let's Activate! 6 Séyetana :: Myuk – yukiuta 7 Trifoski :: LustSickPuppy – RIDE IT 8 Sovarasma :: DAVID BORING – Jenny Rotten 9 Yehesi :: Suzane – Champagne 10 D'yermak'er :: TĀLĀ – Ghosts 11 Aelandor :: Pom Pom Squad – Villain 12 Baleghde :: BANKS – Contaminated 13 Greenfroze :: ZETAK – ARALARKO DAMA 14 Zanmatony :: Hot Chip – Devotion 15 Niceland :: Cephas Azariah & Elle Limebear – you're gonna be okay 16 FSR Rontvia :: DJ Suzy – White Rabbit 17 Ojnoj :: Déyyess – Lips Like Sugar 18 The Spodic Empire :: Wubble-U – Petal (English Rose Pruned) 19 Altyr Muunilinst :: RABO – Stuck In November 20 Taahino :: mi.a – Ophelia 21 Summericia :: Denis Dekay – Don't Leave 22 Lentyll :: Hiro Shinosawa – SUNFADED 23 Jadakissnia :: TRAITRS – The Lovely Wounded 24 Fljótavík :: Faouzia – DON'T EVER LEAVE ME 25 Cheiron :: First Aid Kit – Out Of My Head 26 New Lexico :: girlish figure – Please Her For Pleasure 27 Macromia :: Franc Moody – Bloodlines 28 Dobago :: Jamie Duffy – Solas 29 Harmonica :: Dan Black – Wonder 30 Elëdan :: Ö – Garden Extra wet 31 Persephonia :: Sr. Falla De Origen – SQFML 32 Thelonia :: LÖNA – I Never Wanna Be In Love note: veto rules have been relaxed for Baleghde's 50th anniversary entry note: Zephyra Continuum and The Spodic Empire's entries are unavailable on Spotify. please seek both of these through YouTube before voting.

there will be no more vetoes !

it’s all record label politics though I very much doubt Adam is getting involved with it he has better things to do

Calvin is a multimillionaire I’m quite certain he doesn’t care where he is on a NOW CD or if he’s even on it.

it’s very much in need of a remix

Kasabian?! that’s a rather inspired choice and the preview sounds promising , yay

The draw has been decided by MICROSOFT EXCEL =rand() so take your complaint up with Ms Kelly

my mistake - she is still on SCR

I’m still awaiting confirmation of any further vetoes if the list is approved it will go up tonight. sadly you haven’t auto qualified as we’ve got an odd number of entrants

hardly fair to have all this new music up against the almighty LANDSLIDE but yeah my vote can't go elsewhere. Ella Langley was surprisingly good and the semi-reliable Doechii is my other takeaway of the week. Fleetwood Mac - Landslide (#20) Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas (#78) Doechii - girl, get up. (feat. SZA) (#79) Lil Uzi Vert - What You Saying (#61) Djo - Delete Ya (#95) Djo - Basic Being Basic (#81) KATSEYE - Internet Girl (#24) James Marriott - California Rain (#22) She & Him - I Thought I Saw Your Face Today (#97) ROLE MODEL - Writing's On The Wall (#98)

quite coincidental that this time last year Tyla had another song that looked like it was going to take off but stalled rather quickly post-NYE 23/11/2024 Tyla Push 2 Start 23 74-33R(7)-24-{23}-25-30-37->7 06/12/2025 Tyla Chanel 15 68-66-61-51-66-{15}-21-25->8 she could've very easily just been a 1HW with 'Water' though so still doing well for herself I guess

DCL-1 David Bowie ~ "Heroes" Diana Ross ~ Upside Down Fleetwood Mac ~ Landslide Kate Bush ~ Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) Tate McRae ~ Nobody's Girl The Clash ~ Should I Stay Or Should I Go The Police ~ Every Breath You Take Tiffany ~ I Think We're Alone Now Tkandz and Cxsper ~ Now Or Never DCL-2 Huntr/x ~ How It's Done James Hype ~ Waterfalls (feat. Sam Harper and Bobby Harvey) MK and Clementine Douglas ~ Come Find Me Tyla ~ Chanel SCR Addison Rae ~ Fame Is A Gun Bella Kay ~ The Sick Bruno Mars ~ Locked Out Of Heaven Dave ~ Raindance (feat. Tems) David Guetta, Teddy Swims and Tones & I ~ Gone Gone Gone Djo ~ End of Beginning Ellie Goulding ~ Starry Eyed Esdeekid ~ 4 Raws Esdeekid ~ Century Esdeekid and Rico Ace ~ Phantom Fred Again.., Sammy Virji and Reggie ~ Talk of the Town Gunna ~ WGFT (feat. Burna Boy) Haven. ~ I Run (feat. Kaitlin Aragon) Huntr/x ~ What It Sounds Like Kehlani ~ Folded Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars ~ Die With A Smile Olivia Dean ~ So Easy (To Fall In Love) Olivia Dean ~ A Couple Minutes PinkPantheress ~ Stateside Prince and the Revolution ~ Purple Rain Raye ~ Where Is My Husband! Role Model ~ Sally, When the Wine Runs Out Sam Fender ~ People Watching Sam Fender and Olivia Dean ~ Rein Me In Sienna Spiro ~ Die on This Hill Sienna Spiro ~ You Stole the Show Sienna Spiro ~ Maybe Skye Newman ~ FU & UF Sonny Fodera, D.O.D. and Poppy Baskcomb ~ Think About Us Tame Impala ~ Dracula Tate McRae ~ Tit for Tat Taylor Swift ~ The Fate of Ophelia Taylor Swift ~ Opalite Zara Larsson ~ Lush Life all other charting songs not listed are either on ACR or have fewer than 7 charting weeks

Each week, 8 new releases are selected to go head to head, with one weekly winner which will then go up against future weekly winners later in the year at the end of each quarter of the year, and then again at the end of the year to determine the ultimate winner of 2026. The 2025 final poll is also currently running - see the appropriate pinned thread. Alan Walker x Isabella Melkmann x Katherine O'Ryan - Broken Strings 2 Armin van Buuren x Glockenbach - Sun Shines On Me 0 DJ Seinfeld - Plush 6 Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Shine a Light 0 Gorgon City x Interplanetary Criminal - Contact 0 Kungs x Theophilus London - Galaxy 5 Le Youth x Orem - Blinded 0 Robin Schulz - Embers 2 It is congrats to DJ Seinfeld who claims the first winner of 2026, just edging ahead of a strong comeback for Kungs who was looking to win in the midweek update. Alan Walker is the honorary 'week 1' winner, beating the only other notable week 1 release from Armin van Buuren. ========================================== Each week, choose one song only that you feel is your favourite from the selection of releases that week. If you wish to post a rate of the selection of songs in the thread, please feel free to do so. Here are this week's contenders Results of this week's poll will be revealed in next week's thread. The poll will remain open until the following Friday. 2026 Dance Track of the Week Winners: Week 1+2: DJ Seinfeld - Plush link to 2025 winners link to 2024 winners link to 2023 winners

any last minute votes?