Josh!

You lot seriously delivered this contest 🤩 I have over 40 songs I wanna potentially vote for when I usually like way less than that in a full final 🫣

I’ve been enjoying this recently but not as much as ‘Who Said’ from the same era. I hope it does well for ya though!

I was told by Bre! If only we had an Erika Jayne and an Ericka Jane in the same contest haha

We've used our auto-qualifier to send something we love, but wouldn't stand a hope in hell of qualifying via semi-finals. We're expecting a wooden spoon but it's worth it to send something as camp as this. Some of yous may know Erika from 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' and plenty of controversial headlines in the last few years. This slaps though!!! Imagine BRAT if it were sung by a middle-aged housewife 🤩❤️

SEMI 1: 01. HENDINIA • Mae Muller - Breakaway 02. TAAHINO • Chloe Qisha - Sex, Drugs & Existential Dread 03. HERBILORE • THERA - erase 04. MOTHERTOPIA • Priya Ragu - Vacation 05. BRONZIL • MØ - Keep Møving 06. SKALL • Burial - Boy Sent From Above 07. DANÆVIIA • Polo & Pan - Petite Etoile (feat. Beth Ditto) 08. BALEGHDE • Daya - Don't Call 09. CUMULONIMBIA • Litku Klemetti - Tour De France JADAKISSNIA • goneMUNE - AMNESIA SÉYETANA • Igorrr - ADHD SINGERPUREAR • Justin Hayward & Mike Batt - Life In A Northern Town PERSEPHONIA • Messa - At Races KLUMINICAN REPUBLIC • Orbital & Tilda Swinton - Deepest AEROCHE • Minuit Machine - Hold Me KYLIENIPS • Shakespears Sister - All The Queen's Horses AELANDOR • Trikk - Fortuna NEW LEXICO • Vilma Jää - Huutaa SCOTLAND 2 • Model/Actriz - Cinderella DOBAGO • Victor Ruiz & Wehbba - Silo POPHUB • MICYVID X IVV.LMTD - TURBO BUNNIES BØTANIKKÄ • Debbii Dawson - You Killed The Music PESTOLIA • KETTAMA - It Gets Better (Edit) COR LUPUS • Momma - I Want You (Fever) WHY SO SIRIUS • Xina Mora & Metrika - 666 (Demonio) KATHALDAZIA • trillosta - Eternal Echoes LOOKYLION • Lov3less - Gaslighter FARC • Bea And Her Business - Rich SEMI 2: 01. FLYNNONDA • Nemahsis - i wanna be your right hand 02. THELONIA • Deep Thrills - Truth Before Dare 03. CHEIRON • MARIS - Give Me A Sign (feat. Caroline Kingsbury) 04. FSR RONTVIA • lozeak - NADA 05. ELËDAN • Julian Wassermann, Philipp Johann Thimm & Jamal Dilmen - WTF 06. A-KONOHAGAKURE • Uru - ambivalent 07. ALTYR MUUNILINST • Lydia Night - Pity Party 08. PALMYRA • ESSIRAY - LOVE TYPE 09. LAND OF DW • Carson Coma - Daddy Said No ULTRAVIOLENCELAND • kaxishk - The Khia Asylum National Anthem FLJÓTAVÍK • DJ Koze - Wie Schön Du Bist (feat. arnim & The Düsseldorf Düsterboys) BEN'S SANCTUARY • Zoe Wees - Traitor RÉPUBLIQUE D'ÁSKORZA • Elodie - Mi Ami Mi Odi LOTUNIA • GFRIEND - MAGO MACROMIA • Jadu Heart - U AESTHETICA • Michael Medrano - SYLVIA JUPITERDONIA • The Ting Tings - Good People Do Bad Things OSLOL • Jordan Firstman - I wanna see my friends dicks TRIFOSKI • MICHELLE - Oontz EAST RUKAHAVIAN • Lonely Computer - Blindfold (feat. Montgomery) YEHESI • KAYA & Natalie La Rose - New Moon (Extended Mix) NELIÖNOIR • DEBBY FRIDAY - 1/17 UTOPIA • Relay Tapes - Violets TERRA AVIUM • KASHIWA Daisuke - Ice ZANMATONY • H3rizon - Soul Ties (Don't Give It Up) THE SPODIC EMPIRE • We Are Domi - Getaway HINTERLANDIA • Blue Hawaii - I Felt Love GREENFROZE • Song Sohee - Not A Dream

I'm not very good at predicting the alt faves but I think both Botanikka and Hendinia will be huge contenders for the crown. The former is just glorious pop, easily Debbii's best entry here so far, and the latter is a glorified Rose Gray song so I can see that very being popular indeed! Land of DW is very Måneskin to my ears too?!

Welcome to the semi finals here in Ajanaeda! We’ve rolled out the red carpets for all your arrivals. As sweet little Jacob Tremblay says as our spokesperson, it feels pretty cool to be hosting after all this time. RULES: • 20 songs will qualify from each semi-final. • Ajanaeda autoqualifies for the BJSC 174 final and will be required to vote in both semi-finals. • Please vote by sending me (Josh!) a direct message on Buzzjack with your chosen songs. Please include your country name in your votes. • Please only vote in your own semi-final. • Please use the Eurovision voting system to submit your votes (12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1). Incorrect votes may not be accepted. • Please vote by the deadline below. Late votes will be accepted at host discretion. • Late voting nations will have 15% deducted from their entry's score. • Non-voting nations will have 33% deducted from their entry's score. Deadline: Tuesday 22nd April 2025 at 23:59 GMT AUTOQUALIFIERS: AJANAEDA • Erika Jayne - Bounce SEMI 1: 01. HENDINIA • Mae Muller - Breakaway 02. TAAHINO • Chloe Qisha - Sex, Drugs & Existential Dread 03. HERBILORE • THERA - erase 04. MOTHERTOPIA • Priya Ragu - Vacation 05. BRONZIL • MØ - Keep Møving 06. SKALL • Burial - Boy Sent From Above 07. DANÆVIIA • Polo & Pan - Petite Etoile (feat. Beth Ditto) 08. BALEGHDE • Daya - Don't Call 09. CUMULONIMBIA • Litku Klemetti - Tour De France JADAKISSNIA • goneMUNE - AMNESIA SÉYETANA • Igorrr - ADHD SINGERPUREAR • Justin Hayward & Mike Batt - Life In A Northern Town PERSEPHONIA • Messa - At Races KLUMINICAN REPUBLIC • Orbital & Tilda Swinton - Deepest AEROCHE • Minuit Machine - Hold Me KYLIENIPS • Shakespears Sister - All The Queen's Horses AELANDOR • Trikk - Fortuna NEW LEXICO • Vilma Jää - Huutaa SCOTLAND 2 • Model/Actriz - Cinderella DOBAGO • Victor Ruiz & Wehbba - Silo POPHUB • MICYVID X IVV.LMTD - TURBO BUNNIES BØTANIKKÄ • Debbii Dawson - You Killed The Music PESTOLIA • KETTAMA - It Gets Better (Edit) COR LUPUS • Momma - I Want You (Fever) WHY SO SIRIUS • Xina Mora & Metrika - 666 (Demonio) KATHALDAZIA • trillosta - Eternal Echoes LOOKYLION • Lov3less - Gaslighter FARC • Bea And Her Business - Rich SEMI 2: 01. FLYNNONDA • Nemahsis - i wanna be your right hand 02. THELONIA • Deep Thrills - Truth Before Dare 03. CHEIRON • MARIS - Give Me A Sign (feat. Caroline Kingsbury) 04. FSR RONTVIA • lozeak - NADA 05. ELËDAN • Julian Wassermann, Philipp Johann Thimm & Jamal Dilmen - WTF 06. A-KONOHAGAKURE • Uru - ambivalent 07. ALTYR MUUNILINST • Lydia Night - Pity Party 08. PALMYRA • ESSIRAY - LOVE TYPE 09. LAND OF DW • Carson Coma - Daddy Said No ULTRAVIOLENCELAND • kaxishk - The Khia Asylum National Anthem FLJÓTAVÍK • DJ Koze - Wie Schön Du Bist (feat. arnim & The Düsseldorf Düsterboys) BEN'S SANCTUARY • Zoe Wees - Traitor RÉPUBLIQUE D'ÁSKORZA • Elodie - Mi Ami Mi Odi LOTUNIA • GFRIEND - MAGO MACROMIA • Jadu Heart - U AESTHETICA • Michael Medrano - SYLVIA JUPITERDONIA • The Ting Tings - Good People Do Bad Things OSLOL • Jordan Firstman - I wanna see my friends dicks TRIFOSKI • MICHELLE - Oontz EAST RUKAHAVIAN • Lonely Computer - Blindfold (feat. Montgomery) YEHESI • KAYA & Natalie La Rose - New Moon (Extended Mix) NELIÖNOIR • DEBBY FRIDAY - 1/17 UTOPIA • Relay Tapes - Violets TERRA AVIUM • KASHIWA Daisuke - Ice ZANMATONY • H3rizon - Soul Ties (Don't Give It Up) THE SPODIC EMPIRE • We Are Domi - Getaway HINTERLANDIA • Blue Hawaii - I Felt Love GREENFROZE • Song Sohee - Not A Dream VOTERS: (55/57) The Spodic Empire A-Konohagakure Dobago Lookylion Land of DW Ben's Sanctuary Greenfroze Flynnonda Palmyra Nelionoir Terra Avium Skall Pestolia Jadakissnia Pophub Cheiron Cor Lupus Kylienips Taahino Herbilore Kluminican Republic Aeroche FSR Rontvia Bronzil Altyr Muunilinst Lotunia Cumulonimbia Persephonia Mothertopia Ajanaeda Botanikka Baleghde East Rukahavian Why So Sirius Fljotavik Seyetana Thelonia Danaeviia Kathaldazia FARC Eledan Aesthetica Ultraviolenceland Republique D'azorksa Yehesi Oslol New Lexico Trifoski Macromia Jupiterdonia Hendinia Scotland 2 Zanmatony Utopia Aelandor PLAYLISTS: Missing: POPHUB Missing: Ultraviolenceland

@hinterland are you around xx waiting on final approval from mods still too btw xx

So yes, not likely tonight I’m afraid, as we’ll need new entries from the two countries affected x I’m around all day tomorrow so watch this space x

Just had veto news: Let's Eat Grandma - Falling Into Me 27 - artist came 3rd in BJSC 141 3+12; group member Rosa Walton also previously entered as a solo artist (41st in BJSC 160) - artist had 2 UK top 40 albums in 2018-2022; group member Rosa Walton also had a UK #68 hit in 2022 with 'I Really Want To Stay At Your House' - appeared in 4 personal charts, 2 of which are current BJSC participants (Doctor Blind, seven.) - was nominated for the 2018 PopJustice Twenty Quid Music Prize, classifying as substantial media coverage 12; also had fairly substantial blog coverage (Pitchfork, NME, Spin, The Line of Best Fit etc.) - came 9th in BuzzJack's Indie Song of the Year 2018 and has since been nominated multiple times in Record of the Decade - was previously vetoed in BJSC 105 Self Esteem - 69 10 - artist came 10th in BJSC 135 3+7; also previously entered as a member of Slow Club (28th in BJSC 16) - artist had a UK #11 album in 2021; also had some chart success as a member of Slow Club (3 UK chart albums in 2011-2016, none of which made the top 40) - appeared in 3 personal charts, 1 of which is a current BJSC participant (uhsting) - appeared in Wardy's Indie Track of the Week poll, coming joint 4th with 2 votes - mid level blog coverage - the album it is due to appear on, A Complicated Woman, currently has 22 replies, indicating continued interest in her as an artist/this era as a whole.

I've heard Rose Gray 8pm Babes 9pm xx

We got up to 57 but I'm not 100% expecting one country to re-enter after a clash, so maybe 56 (depending on vetoes and reconfirmations) x

We’re up to 51 but two countries haven’t re-entered after their clash. 🥲

Closes tonight!

No news yet x

I reckon some of y’all are already after Ajanaeda semi final points bc I already know 8 entries which is a much bigger number than usual 🫣😆 Another artist clash too sadly. That’s three so far. I’ve DM’ed everyone who is affected.

Updated the OP with 43 entrants now. We've had another clash though 🫣

We have our first artist clash! :( It is more fun seeing these happens from the hosting spot than it is being on the receiving end of a PM though.

OP updated with our 23 entrants (so far) x

As you may tell from the red carpet, my theme is going to (loosely) be based on Oscars awards season as is apt for a country created by a former Movies mod. Keep an eye out for plenty of A-list Hollywood celebrities announcing the semi results. (That's as high concept as you'll get in Ajanaeda x). Let's just hope we can do the maths as well as PricewaterhouseCoopers tally the Academy votes.

The fastest of anyone else by 5 whole seconds! At least there'll be no artist clash for you to worry about Jade 🤣

Here is live footage of us in Ajanaeda rolling out the red carpet for BJSC 174. Let the competition commence!!! CONFIRMATIONSRULES: Please ensure you follow the general BJSC rules Please register your country if you haven't done so before Please check your entry has not been sent to a previous contest (previous song list here) and complies with the veto framework. Cadelicia will be banned from participating in this edition. RIP beautiful qualification streak </3 Please do not sent any of last month's Top 3 artists (Rebecca Black [ever again], Sumner, Ninajirachi) The great nation of Ajanaeda will auto-qualify for the BJSC 174 final, with FARC potentially auto-qualifying if there is an even number of participants Please do not reveal your entry prior to the semi-final thread being posted Deadline: 12/04/2025 at 23:59 GMT SUBMIT ENTRY HERE PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR SONG/ARTIST, COUNTRY, AND LINK TO SONG. I'll try and keep the list below updated as frequently as possible!!! Promise x Confirmed Countries (57): Ajanaeda Jadakissnia POPHub Altyr Muunilinst Cheiron FSR Rontvia Nelionoir Why So Sirius Cor Lupus Aeroche Bronzil Kluminican Republic Herbilore Aesthetica Mothertopia Scotland 2 Flynnonda Skall Eledan Baleghde Botanikka Ben's Sanctuary Ultraviolenceland Jupiterdonia Greenfroze Terra Avium Lookylion Kylienips Fljotavik Cumulonimbia Danaeviia New Lexico Republique d'Askorza Singerpurear Hendinia East Rukahavian Taahino The Spodic Empire Thelonia Land of DW FARC Pestolia Oslol A-Konohagakure Utopia Hinterlandia Dobago Palmyra Seyetana Yehesi Zanmatony Macromia Aelandor Lotunia Trifoski Persephonia Kathaldazia

Confirmations imminent! Sorry it’ll be late in the evening x

I’m hoping either Sunday night or Monday early x Need to confirm with the mods x

Oh also, I love an early night so no results are planned to go on past 10pm . 🤣