Lindsey.

This is just getting silly, if you don't have anything substantial to contribute to a discussion then you do have the option of not replying y'know 👀

This really isn't about Ed Sheeran's music at all, I think everyone would be making the same comments criticising him if it was any other musician or "celebrity" that has the sort of platform he does. It's laughable to diminish a topic so serious to being about something so meaningless in the grand scheme of things. I get BuzzJack is a music forum at it's core but not everything comes back to being a fan/not being a fan of someone. It doesn't matter what Ed says now, the damage was irreversibly done as soon as he booted Macklemore from his tour, no amount of statements or promises can fix that, it just screams backtracking and trying to stop his career from plummeting even further. It's just an example of action speaking louder than words which is why Pink isn't getting as much backlash, it wasn't her that decided Macklemore couldn't finish the tour. I don't think anyone has even defended what she's said, fans or not.

You don't need to agree with what anyone with a platform says about their politics and beliefs, if you want to ignore it and only focus on the music then that's fair enough but nobody should ever be silenced when they want to speak out on something. I admire anyone with the guts to stand up and speak out on what they think is right. Everything is political whether you realise it or not, I don't even think it's possible to be apolitical in this day and age, to me that just screams "I don't want to pick a side in case I get backlash." Personally, I want to know that the artists I support share my views on the big things.

Can we maybe move away from the chart talk and personal insults please? This isn't really the time for it when there is more serious discussion going on in this thread imo

Texas - When We Are Together Vengaboys - We Like to Party! (The Vengabus) Fontaines D.C. - A Lucid Dream Years & Years - Take Shelter M83 feat. Susanne Sundfør - Oblivion Bananarama - Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) Sade - The Sweetest Taboo Dead or Alive - Misty Circles Ultravox - Sleepwalk Depeche Mode - See You iamamiwhoami - play New Order - Ruined in a Day

Tove Lo feat. Wiz Khalifa - Influence MARINA - Bubblegum Bitch Adele - Hello Robyn - Talk to Me Kate Bush - Hounds of Love Leona Lewis - Better in Time (Single Mix) Zara Larsson - Love Me Land Agnes - Selfmade Jessie Ware - Sauna Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Music Gets the Best of Me Dido - White Flag Milica Pavlović - Ona nosi Pradu Buzzing to have some Last Wood rep from Tove Lo straight off the bat, genuinely a 10/10 no skip album 😍 Love this Marina song as well but it's not my fave of hers

Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait Roosevelt - Luna Mackenzy Mackay - Want You For Life Damien Rice - 9 Crimes Sam Smith - Diamonds Tom Grennan - Found What I've Been Looking For Calvin Harris - Feel So Close (Radio Edit) Sam Fender - Chin Up Gary Numan - We Are Glass HRVY & Malú Trevejo - Hasta Luego Darin - Lovekiller Bladee - Cartier’god Icedancer (Intermission) I knew this would be my least favourite category so figured I'd rank it first, a lot of ballad-types 😅

High Vinny was a bit cringey to watch, seemed like an unnecessary scene actually

Christ that baby is the size of a toddler 😂 Maybe it is Vinny's 🤷🏼‍♀️ I hope so, I cba with Harry x Penny

I'm not gonna say too much on this because admittedly I've not caught up fully but based on what I have seen, I think Ed definitely could have handled it better. It comes down to whether people matter more/less than performing stadiums and making money. Cancelling the tour completely because venues threatened to not let him play if he kept Macklemore would have spoken volumes on his political alignment or at least what he prioritises. Pink, I am disappointed in for how she's criticised Macklemore however I do think her point has been skewed a little, it seems to me that she's more bothered by him using that particular platform in front of that particular crowd rather than what he was standing for. I know she mentioned scaring Jewish people but again, I don't know enough about what he said on that. Personally, I don't see the issue, artists should be able to use their platform however they see fit (if they aren't hurting anyone), even from a supporting artist slot. Macklemore has never hidden his politics and how he goes about raising awareness for them etc so surely you'd acknowledge that and the fact he may use the stage to voice some of his opinions before inviting him in the tour.

My first choice was entered, a few others I had on my list but obviously couldn't submit, my 3rd choice wasn't sent though It would be interesting to know all the rejects

No Zara?!

men are a bit shit aren't they? women clearly do it better

Marina is gonna slaughter

Expected to see Tove, a few interesting choices so far

Someone take a man please, I just wanna know who's been sent

@leww @Klumzee do it

FFS

I have a few men on my list (this is a sentence I don't think I've ever said in my life) I could potentially donate xxx Could you go for a male rapper or is that cheating since all of their songs will likely be collabs?

Nah it might inspire people for the next round but I don't see the harm, I'd be interested to know as well tbh

Like most I'm really relying on my first pick but it's the most likely to have been taken, I can live with my second pick but again someone could have sent them too but I'll struggle for my third 😬

I need to know if I got my choices 😭

I think I did it

CALUM