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Let's hope @Spiceboy can say "I'm still standing" when the eliminations are over this round...

I really wanted to include these two finds in this week's Pop TOTW poll, but sadly opted to omit them for more popular songs... I think @Mangø would be a fan of both of these!

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 2025. Last week's results; Jessie J – Living My Best Life [ 11 ] Rihanna – Friend Of Mine [from the Smurfs Movie Soundtrack] [ 4 ] Skye Newman – Family Matters [ 4 ] Ella Henderson – Me & You [ 3 ] Kesha – BOY CRAZY. [ 2 ] Morgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae – What I Want [ 2 ] Au/Ra – BLAH [ 0 ] Jin – Don't Say You Love Me [ 0 ] ========== Total Votes: 26 Jessie J has returned to let everyone know she is living her best life to the fullest. Her latest feel-good anthem is the most popular release amongst BuzzJack listeners this week! ========================================== 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: Alex Warren with Jelly Roll – Bloodline Benson Boone – Momma Song dearALICE – Sweet Grace Davies – Super Love Me Myles Smith – Gold Reneé Rapp – Leave Me Alone Robbie Williams & Tony Iommi – Rocket Sam Ryder – OH OK Results of this week's poll will be revealed in next week's thread. The poll will remain open until the following Friday. 2025 Pop Track of the Week Winners: Week 1: Celeste – Everyday Week 2: JADE – IT girl Week 3: Kylie Minogue x YouNotUs – Someone For Me Week 4: Tate McRae – Sports car Week 5: Tom Grennan – Shadowboxing Week 6: Lady Gaga – Abracadabra Week 7: Sabrina Carpenter – Busy Woman Week 8: Tate McRae – Revolving Door Week 9: Benson Boone – Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else Week 10: Remember Monday – What The Hell Just Happened? Week 11: JADE – FUFN (F**k You For Now) Week 12: Jonas Brothers – Love Me To Heaven Week 13: Ariana Grande – twilight zone Week 14: Ed Sheeran – Azizam Week 15: MARINA – CUNTISSIMO Week 16: Addison Rae – Headphones On Week 17: Zara Larsson – Pretty Ugly Week 18: MØ – Lose Yourself Week 19: PinkPantheress – Illegal Week 20: Jessie J – Living My Best Life

SoundClash returns with cover songs from the 21st Century going head to head with each other. American group Labelle were a popular vocal group in the 60s and 70s. Each of the band members later went on to begin solo careers after the end of a tour in 1976, going on to have significant solo success. It's Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk vs. The Pussycat Dolls! You Decide! Here is what we have had so far in this series of SoundClash; Five vs. Robbie Williams in a battle of the Queen covers Alien Ant Farm vs. Fall Out Boy in a battle of the Michael Jackson covers Mad'House vs. Kelly Osbourne in a battle of the Madonna covers A1 vs Milk Inc. in a battle of the A-ha covers No Doubt vs. Weezer in a battle of the Talk Talk covers Scissor Sisters vs. Eric Prydz in a battle of the Pink Floyd covers Lolly vs. Céline Dion in a battle of the Cyndi Lauper covers Placebo vs. Maxwell in a battle of the Kate Bush covers Adele vs. Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran in a battle of the Bob Dylan covers Dario G vs. Bad Wolves in a battle of the Cranberries covers Smash Mouth vs. Joe McElderry in a battle of the Monkees covers Destiny's Child vs. Lizzo in a battle of the Bee Gees covers Atomic Kitten vs. One Direction in a battle of the Blondie covers Westlife vs. Fyfe Dangerfield in a battle of the Billy Joel covers Aurora feat. Naimee Coleman vs. allSTARS* in a battle of the Duran Duran covers Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks vs. Eva Cassidy in a battle of the Fleetwood Mac covers The Vamps feat. Shawn Mendes vs. Disturbed in a battle of the Simon & Garfunkel covers Girls Aloud vs. Ultra Naté in a battle of the Pointer Sisters covers t.A.T.u. vs. Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather in a battle of the Smiths covers Brandy & Ray J vs. Steve Brookstein in a battle of the Phil Collins covers Journey South vs. Mary J. Blige & U2 in a battle of the U2 covers Martine McCutcheon vs. Sam Smith in a battle of the Donna Summer covers Daphne & Celeste vs. Groove Coverage in a battle of the Alice Cooper covers Girls@Play vs. Pepsi & Shirlie in a battle of the Mel & Kim covers Stereophonics vs. Girls Of FHM in a battle of the Rod Stewart covers ATB vs. Alanis Morissette in a battle of the Seal covers Glee Cast vs. Rise Against in a battle of the Journey covers Stooshe vs. Weezer in a battle of the TLC covers Steps vs. Amerie in a battle of the Diana Ross covers Cascada vs. Discotronic & Tevin in a battle of the Savage Garden covers McFly vs. Young Soul Rebels in a battle of The Killers covers Dancing DJs vs. DHT in a battle of the Roxette covers Madonna vs. Passenger in a battle of the Don McLean covers Oasis vs. Limp Bizkit in a battle of The Who covers Pete Tong and The Heritage Orchestra vs. Rita Ora feat. Fatboy Slim in a battle of the Fatboy Slim covers Blue feat. Elton John vs. Ellie Goulding in a battle of the Elton John covers Primal Scream & Kate Moss vs. Jessica Simpson in a battle of the Nancy Sinatra covers Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules vs. Lorde in a battle of the Tears For Fears covers Ryan Adams vs. Leona Lewis in a battle of the Oasis covers MØ vs. Herve Pagez, Charli XCX & Diplo in a battle of the Spice Girls covers Lighthouse Family vs. Muse in a battle of the Nina Simone covers Sunblock feat. Sandy vs. Bastille in a battle of the Corona covers Sharleen Spiteri vs. Human Nature in a battle of the Tom Jones covers Beverley Knight vs. Calum Scott in a battle of the Robyn covers Madcon vs. Måneskin in a battle of The Four Seasons covers Richard X vs Liberty X vs. Tinashe in a battle of the Chaka Khan covers Jamie Cullum vs. Regina Spektor in a battle of the Radiohead covers DJ Sammy & Yanou feat. Do vs. DJ Ötzi in a battle of the Bryan Adams covers Scooter vs. Gym Class Heroes in a battle of the Supertramp covers X Factor Finalists 2008 vs. Fifth Harmony in a battle of the Mariah Carey covers Ane Brun vs. Becky Hill in a battle of the Alphaville covers Joss Stone vs. Marcus Collins in a battle of the White Stripes covers Soda Club feat. Hannah Alethea vs. De-Grees in a battle of the Belinda Carlisle covers Slash feat. Fergie & Cypress Hill vs. Sandi Thom in a battle of the Guns N' Roses covers The Beautiful South vs. Lily Allen in a battle of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) covers

Get those final votes in today please!

Zanmatony were blown away by the level of detail and aesthetics in the presentation at Bøtanikkä International Airport this week, we had to capture this moment into our national thread;

BJSC 175 Entry (May 2025) Host Country: Bøtanikkä ============================== Artist: Solarstone Song: Seven Cities [Original Atlantis Mix] Origin: 🇬🇧 UK Solarstone is a British musician/production/DJ team formed by Rich Mowatt. Renowned for producing and releasing melodic trance, progressive house and chillout since 1994, Solarstone has developed a reputation for keeping to the original and classic trance sound. Since 2012, Solarstone has been pushing forward a Pure Trance movement through tours where he aims to keep the trance genre true to its roots. Seven Cities is probably one of his most famous pieces of work. Originally released in 1999, it peaked at #39 in the UK. The song was one of the earliest and most famous examples of the Balearic trance genre, and has been re-released three times. The original version contains a sample of a vocal by Miriam Stockley from the track Tintinnabulum by Adiemus. The song has sold over 500,000 copies. Original Release Date: 26th October, 1999 Grouping: Semi Final 2 (4/26) Result: 2nd (Qualified) Points: 98 Votes: 13 (4x12, 1x10, 2x8) BJSC 175 Final: (12/41) Result: 18th Points: 166 Votes: 19 (1x18, 2x15, 2x13) Votes Given: Semi Final: +12 Avalon Emerson – Don't Be Seen With Me {Skall} [QUALIFIED] +10 Nora En Pure – Memories {A-Konohagakure} [QUALIFIED] +8 TDJ & Clara Kimera – On And On (You Lie) {Kathaldazia} [QUALIFIED] +7 HoneyLuv – Dancehall {Kluminican Republic} [QUALIFIED] +6 Daniel Seavey – Sleeping With The Lights On {Sandénia} [DID NOT QUALIFY] +5 Openside – I Feel Nothing {Summericia} [DID NOT QUALIFY] +4 Hot Milk – Insubordinate Ingerland {Séyetana} [QUALIFIED] +3 She Past Away – İnziva {FSR Rontvia} [QUALIFIED] +2 M¥SS KETA – SINNER {Why So Sirius} [QUALIFIED] +1 Cult Of Venus – Algorithm {Bronzil} [QUALIFIED] Final: +18 Ummet Ozcan – Ocean's Voice {Danæviia} [4th] +15 Avalon Emerson – Don't Be Seen With Me {Skall} [24th] +13 TIM PLVNK – ANNE KAFFEEKANNE {Land of DW} [25th] +12 Keaton Henson – Even {Herbilore} [23rd] +11 Nora En Pure – Memories {A-Konohagakure} [3rd] +10 Atlantic Ocean – Waterfall {Terra Avium} [6th] +9 2 Eivissa – Oh La La La {Bøtanikkä} [20th] +8 Hot Milk – Insubordinate Ingerland {Séyetana} [29th] +7 M¥SS KETA – SINNER {Why So Sirius} [21st] +6 DE SOFFER – Waste No Time {New Lexico} [41st] +5 HoneyLuv – Dancehall {Kluminican Republic} [31st] +4 Sophie Powers – move with me {Taahino} [22nd] +3 Sorana – DON'T SEND ME FLOWERS {Hushkanukia} [16th] +2 TDJ & Clara Kimera – On And On (You Lie) {Kathaldazia} [12th] +1 Annalisa – Maschio {République d'Áskorza} [1st] Votes Received: Semi Final: +12 {Kluminican Republic} +12 {Skall} +12 {Summericia} +10 {The Spodic Empire} +8 {Bøtanikkä} +8 {A-Konohagakure} +8 {Ojnoj} +7 {FSR Rontvia} +6 {Persephonia} +4 {Pestolia} +3 {Dobago} +3 {POPHub} +1 {Kathaldazia} Final: +18 {Danæviia} +15 {Skall} +15 {The Spodic Empire} +13 {A-Konohagakure} +13 {Bøtanikkä} +11 {Kluminican Republic} +11 {Terra Avium} +9 {Cumulonimbia} +9 {Ojnoj} +9 {Pestolia} +8 {FSR Rontvia} +8 {Kylienips} +6 {Ben's Sanctuary} +5 {Aelandor} +5 {Jupiterdonia} +5 {POPHub} +3 {Persephonia} +2 {Dobago} +1 {East Rukahavian}

@danG should have named his airline after one of his favourite artists... Above & Beyond!

Thanks @King Rollo for today's suggestion.

SoundClash returns with cover songs from the 21st Century going head to head with each other. Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) have paved the way for many artists since their time. ELO was formed out of Jeff Lynne's and Roy Wood's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical influences. Their music is characterised by a fusion of pop and classical arrangements with futuristic iconography. It's The Beautiful South vs. Lily Allen! You Decide! Here is what we have had so far in this series of SoundClash; Five vs. Robbie Williams in a battle of the Queen covers Alien Ant Farm vs. Fall Out Boy in a battle of the Michael Jackson covers Mad'House vs. Kelly Osbourne in a battle of the Madonna covers A1 vs Milk Inc. in a battle of the A-ha covers No Doubt vs. Weezer in a battle of the Talk Talk covers Scissor Sisters vs. Eric Prydz in a battle of the Pink Floyd covers Lolly vs. Céline Dion in a battle of the Cyndi Lauper covers Placebo vs. Maxwell in a battle of the Kate Bush covers Adele vs. Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran in a battle of the Bob Dylan covers Dario G vs. Bad Wolves in a battle of the Cranberries covers Smash Mouth vs. Joe McElderry in a battle of the Monkees covers Destiny's Child vs. Lizzo in a battle of the Bee Gees covers Atomic Kitten vs. One Direction in a battle of the Blondie covers Westlife vs. Fyfe Dangerfield in a battle of the Billy Joel covers Aurora feat. Naimee Coleman vs. allSTARS* in a battle of the Duran Duran covers Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks vs. Eva Cassidy in a battle of the Fleetwood Mac covers The Vamps feat. Shawn Mendes vs. Disturbed in a battle of the Simon & Garfunkel covers Girls Aloud vs. Ultra Naté in a battle of the Pointer Sisters covers t.A.T.u. vs. Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather in a battle of the Smiths covers Brandy & Ray J vs. Steve Brookstein in a battle of the Phil Collins covers Journey South vs. Mary J. Blige & U2 in a battle of the U2 covers Martine McCutcheon vs. Sam Smith in a battle of the Donna Summer covers Daphne & Celeste vs. Groove Coverage in a battle of the Alice Cooper covers Girls@Play vs. Pepsi & Shirlie in a battle of the Mel & Kim covers Stereophonics vs. Girls Of FHM in a battle of the Rod Stewart covers ATB vs. Alanis Morissette in a battle of the Seal covers Glee Cast vs. Rise Against in a battle of the Journey covers Stooshe vs. Weezer in a battle of the TLC covers Steps vs. Amerie in a battle of the Diana Ross covers Cascada vs. Discotronic & Tevin in a battle of the Savage Garden covers McFly vs. Young Soul Rebels in a battle of The Killers covers Dancing DJs vs. DHT in a battle of the Roxette covers Madonna vs. Passenger in a battle of the Don McLean covers Oasis vs. Limp Bizkit in a battle of The Who covers Pete Tong and The Heritage Orchestra vs. Rita Ora feat. Fatboy Slim in a battle of the Fatboy Slim covers Blue feat. Elton John vs. Ellie Goulding in a battle of the Elton John covers Primal Scream & Kate Moss vs. Jessica Simpson in a battle of the Nancy Sinatra covers Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules vs. Lorde in a battle of the Tears For Fears covers Ryan Adams vs. Leona Lewis in a battle of the Oasis covers MØ vs. Herve Pagez, Charli XCX & Diplo in a battle of the Spice Girls covers Lighthouse Family vs. Muse in a battle of the Nina Simone covers Sunblock feat. Sandy vs. Bastille in a battle of the Corona covers Sharleen Spiteri vs. Human Nature in a battle of the Tom Jones covers Beverley Knight vs. Calum Scott in a battle of the Robyn covers Madcon vs. Måneskin in a battle of The Four Seasons covers Richard X vs Liberty X vs. Tinashe in a battle of the Chaka Khan covers Jamie Cullum vs. Regina Spektor in a battle of the Radiohead covers DJ Sammy & Yanou feat. Do vs. DJ Ötzi in a battle of the Bryan Adams covers Scooter vs. Gym Class Heroes in a battle of the Supertramp covers X Factor Finalists 2008 vs. Fifth Harmony in a battle of the Mariah Carey covers Ane Brun vs. Becky Hill in a battle of the Alphaville covers Joss Stone vs. Marcus Collins in a battle of the White Stripes covers Soda Club feat. Hannah Alethea vs. De-Grees in a battle of the Belinda Carlisle covers Slash feat. Fergie & Cypress Hill vs. Sandi Thom in a battle of the Guns N' Roses covers

Suddenly the ETH era doesn't seem too bad at all, at least there was a trophy. Amorim out then. Oh and we can forget signing Cunha, Delap and Martinez now too.

I'm not sure if I wish to remain anonymous or not, though if some choose not to remain anonymous in my category then that will narrow down the remaining entries from the category, reducing the options left that could be my own. I'll remain anonymous until a point when I feel I can reveal my artist, and it may come sooner than later...

Of course, edited all three playlists to the order you decided!

A Spotify playlist I made for myself that others can use too if they wish, but missing YVA;

A little Spotify playlist I made for myself if anyone else wants to use it;

Hope I'm not stepping on your toes Calum but I made a little Spotify playlist for personal use that I'll share here for anyone wanting quick access;

Wow Addy. Just wow. 😍

The team wearing red and white.

As a United fan, I think this is Spurs time to get a trophy. I don't see it going any other way.

How very sad for the Baleghdean act that parachuted out of their plane in the hope of landing in a field somewhere in the northwestern part of the country. @diva thin muffin you will have to sent another act but this time come by submarine.

Well if they are, it would only be semi-anonymous as the identities of the categories they have chosen is revealed in the opening post. I'm hoping each round does have some kind of theme or purpose to it to make it more interesting to find the right entry.

Zanmatony delegates have tears in their eyes that they can finally see land again as some have forgotten what it feels like to walk again.

SoundClash returns with cover songs from the 21st Century going head to head with each other. Guns N' Roses delivered some iconic rock music in the late 80s and early 90s thanks to Axl Rose's unique vocals and guitar perfection from Slash. With 12 UK Top 10 hits amongst their back catalogue, they were a force of their era. It's Slash feat. Fergie & Cypress Hill vs. Sandi Thom! You Decide! Here is what we have had so far in this series of SoundClash; Five vs. Robbie Williams in a battle of the Queen covers Alien Ant Farm vs. Fall Out Boy in a battle of the Michael Jackson covers Mad'House vs. Kelly Osbourne in a battle of the Madonna covers A1 vs Milk Inc. in a battle of the A-ha covers No Doubt vs. Weezer in a battle of the Talk Talk covers Scissor Sisters vs. Eric Prydz in a battle of the Pink Floyd covers Lolly vs. Céline Dion in a battle of the Cyndi Lauper covers Placebo vs. Maxwell in a battle of the Kate Bush covers Adele vs. Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran in a battle of the Bob Dylan covers Dario G vs. Bad Wolves in a battle of the Cranberries covers Smash Mouth vs. Joe McElderry in a battle of the Monkees covers Destiny's Child vs. Lizzo in a battle of the Bee Gees covers Atomic Kitten vs. One Direction in a battle of the Blondie covers Westlife vs. Fyfe Dangerfield in a battle of the Billy Joel covers Aurora feat. Naimee Coleman vs. allSTARS* in a battle of the Duran Duran covers Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks vs. Eva Cassidy in a battle of the Fleetwood Mac covers The Vamps feat. Shawn Mendes vs. Disturbed in a battle of the Simon & Garfunkel covers Girls Aloud vs. Ultra Naté in a battle of the Pointer Sisters covers t.A.T.u. vs. Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather in a battle of the Smiths covers Brandy & Ray J vs. Steve Brookstein in a battle of the Phil Collins covers Journey South vs. Mary J. Blige & U2 in a battle of the U2 covers Martine McCutcheon vs. Sam Smith in a battle of the Donna Summer covers Daphne & Celeste vs. Groove Coverage in a battle of the Alice Cooper covers Girls@Play vs. Pepsi & Shirlie in a battle of the Mel & Kim covers Stereophonics vs. Girls Of FHM in a battle of the Rod Stewart covers ATB vs. Alanis Morissette in a battle of the Seal covers Glee Cast vs. Rise Against in a battle of the Journey covers Stooshe vs. Weezer in a battle of the TLC covers Steps vs. Amerie in a battle of the Diana Ross covers Cascada vs. Discotronic & Tevin in a battle of the Savage Garden covers McFly vs. Young Soul Rebels in a battle of The Killers covers Dancing DJs vs. DHT in a battle of the Roxette covers Madonna vs. Passenger in a battle of the Don McLean covers Oasis vs. Limp Bizkit in a battle of The Who covers Pete Tong and The Heritage Orchestra vs. Rita Ora feat. Fatboy Slim in a battle of the Fatboy Slim covers Blue feat. Elton John vs. Ellie Goulding in a battle of the Elton John covers Primal Scream & Kate Moss vs. Jessica Simpson in a battle of the Nancy Sinatra covers Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules vs. Lorde in a battle of the Tears For Fears covers Ryan Adams vs. Leona Lewis in a battle of the Oasis covers MØ vs. Herve Pagez, Charli XCX & Diplo in a battle of the Spice Girls covers Lighthouse Family vs. Muse in a battle of the Nina Simone covers Sunblock feat. Sandy vs. Bastille in a battle of the Corona covers Sharleen Spiteri vs. Human Nature in a battle of the Tom Jones covers Beverley Knight vs. Calum Scott in a battle of the Robyn covers Madcon vs. Måneskin in a battle of The Four Seasons covers Richard X vs Liberty X vs. Tinashe in a battle of the Chaka Khan covers Jamie Cullum vs. Regina Spektor in a battle of the Radiohead covers DJ Sammy & Yanou feat. Do vs. DJ Ötzi in a battle of the Bryan Adams covers Scooter vs. Gym Class Heroes in a battle of the Supertramp covers X Factor Finalists 2008 vs. Fifth Harmony in a battle of the Mariah Carey covers Ane Brun vs. Becky Hill in a battle of the Alphaville covers Joss Stone vs. Marcus Collins in a battle of the White Stripes covers Soda Club feat. Hannah Alethea vs. De-Grees in a battle of the Belinda Carlisle covers

Will this be starting soon? Surely there's someone who can fill that final spot with a group they love that isn't Spice Girls, Steps, S Club, One Direction, Take That, Sugababes or Little Mix...

Can we land our planes now please?