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My weekly rankings; Sigma x Dizzee Rascal x Coco – R U Sleeping BL3SS x Tchami – R 2 Me Jazzy x Ankhoi – Closer To The Floor PAWSA x Malachiii – Bang Bang Worakls – Morning Bliss Dom Dolla x Kid Cudi – Forever Gorgon City x Caroline Byrne – Run It Back Purple Disco Machine x Alison Goldfrapp – Dream Machine

Good idea Calum, and sorry for not including any of those this week. Hopefully you find something you like from the small selection there. Also, echoing Calum's invitation for more weekly pop recommendations in this thread too, it's a great thread concept I hope can continue into the future!

My weekly rankings; Craig David – Wake Up OneRepublic – Invincible Davido feat. Victoria Monét – Offa Me Addison Rae – Headphones On Chloe Qisha – Modern Romance LE SSERAFIM feat. JADE – HOT Say Now – Can't Keep A Beat Morgan Wallen feat. Post Malone – I Ain't Comin' Back

Not heard anything from WhoOddy about his absence over Easter, but I guess I'll substitute for him by post in the weekly poll tomorrow (meaning six days voting time instead of seven sorry).

SoundClash returns with cover songs from the 21st Century going head to head with each other. Don McLean may only be known for a handful of songs, but two covers including a UK #1 make this round worth looking at! It's Madonna vs. Passenger! 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

Results of Quarter One; Week 6: Lady Gaga – Abracadabra [ 42 ] Week 11: JADE – FUFN (F**k You For Now) [ 24 ] Week 4: Tate McRae – Sports car [ 21 ] Week 9: Benson Boone – Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else [ 19 ] Week 7: Sabrina Carpenter – Busy Woman [ 15 ] Week 2: JADE – IT girl [ 14 ] Week 10: Remember Monday – What The Hell Just Happened? [ 10 ] Week 13: Ariana Grande – twilight zone [ 9 ] Week 1: Celeste – Everyday [ 7 ] Week 12: Jonas Brothers – Love Me To Heaven [ 7 ] Week 8: Tate McRae – Revolving Door [ 5 ] Week 5: Tom Grennan – Shadowboxing [ 4 ] Week 3: Kylie Minogue x YouNotUs – Someone For Me [ 0 ] Congratulations to Lady Gaga, JADE, Tate McRae, Benson Boone & Sabrina Carpenter for being the first five artists to be counted in the Pop Track of the Year final for 2025! 2025 Pop Track of the Year Contenders: Benson Boone – Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else JADE – FUFN (F**k You For Now) Lady Gaga – Abracadabra Sabrina Carpenter – Busy Woman Tate McRae – Sports car

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; MARINA – CUNTISSIMO [ 14 ] Sugababes – Weeds [ 11 ] Garbage – There's No Future In Optimism [ 5 ] Louise – Borderline [ 4 ] Shaboozey & Myles Smith – Blink Twice [ 3 ] Anne-Marie – That's What You Get [ 2 ] Calum Hood – Don't Forget You Love Me [ 2 ] Dean Lewis – I Hate That It's True [ 1 ] ========== Total Votes: 42 MARINA rebranded from 'Marina & The Diamonds' in 2019 and has worked hard to form her new identity as an artist and her latest material is very on point and could lead her to chart success once again. ========================================== 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: Addison Rae – Headphones On Chloe Qisha – Modern Romance Craig David – Wake Up Davido feat. Victoria Monét – Offa Me LE SSERAFIM feat. JADE – HOT Morgan Wallen feat. Post Malone – I Ain't Comin' Back OneRepublic – Invincible Say Now – Can't Keep A Beat 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

At least we beat a French side unlike another team in red recently!

What scenes!

Maybe this?

Not that we expect to see instant hits nowdays, but this has done nothing on iTunes or Spotify so far... What a shame for a former hitmaker like Jax, but I do believe his days of getting hits are over.

Hello Dizzee.

It is diabolical. In this day and age it should be easier to use, mobile friendly (preferably with an app) and a valuable resource for searching historic chart data. It's none of those things.

What I do like about Unknown Pleasures is there is no theme. What I don't like about Unknown Pleasures is there is no theme. (Maybe we need to move UP to the dance forum in the future if it continues on trend from recent years?)

Can we have Ajanaeda host every month then to force people to bring their A game!

Going to be DHT for me this time.

SoundClash returns with cover songs from the 21st Century going head to head with each other. Roxette produced a plethora of hits across the late 80s and 90s. They gave us many singles that have been covered by various artists this century. It's Dancing DJs vs. DHT! 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

Looks like a pop song is winning this week then! MARINA could do the double in Pop and Indie polls looking at things.

Final day for getting in any votes in this poll! As a reminder, please vote for THREE songs. The Top 5 voted songs will progress to the End of Year final. For those who took part in the previous rounds to vote for one or more of these weekly winners, here is a friendly tag reminder to vote today! 😉 @AaronTM @Addy! @Adelita @Benjj771 @Bjork @Brer @buzz_person @Cameron @Cody Buckley @darrens94 @diamondtooth @Dj Cheeky magpie @FrankLuck @GagaTrunkman @GTH @HausofMayhem @isanka @jtkoon @JulianNial @Juranamo @Jαsє @kimberley88 @Last Dreamer @LewisGT @Liam.k. @LiamSime @ManicKangaroo @Marty @Mullo @Peter Joshua @Quartonworks @Scene @Sean. @Sebby151 @seven. @Silas @Simon. @Slayer @Spiral @Steve201 @SuperWooper @TheSnake @vibe @Vülker Feel free to vote for up to three of the songs in the poll above before the deadline.

SoundClash returns with cover songs from the 21st Century going head to head with each other. The Killers have proven to be one of the biggest names of the 21st century racking up seven studio albums since formation and multiple hits, not to mention the most enduring hit of the streaming age. It's McFly vs. Young Soul Rebels! 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

I'm inclined to agree. This is much poppier sounding than indie. Albeit alt-pop maybe.