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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; Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun [ 9 ] Mark Ronson & RAYE – Suzanne [ 6 ] Henry Moodie – comedown [ 5 ] Jessica Winter – Aftersun [ 3 ] Blusher – LAST MAN STANDING [ 2 ] Calum Hood – Sunsetter [ 1 ] Mae Muller – In My Head [ 1 ] Tyla – Everything Goes With Blue [from the Smurfs Movie Soundtrack] [ 1 ] ========== Total Votes: 28 It is the Swede's second TOTW win of 2025, following a tiebreak win with Pretty Ugly some weeks back. She is certainly packing a punch with these releases, but will it resonate for another hit for her soon... ========================================== Week 23 Tiebreak results; Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild [ 18 ] Addison Rae – Times Like These [ 10 ] Respectably, Sabrina was able to knock Alex Warren off his perch at the top of the charts last week with this latest single, and it spells positive signs for the next era to come. ========================================== 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: Benson Boone – Mr Electric Blue Ed Sheeran – Drive [from F1® The Movie] Holly Humberstone – Miss You To Death JADE – Plastic Box Jonas Brothers – No Time To Talk Kesha, Slayyyter & Rose Gray – ATTENTION! sombr – we never dated Sophie and the Giants – A Little Bit Wild 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 Week 21: Reneé Rapp – Leave Me Alone Week 22: Addison Rae – Fame Is A Gun Week 23: Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild Week 24: Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun

When is the Chicane remix coming... 🤭

SoundClash returns with cover songs from the 21st Century going head to head with each other. Whitney Houston was an American singer, actress, film producer, model, and philanthropist. Commonly referred to as "the Voice", she is one of the most awarded performers of all time. As a cultural icon, her chart achievements and music videos influenced the breaking down of gender and racial barriers. She was ranked second on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest singers of all time in 2023. It's Flip & Fill vs. Beyond Chicago, Majestic & Alex Mills! 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 Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk vs. The Pussycat Dolls in a battle of the Labelle covers 311 vs. Natalie Imbruglia in a battle of The Cure covers India Shawn vs. Louise in a battle of the Janet Jackson covers Queensberry vs. Delta Goodrem in a battle of the Shakespears Sister covers 5 Seconds Of Summer vs. Bastille in a battle of the Green Day covers Creed vs. Will Young in a battle of The Doors covers LEN vs. Rockell in a battle of the Kim Wilde covers Marilyn Manson vs. The Hoosiers in a battle of the Soft Cell covers Tori Amos vs. The Saturdays in a battle of the Depeche Mode covers Sophie Ellis-Bextor vs. Adam Lambert in a battle of the Cher covers Bth vs. Shane Richie in a battle of the Wham covers Lucie Silvas vs. Motörhead in a battle of the Metallica covers Ash vs. Skylife feat. Summer Rayne in a battle of the Carly Simon covers Mariana Kupfer vs. Caroline Polachek in a battle of The Corrs covers Glasvegas vs. The Muppets Barbershop Quartet in a battle of the Nirvana covers Dannii Minogue vs. Lou Bega in a battle of the Olivia Newton-John covers The Space Cowboy vs. Alex Clare in a battle of the Prince and the Revolution covers Pete Tong and The Heritage Orchestra vs. Gregory Porter in a battle of the Moby covers

I feel like I almost want to see what ones like Enrique may have to offer for future rounds potentially... any clues @Tafty that could sway my decision making? 🤭

If The Pop Factor doesn't become an annual staple in the BuzzJack calendar from now it will be one of the biggest crimes on the interweb.

Here's a Spotify playlist which is missing YVA;

SoundClash returns with cover songs from the 21st Century going head to head with each other. Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring dance music to a mainstream audience both in the United States and the United Kingdom". It's Pete Tong and The Heritage Orchestra vs. Gregory Porter! 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 Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk vs. The Pussycat Dolls in a battle of the Labelle covers 311 vs. Natalie Imbruglia in a battle of The Cure covers India Shawn vs. Louise in a battle of the Janet Jackson covers Queensberry vs. Delta Goodrem in a battle of the Shakespears Sister covers 5 Seconds Of Summer vs. Bastille in a battle of the Green Day covers Creed vs. Will Young in a battle of The Doors covers LEN vs. Rockell in a battle of the Kim Wilde covers Marilyn Manson vs. The Hoosiers in a battle of the Soft Cell covers Tori Amos vs. The Saturdays in a battle of the Depeche Mode covers Sophie Ellis-Bextor vs. Adam Lambert in a battle of the Cher covers Bth vs. Shane Richie in a battle of the Wham covers Lucie Silvas vs. Motörhead in a battle of the Metallica covers Ash vs. Skylife feat. Summer Rayne in a battle of the Carly Simon covers Mariana Kupfer vs. Caroline Polachek in a battle of The Corrs covers Glasvegas vs. The Muppets Barbershop Quartet in a battle of the Nirvana covers Dannii Minogue vs. Lou Bega in a battle of the Olivia Newton-John covers The Space Cowboy vs. Alex Clare in a battle of the Prince and the Revolution covers

In curious how the voting works... surely the eliminated participants will not be voting for their competition when they are trying to survive so it must be the 8 live acts that decide the fate of the eliminated songs nominated? 🤔

There's something Calum isn't telling us...

Ouch tough draw from Damiano there. No chance of him getting more points than Christina in that last round. Maybe the golden Wagner will be used for him.

Keep the votes coming!

Where is @Brer's votes??? I guess he gave up hope of his artist qualifying.

Well she's taking her sweet time putting out any new music, but she still teases snippets of new material such as this;

Another release on the way... God Went Crazy was released the other week too;

Friday.

SoundClash returns with cover songs from the 21st Century going head to head with each other. Prince was regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation. He was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona, wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams, as well as his skill as a multi-instrumentalist, often preferring to play all or most of the instruments on his recordings. Prince produced his albums himself, pioneering the Minneapolis sound. It's Space Cowboy vs. Alex Clare! 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 Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk vs. The Pussycat Dolls in a battle of the Labelle covers 311 vs. Natalie Imbruglia in a battle of The Cure covers India Shawn vs. Louise in a battle of the Janet Jackson covers Queensberry vs. Delta Goodrem in a battle of the Shakespears Sister covers 5 Seconds Of Summer vs. Bastille in a battle of the Green Day covers Creed vs. Will Young in a battle of The Doors covers LEN vs. Rockell in a battle of the Kim Wilde covers Marilyn Manson vs. The Hoosiers in a battle of the Soft Cell covers Tori Amos vs. The Saturdays in a battle of the Depeche Mode covers Sophie Ellis-Bextor vs. Adam Lambert in a battle of the Cher covers Bth vs. Shane Richie in a battle of the Wham covers Lucie Silvas vs. Motörhead in a battle of the Metallica covers Ash vs. Skylife feat. Summer Rayne in a battle of the Carly Simon covers Mariana Kupfer vs. Caroline Polachek in a battle of The Corrs covers Glasvegas vs. The Muppets Barbershop Quartet in a battle of the Nirvana covers Dannii Minogue vs. Lou Bega in a battle of the Olivia Newton-John covers

Hi @Philip I know you are looking into it, but streams don't seem to be working properly, as I tried making some new streams to replace the old ones (in case the link was dodgy) and now I cannot locate the new streams I have made. They should be visible from this menu option below when selecting "My Activity Streams" but nothing displays, despite an arrow to the right suggesting a dropdown menu. Edit: Seems to just be an issue on desktop as I tried on my phone afterwards and seemed to be able to find the new streams I created via the same process as above.

Tried making a new stream, but the read content remains visible in with the unread content on that page.

No changes seen here. Not sure if I need to remove my stream and create a new one perhaps... I will try that next.

This month; DJ HEARTSTRING, gyrofield and Skin On Skin. X CLUB., Aldonna and TDJ & Clara Kimera all just missing out. Tiebreaker; HVOB

Ask the host! It's not my place to reveal anybody's identities let alone my own! 🤭

Oh so now I've just figured out who @HarryGarfield is! I hope you can make it another round!