she/her
EM•POW•ER•MENT
1. the act or action of empowering someone or something : the granting of the power, right, or authority to perform various acts or duties
2. the state of being empowered to do something : the power, right, or authority to do something
Welcome to PJ Retro 56
where I wanna ask you
the following question:
What makes you feel empowered?
Answer by placing a song in my inbox
(if possible, include the date of release and a Spotify link alongside the YT video)!
1. the act or action of empowering someone or something : the granting of the power, right, or authority to perform various acts or duties
2. the state of being empowered to do something : the power, right, or authority to do something
Welcome to PJ Retro 56
where I wanna ask you
the following question:
What makes you feel empowered?
Answer by placing a song in my inbox
(if possible, include the date of release and a Spotify link alongside the YT video)!
Here's a moodboard,
feel free to draw inspiration
(I know I did!)
THERE IS JUST ONE CRITERION I WANT YOU TO FOLLOW WITH YOUR SUBMISSION:
NO MEN IF THEY'RE CIS, WHITE & STRAIGHT (and on lead vocals)!
Anything else?
~~THE RULES~~
How this all works
You submit a song, the veto panel reviews your submission, and you’ll hear back if you’ve successfully passed. Once the song list is revealed, you listen to all of the other entries and put together a Eurovision-style ballot ranking the 10 songs you think most deserve recognition with point values as follows:
12 points (your favorite song goes here)
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point (your least favorite song of your top 10 goes here)
You cannot vote for your own entry, you don’t know who submitted the other songs, and only those who have entered a song may submit a ballot. Contestants who enter a song but don’t vote have their points total halved as a consequence.
Criteria that will absolutely result in a veto
• Song was originally released after December 31, 1999
• Song was already entered in a previous round of any of the PJ song contests
• Click here for the list of previous PJOPS entries
• Click here for the list of previous PJSC entries
• Song peaked within the top 10 on the UK or US singles chart
• Song is a cover of or contains a prominent sample of a UK or US top 10 hit OR was covered/prominently sampled in a song that was a UK or US top 10 hit
• Act has over 30 pages of discussion on the forum
• Act was entered in the previous round
• This includes any related solo or group acts to an act that was entered in the previous round (ex. Gwen Stefani and No Doubt, in an alternate universe where either of them could actually pass the veto criteria)
Criteria that will also be taken in consideration for veto purposes
• Song is from an album that peaked in the top 10 on the UK or US albums chart
• Song is from a Platinum- or Gold-certified album in the UK or US
• Song peaked between #11 and #20 on the UK or US singles chart
• Song was a major hit in other big music markets (France, Germany, Japan, etc) and/or in multiple countries
• Song is by an act who had major success in the UK or US
• Act has been entered multiple times in this contest
KEY DDDATES
Submission deadline: 26th June/23:59 BST
Voting period: 27th June - 17th July/23:59 BST
Results: probs Saturday 18th
feel free to draw inspiration
(I know I did!)
THERE IS JUST ONE CRITERION I WANT YOU TO FOLLOW WITH YOUR SUBMISSION:
NO MEN IF THEY'RE CIS, WHITE & STRAIGHT (and on lead vocals)!
Anything else?
~~THE RULES~~
How this all works
You submit a song, the veto panel reviews your submission, and you’ll hear back if you’ve successfully passed. Once the song list is revealed, you listen to all of the other entries and put together a Eurovision-style ballot ranking the 10 songs you think most deserve recognition with point values as follows:
12 points (your favorite song goes here)
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point (your least favorite song of your top 10 goes here)
You cannot vote for your own entry, you don’t know who submitted the other songs, and only those who have entered a song may submit a ballot. Contestants who enter a song but don’t vote have their points total halved as a consequence.
Criteria that will absolutely result in a veto
• Song was originally released after December 31, 1999
• Song was already entered in a previous round of any of the PJ song contests
• Click here for the list of previous PJOPS entries
• Click here for the list of previous PJSC entries
• Song peaked within the top 10 on the UK or US singles chart
• Song is a cover of or contains a prominent sample of a UK or US top 10 hit OR was covered/prominently sampled in a song that was a UK or US top 10 hit
• Act has over 30 pages of discussion on the forum
• Act was entered in the previous round
• This includes any related solo or group acts to an act that was entered in the previous round (ex. Gwen Stefani and No Doubt, in an alternate universe where either of them could actually pass the veto criteria)
Criteria that will also be taken in consideration for veto purposes
• Song is from an album that peaked in the top 10 on the UK or US albums chart
• Song is from a Platinum- or Gold-certified album in the UK or US
• Song peaked between #11 and #20 on the UK or US singles chart
• Song was a major hit in other big music markets (France, Germany, Japan, etc) and/or in multiple countries
• Song is by an act who had major success in the UK or US
• Act has been entered multiple times in this contest
KEY DDDATES
Submission deadline: 26th June/23:59 BST
Voting period: 27th June - 17th July/23:59 BST
Results: probs Saturday 18th
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