He/Him
In the words of PJSC legend, @Maki, back in PJ Retro 98:
"So this round is really proving to be a struggle when it comes to voting. There are literally only three songs that have points guaranteed - with such lack of bigger standouts, there are now about 17 entries in contention for the remaining 7 spots. Can I just give 2-3 points to all of these? dd"
And thus the seed was planted...
Welcome to PopJustice Song Contest #138: Extreme Maki-nations!
An experiment in free choice.
SIDE THEME RULES:
Do you regularly struggle to whittle your ballot down to a mere 10 songs? Or find yourself pulling teeth to find more than 5 entries to vote for? Or perhaps month after month you absolutely yearn to shower your 12 with a heap of extra points? Well, PJSC 138 is here to make your wildest PJSC (numerical) fantasies a reality.
This round, in addition to submitting your normal ballot via the Google Form, everyone is also invited to send me a "free choice" ballot via PM that reflects your true feelings about this month's song offerings. Here's how it works:
-You have 58 points to allocate and all points must be allocated.
-You can award points to as many, or as few, entries as you would like. The only caveat is that you MUST reward multiple songs with points.
-You can award as many, or as few, points to the songs on your ballot as you would like. Scores over 12 points are allowed and multiple songs can receive the same amount of points. Points don't need to be awarded sequentially, they just need to add up to 58 (i.e. an acceptable ballot might look like: 20, 12, 10, 4, 4, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1).
-Scores must be in full point increments (no decimals - I'll die).
-As in the main contest, you cannot award points to your own entry (though I wavered on this point). However, if you want to indicate on your ballot where you think your entry should rank, I'll include that during Side Contest Reveals.
How will free choice impact the rankings? We'll just have to wait and see...
Side Contest Ballots are due by the same date as your Main Contest Ballot. Side Contest Reveals will follow the Main Contest Reveals (most likely by at least 24 hours). For those who don't submit a Side Contest Ballot, your scores for the Main Contest will be carried over.
And for those who need a refresher on the Main Contest rules...
Introduction
Popjustice Song contest is a music contest focused on discovering new music, each participant picks a song by a lesser known artist or new discovery and pits this song against other unknown or new songs.Submission/Veto
The song you have chosen should be submitted by the provided google sheet.Your song will then be judged by the veto panel, if it scores 3 Yes votes it will go through to the main contest.
If you are vetoed you will need to resubmit an entry, you must do this via google sheets and PM the host to let them know that you have sent another song.
To Check if your song has been entered before, please use the PJSC Song List
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Things that will effect your veto score, but not necessary veto
- Previously submitted artist (3 being generally the upper limit unless significant time has passed)
- Doing well in a previous round
- Forum threads or discussions (generally under 10 pages is ok, but not in all cases)
- Double submission of song
- Multiple submission of artist
- Reality TV contestant
- Notable personalities (who aren't necessary singers)
- Mentions by PJ on social media (but not on the website)
- Features in PJSC song of the week or featured in spotify playlist
- Blog precence (non PJ)
- Large view counts on youtube (no exact science here, but upload time and international audience are taken into account)
- Big artist in another country
- Lesser hits / album tracks from well known K-Pop acts
- People with features on hits
- Covers of lesser known songs
- Samples of lesser known songs
- Artists that have had minor UK hits
- Vocalists from featured producer songs (e.g. A*M*E from 100%)
Things that will be vetoed for
- Winners of the PJSC
- An artist that has been entered within 3 contests (Artist entered on contest 1 is banned from 2,3 & 4, becoming eligible during contest 5)
- An artist that has been vetoed previously (Artist vetoed on contest 1 is banned from 2,3 & 4, becoming eligible during contest 5)
- Songs that have already been entered
- Songs from artists with large PJ thread (20+ will usually be vetoed, but not in all cases)
- Songs that have entered the UK top 40
- Songs from artists that have had significant UK hits
- 3 or more submissions of that song
- A song that is featured on the front page (in a solo article) in the last 3 months (another song by the artist or remix of the same song can be chosen and may clear veto)
- Songs involved in the current eurovision cycle up to and including the month of the contest (even if the contest is cancelled, original dates are respected)
- Songs that have significant (non regional) radio play (check this via http://comparemyradio.com/)
- Covers of well known songs
- Samples of well known songs
- Big hits / big singles from well known K-Pop acts
- Major K-Pop acts (2NE1, f(x), SHINee, Girl's Generation)
Voting
After the song list is revealed you have period of time where you are able to submit your votes, you should vote using the traditional Eurovision style points system (12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1) with the top marks going to your favorite, and 1 going to your 10th favorite, and remember you cannot vote for your own entry.
Please make your song submissions by Friday, May 3 at 11:59pm (last time zone, and all that) via the form linked HERE.
Contest Timeline:
Submissions: April 27 - May 3
Voting: May 4 - May 19
Main Contest Reveals: May 20(ish)
Side Contest Reveals: May 21(ish)
Everybody ready?
Contest Timeline:
Submissions: April 27 - May 3
Voting: May 4 - May 19
Main Contest Reveals: May 20(ish)
Side Contest Reveals: May 21(ish)
Everybody ready?
