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  1. in an taylor album full of filler songs
  2. I tried to enjoy the new Taylor record
  3. went back to my folklore cardigan
  4. I Can Do it with A Broken Heart
  5. wait
  6. I'm imagining
  7. πŸ’‹ 100 Days of Pop Girlies TWO - PREMIÈRE
  8. turns 18!
  9. 🎼 Slayful Albums 2 | Round One
  10. 🎼 Slayful Albums 2 | SIGNUPS (Gift)
  11. Amaarae - Fountain Baby (TOP 13)
  12. πŸ“» Slayful Albums | Round Ten (Finale)
  13. πŸ“» Slayful Albums | Round Nine
  14. πŸ“» Slayful Albums | Round Eight
  15. πŸ“» Slayful Albums | Round Seven
  16. πŸ“» Slayful Albums | Round Six
  17. πŸ“» Slayful Albums | Round Five
  18. πŸ“» Slayful Albums | Round Four
  19. πŸ“» Slayful Albums | Round Three
  20. πŸ“» Slayful Albums | Round Two
  21. πŸ“» Slayful Albums | Round One
  22. πŸ“» Slayful Albums | SIGNUPS (Gift)
  23. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 100
  24. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 99 (FINAL)
  25. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 98
  26. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 97
  27. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 96
  28. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 95 (TWIST)
  29. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 94
  30. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 93
  31. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 92
  32. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 91
  33. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 90 (TWIST)
  34. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 89
  35. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 88
  36. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 87
  37. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 86
  38. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 85 (TWIST)
  39. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 84
  40. πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 83

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πŸ“» Slayful Albums | Round Three Nov 28, 2023
ALBUMS:
πŸ“» Ceremonials (Florence + The Machine) | 2011 | MJFJUNE
πŸ“» Fountain Baby (Amaarae) | 2023 | FromAWindow & Currents
πŸ“» Emotion (Carly Rae Jepsen) | 2015 | Vixens
πŸ“» PORTALS (Melanie Martinez) | 2023 | chad123
πŸ“» Natural Brown Prom Queen (Sudan Archives) | 2022 | Fritzyyyyy
πŸ“» Mirror (Lauren Spencer Smith) | 2023 | coolKat
❌ Ascend (ILLENIUM) | 2019 | 3pi14159
πŸ“» The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (Chappell Roan) | 2023 | rockstarr
πŸ“» Rainbow (Kesha) | 2017 | Snowglobe
πŸ“» Querencia (CHUNG HA) | 2021 | icyz
πŸ“» Dignity (Hilary Duff) | 2007 | Delete2544
πŸ“» Red Moon In Venus (Kali Uchis) | 2023 | hellocat

Welcome to yet another round! It's always nice to begin a new group of songs not knowing what to expect at all.

Once again, one song per album and once again an album leaves the game, based on the average rankings of today's round and the previous round too! (so round 2 in this case)
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Let's go revealing this round's competing songs!
(All of the chosen songs were randomized and won't be repeated again in the game unless an album has used all its songs)

πŸ’Ώ 01) CARLY RAE JEPSEN - Making The Most Of The Night / EMOTION
β—Ό This was by far the most clever and well produced song of the record so far. Something that is actually easy to remember for how good it is. I heard good bops so far and I'm sure that this was just a bad start and I could actually enjoy this record more than expected. We're just at the beginning so this might end up low in the ranking again but never say never, because this was great!

πŸ’Ώ 02) CHAPPELL ROAN - Coffee / THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS
β—Ό I honestly could've never expected so many ballads in this album, that just gave me a totally different vibe. Maybe it's just the random luck? I think the previous entry "Kaleidoscope" had something more, both in the way the lyrics were sang and in the way the melody captured me personally, but this wasn't bad, but definitely the most bland song of the album so far. Let's see what the future holds for this album.

πŸ’Ώ 03) LAUREN SPENCER SMITH - Hey / MIRROR
β—Ό This started off very calmly and I wasn't really appreciating it, but then it grew into a cute little acoustic track that I somehow found more enjoyable than last round's entry, to my own surprise. I just know this woman loves Olivia Rodrigo's songs and she was definitely an inspiration, probably another reason why I didn't dislike this. Still I think she needs something stronger, some incredible hook that she has the potential to create, and damn at those vocals girl Lauren you better work.

πŸ’Ώ 04) CHUNG HA - BYULHARANG (160504 + 170607) / QUERENCIA
β—Ό Probably a more personal and calm track than the previous one, which I appreciated for its variety and differences from the very first song I had heard. This song is similar to last round's track but for some reason I didn't really feel anything much, but it was cute I'm not gonna lie. Probably the weakest song so far off the record? I expected a bit more, but it's really nice to see different paces for songs in the same record, something Chung Ha has done more so far than most artists competing.

πŸ’Ώ 05) MELANIE MARTINEZ - EVIL / PORTALS
β—Ό Okay Melanie, alright. We got some less cringey lyrics this time, a more nostalgic upbeat instrumental, better vocals that don't sound weird, and constant incredible production, so yeah this was a way better track than the previous one. I don't know if it's the best I've heard off "PORTALS" so far, but this wasn't certainly a disappointment, this could've been released in 2012 and I wouldn't have been surprised. Very nice!

πŸ’Ώ 06) KESHA - Praying / RAINBOW
β—Ό I was waiting for this song to be randomly selected, and here it is. One of the most emotional and gorgeous pieces of music I have ever listened to. Since this album was submitted to me for the game I kept on wondering if all the songs would've been similar to this one, and so far...it wasn't really clear to comprehend, but I knew that if a track like this is part of the record, I would've not been disappointed. So far it was not the case, and I think I actually got shivers from this listening lmfao. I was extremely lucky to have discovered this song in the past, and although its religious connotations, I think its message goes out to anyone who went through horrible times because of pieces of shit that get into our lives and ruin them. This is a personal 10/10 song, and it's rare to find those. Stunning

πŸ’Ώ 07) FLORENCE + THE MACHINE - Leave My Body / CEREMONIALS
β—Ό It seems to me that Florence seemed to calm down a bit with this track, still hitting gorgeous high notes, that are kinda becoming her trademark from what I'm understanding so far. She's going with the same approach with all tracks so far but except the first one I've listened to, I feel a bigger lack of energy and originality. Of course that first song gave me high expectations, and this track was kinda complex now that I admit it, but I miss whatever I had in round one, and I want it back, maybe not in the same exact form, but something that can make me say "WOOOOOOOOOOOW" as long as possible.

πŸ’Ώ 08) HILARY DUFF - Dignity / DIGNITY
β—Ό Our next title track of this season! I'm really liking these songs. I expected something a la Avril Lavigne when I got this record submitted to me, and I wasn't totally wrong. But I feel original sounds coming on and these first melodies I'm hearing from this record just take me back to older and simpler times. This has been the most satisfying album to listen to, and it's not even falling into the dark pit of basic-ass trash white music I expected this would be. And that's the best thing! I'm happy about it. And this song was good! Really good!

πŸ’Ώ 09) KALI UCHIS - Moonlight / RED MOON IN VENUS
β—Ό Aww kinda fun. I understand why this is the most popular single of the album. I think I still prefer her "telepatia" song but this was nice. I feel like all of her songs have the same tempo LMFAO it's incredible how she can make her songs sound so similar yet so different, but this one was probably the best of the bunch so far. I really wonder what's next. The final part of this track was really nice.

πŸ’Ώ 10) SUDAN ARCHIVES - Milk Me / NATURAL BROWN PROM QUEEN
β—Ό From this title I didn't expect to hear this sound. But it was okay! I feel like both previous tracks had some elements that made them stand out more, this felt more chill but I could never remember it in a full listening of the record. It's not that I didn't like it, but it didn't really capture the vibe of the other two songs and that I was kinda living for.

πŸ’Ώ 11) AMAARAE - Reckless & Sweet / FOUNTAIN BABY
β—Ό This woman keeps on surprising me with new ways of experimenting with vocals and sounds of any type. That chorus is addicting lmfao, and overall really enjoyable. A shorter track than the others, but that works perfectly with the time it has. Straight to the point from what I could tell and doesn't get less interesting for one second. A+.
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That's it for the songs today! Time to reveal my personal ranking.

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πŸ’Ώ SLAYFUL ALBUMS | ROUND THREE RANKING πŸ’Ώ
1ST | KESHA / Praying
2ND | AMAARAE / Reckless & Sweet
3RD | HILARY DUFF / Dignity
4TH | MELANIE MARTINEZ / EVIL
5TH | FLORENCE + THE MACHINE / Leave My Body
6TH | CARLY RAE JEPSEN / Making The Most Of The Night
7TH | KALI UCHIS / Moonlight
8TH | SUDAN ARCHIVES / Milk Me
9TH | CHUNG HA / BYULHARANG (160504 + 170607)
10TH | LAUREN SPENCER SMITH / Hey
11TH | CHAPPELL ROAN / Coffee

Congrats to Kesha and Snowglobe that submitted the album for today's win!

Time to reveal the averages after these last two rounds! (Round 2 and 3)

SHOW THE LEADERBOARD!
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⭐ ROUND 2+3 FINAL AVERAGES RANKING ⭐
1st | AMAARAE Fountain Baby        2.5
2nd | HILARY DUFF Dignity        4.5
3rd | FLORENCE + THE MACHINE Ceremonials        5.0
4th= | KESHA Rainbow        5.5
4th= | CHUNG HA Querencia        5.5
4th= | MELANIE MARTINEZ PORTALS        5.5
7th= | CHAPPELL ROAN The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess        6.0
7th= | SUDAN ARCHIVES Natural Brown Prom Queen        6.0
9th= | CARLY RAE JEPSEN Emotion        7.5
9th= | KALI UCHIS Red Moon In Venus        7.5
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11th | LAUREN SPENCER SMITH                Mirror        10.5

This means Lauren Spencer Smith's "Mirror" is our second eliminated album. I heard an incredible voice and she definitely has an audience and a great future, but other albums just have more elements I'm looking forward to.

There will be a chance to rejoin so this ain't the last time I hear this record, I can't just judge it based on three songs amirite? (yeah I said this already)

That's all for now see ya next round, maybe tomorrow, maybe in 100 years. Who knows?

CHART: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1FglY-6dMZXxUfgdUr_JWwkONg1012yrzBfeM5WU6C7c/htmlview

#SlayfulAlbums
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πŸ“» Slayful Albums | Round Two Nov 26, 2023
ALBUMS:
πŸ“» Ceremonials (Florence + The Machine) | 2011 | MJFJUNE
πŸ“» Fountain Baby (Amaarae) | 2023 | FromAWindow & Currents
πŸ“» Emotion (Carly Rae Jepsen) | 2015 | Vixens
πŸ“» PORTALS (Melanie Martinez) | 2023 | chad123
πŸ“» Natural Brown Prom Queen (Sudan Archives) | 2022 | Fritzyyyyy
πŸ“» Mirror (Lauren Spencer Smith) | 2023 | coolKat
πŸ“» Ascend (ILLENIUM) | 2019 | 3pi14159
πŸ“» The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (Chappell Roan) | 2023 | rockstarr
πŸ“» Rainbow (Kesha) | 2017 | Snowglobe
πŸ“» Querencia (CHUNG HA) | 2021 | icyz
πŸ“» Dignity (Hilary Duff) | 2007 | Delete2544
πŸ“» Red Moon In Venus (Kali Uchis) | 2023 | hellocat

Welcome to the next round! Yessss!

As usual we're listening to one song per album, lovely right? But today we're actually eliminating an album, based on the average rankings of today's episode and the past round.
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Let's go revealing this round's competing songs!
(All of the chosen songs were randomized and won't be repeated again in the game unless an album has used all its songs)

πŸ’Ώ 01) SUDAN ARCHIVES - Loyal (EDD) / NATURAL BROWN PROM QUEEN
β—Ό Cool harmonies, a way shorter track than the previous one, but lovely, original and fun to listen. She killed it. Will it be enough for a high position today? I'm not really sure, but we're still on the first song of the day so no one knows!

πŸ’Ώ 02) KALI UCHIS - Moral Conscience / RED MOON IN VENUS
β—Ό Ehhh it was cute yeah, that whistle note caught me off guard but other than that, it just felt the same as last round's song. So yeah, still what I was expecting but I thought it'd be in a tiny different shape than what "Endlessly" was. I can't complain with this vocals and production though, lyrics are nice too.

πŸ’Ώ 03) CHUNG HA - Everybody Has / QUERENCIA
β—Ό Very lovely song and a totally different genre from "Dream Of You", which I appreciate! I like when artist try to explore different styles of music and kinda slay everytime they do that. This will definitely be taken in consideration, the track could've definitely been stronger but overall it was a relaxing experience.

πŸ’Ώ 04) AMAARAE - Sex, Violence, Suicide / FOUNTAIN BABY
β—Ό A unexpected two-part song, which changed my opinion of the entire thing completely. It started off in a way that just now I understand was just preparing us for the supreme 2nd part that I really liked. It seems like two different Amaaraes singing and I love that. She's truly doing her own thing and with those first two tracks I heard I still feel like she's about to serve some more.

πŸ’Ώ 05) MELANIE MARTINEZ - NYMPHOLOGY / PORTALS
β—Ό Ok this had its ups and downs but one absolutely good thing about this was that it didn't feel like 5 minutes, this was rly enjoyable and do I sense some Bjork vibes? Yeah I do (my 20 bjork songs listening helped). I rly love some parts and despise some others. I praise the insane production and melody but some lyrics and especially the vocals, a bit cringe. That spelling part? Pass. So yeah it was a particular experience.

πŸ’Ώ 06) CHAPPELL ROAN - Kaleidoscope / THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS
β—Ό Wow. Okay that was really good. For some reason I'd normally dislike songs like these but this felt different. I loved the lyrics but most than that it was the feeling of calm and peace I was sensing throughout the listen, her vocals were something else in this track. A bit similar to "California" but not that much. I'm really happy this album is starting out so great since I had high expectations. Great great!

πŸ’Ώ 07) LAUREN SPENCER SMITH - Too Hurt To Fall In Love / MIRROR
β—Ό Hmmm is this just gonna be a sad ballad album? I don't mind but at the same time I hope to hear something different. Vocals didn't really help this time, now I know what she can give with her voice, but can she use it in a different way? Still lovely and cute, I didn't dislike it.

πŸ’Ώ 08) FLORENCE + THE MACHINE - Heartlines / CEREMONIALS
β—Ό She sounds so powerful once again and I although I probably prefer last round's song, this was also high quality! I feel like her vocals might start sounding a bit repetitive by next rounds but they're so good too like? The song was rly nice, I always loved powerful stuff, although this lacked a bit on the surprise elements, probably didn't need them much. A simple track I suppose. I don't mind...usually.

πŸ’Ώ 09) CARLY RAE JEPSEN - Let's Get Lost / EMOTION
β—Ό Okay this was an improvement from last track. This was rly enjoyable, and yet another example of how trumpets improve any track, no matter how good it was already without them. It starts off mehh but then becomes catchier and I can easily vibe with it. Hopefully it'll get a placement good enough to stay after the flop of the first round.

πŸ’Ώ 10) KESHA - Hymn / RAINBOW
β—Ό A classy pop song with unoriginal lyrics but I kinda like where this is going. I'm definitely more into whatever the first song was and I hope to hear something that can unite all the good things about these first two tracks. This lacked a little bit of energy now that I think about it and could be influencing its ranking today, but good thing is I think this song is great.

πŸ’Ώ 11) ILLENIUM - Lonely (with Chandler Leighton) / ASCEND
β—Ό I'm not going to say the production is bad. I'm never going to, it is actually insanely good. But this song was 90% the same drop repeated 400 times. I had forgotten the girl singer's voice in the middle of my listening, I wished I could like this more but it was a bit unbearable at a certain point.

πŸ’Ώ 12) HILARY DUFF - Outside Of You / DIGNITY
β—Ό Aww this was really nice. Good instrumentals and extremely nice vocals as well. This was already proven in the first track, but this seems like an improvement! These are still "nice" songs though. Do I need a masterpiece? Yes. I feel like it's hidden somewhere, she has the vocal capacities and even lyrical ones. Can't wait for the next track, if this makes it alive today.
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πŸ’Ώ SLAYFUL ALBUMS | ROUND TWO RANKING πŸ’Ώ
1ST | CHAPPELL ROAN / Kaleidoscope
2ND | CHUNG HA / Everybody Has
3RD | AMAARAE / Sex, Violence, Suicide
4TH | SUDAN ARCHIVES / Loyal (EDD)
5TH | FLORENCE + THE MACHINE / Heartlines
6TH | HILARY DUFF / Outside Of You
7TH | MELANIE MARTINEZ / NYMPHOLOGY
8TH | KALI UCHIS / Moral Conscience
9TH | CARLY RAE JEPSEN / Let's Get Lost
10TH | KESHA / Hymn
11TH | LAUREN SPENCER SMITH / Too Hurt To Fall In Love
12TH | ILLENIUM / Lonely (with Chandler Leighton)

Congrats to Chappell Roan and rockstarr that submitted the album for today's win!

Time to reveal the averages after these last two rounds! (Round 1 and 2)

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⭐ ROUND 1+2 FINAL AVERAGES RANKING ⭐
1st= | FLORENCE + THE MACHINE / Ceremonials 3.0
1st= | AMAARAE / Fountain Baby 3.0
3rd | CHAPPELL ROAN / The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess 3.5
4th= | MELANIE MARTINEZ / PORTALS 5.5
4th= |  SUDAN ARCHIVES / Natural Brown Prom Queen 5.5
6th= | CHUNG HA / Querencia 6.0
6th= | KESHA / Rainbow 6.0
8th | HILARY DUFF / Dignity 7.5
9th= | KALI UCHIS / Red Moon In Venus 8.0
9th= | LAUREN SPENCER SMITH / Mirror 8.0
11th | CARLY RAE JEPSEN / Emotion 10.5
12th | ILLENIUM / ASCEND 11.5

This means Illenium's "Ascend" is our first eliminated album. I wasn't disappointed by the quality but there were stronger entries and way more variety than in those two tracks I've heard.

There will be a chance to rejoin so this ain't the last time I hear this record, I can't just judge it based on two songs amirite?

That's all for now see ya next round, maybe tomorrow, maybe in 100 years. Who knows?

CHART: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1FglY-6dMZXxUfgdUr_JWwkONg1012yrzBfeM5WU6C7c/htmlview

#SlayfulAlbums
Points: 105 8 comments
πŸ“» Slayful Albums | Round One Nov 24, 2023
ALBUMS:
πŸ“» Ceremonials (Florence + The Machine) | 2011 | MJFJUNE
πŸ“» Fountain Baby (Amaarae) | 2023 | FromAWindow & Currents
πŸ“» Emotion (Carly Rae Jepsen) | 2015 | Vixens
πŸ“» PORTALS (Melanie Martinez) | 2023 | chad123
πŸ“» Natural Brown Prom Queen (Sudan Archives) | 2022 | Fritzyyyyy
πŸ“» Mirror (Lauren Spencer Smith) | 2023 | coolKat
πŸ“» Ascend (ILLENIUM) | 2019 | 3pi14159
πŸ“» The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (Chappell Roan) | 2023 | rockstarr
πŸ“» Rainbow (Kesha) | 2017 | Snowglobe
πŸ“» Querencia (CHUNG HA) | 2021 | icyz
πŸ“» Dignity (Hilary Duff) | 2007 | Delete2544
πŸ“» Red Moon In Venus (Kali Uchis) | 2023 | hellocat

Welcome to the first round!

As I stated in the signups blog, we're going to start by listening to one per album and rank them from best to worst.

Since eliminations are determined by the average ranking of the most recent two episodes, for this round we won't have any elimination, isn't it lovely?
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But of course let's go to reveal tonight's line up with each opinion on the songs.
(All of the chosen songs were randomized and won't be repeated again in the game unless an album has used all its songs)

πŸ’Ώ 01) CHUNG HA - Dream Of You (with R3hab) / QUERENCIA
β—Ό This feels fresh and catchy. A pretty safe start for this album and I'm sure there's even better to be prepared for. Should I be scared that other tracks might be too basic? I'm honestly not sure what I can expect from this record, but the surprise factory will certainly help if the next round's songs are likeable. Great beginning.

πŸ’Ώ 02) LAUREN SPENCER SMITH - Best Friend Breakup / MIRROR
β—Ό Alright alright miss Spencer Smith, you have great vocals, but this felt insanely basic. You're lucky your voice is quite gorgeous and the harmonies make this a beautiful experience, but I just know the perfect ballad is hidden somewhere else in this album. With this song, I still cannot distinguish this girl from other pop girlies of her level but it's a cute start. She sounds professional, some chords were great and I'm curious for what's next.

πŸ’Ώ 03) ILLENIUM - Takeaway (with The Chainsmokers & Lennon Stella) / ASCEND
β—Ό Insane production and quality. This would've been my jam 3 years ago but now I'm searching for something way different. I understand why this song is severely streamed and viewed, it is really catchy but I feel like in these types of songs the chord progression is always very similar and it just doesn't drive me insane with something surprising. I had a great time though.

πŸ’Ώ 04) HILARY DUFF - Happy / DIGNITY
β—Ό Ohhhh I might have a really good time with this. This feels nostalgic I sense the vibes from those years, I'm really living. I feel like this had some parts where I lost a bit interest but this was a complete slay and she's a queen I can't wait to hear more from.

πŸ’Ώ 05) MELANIE MARTINEZ - LIGHT SHOWER / PORTALS
β—Ό I'll be really honest now. This isn't what I was expecting at all. Maybe this is a track that follows a different direction from the others, but if that's not the case, then I'm happy to hear more. This was cute and she's a great lyricist. This felt like a weird little nursery rhyme in an alien world idk how to explain it. This wasn't bad for sure!

πŸ’Ώ 06) CHAPPELL ROAN - California / THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS
β—Ό This had me thrilled ngl, I love the high vocals in this. This felt powerful, a nice track about the singer that feels homesick and realizes she wasn't prepared for a new journey she embarked in. Kinda relatable in a way. In terms of the melody and stuff, I have similar opinions to the ones I had for Lauren before, but maybe this track felt more exciting throughout the entire thing. I expect many different sounds from this record too.

πŸ’Ώ 07) KALI UCHIS - Endlessly / RED MOON IN VENUS
β—Ό Unlike Melanie, this was exactly what I expected to hear from this record. She's incredibly talented and those visualizers look gorg. I don't rly vibe 100% with this type of music but the way she sings can be appreciated by anyone. I'll try to put my genre preference bias aside and be positively surprised hoping to hear even something more exciting and memorable in the next rounds.

πŸ’Ώ 08) KESHA - Rainbow / RAINBOW
β—Ό I think I understood what to expect from this record. I honestly prefer this Kesha without that troubled past and that cringe-ass dollar sign. I'm gonna be rly honest when I say the first minute of the song was really boring and hard to get through, then the violins and strings and harmonies and beauty arrived and I started ascending a little bit. It was fun to listen to and the part where she goes "aaaaaah", the chords there were insane, I was rly relieved it got better. She sings from the heart and I appreciate it.

πŸ’Ώ 09) CARLY RAE JEPSEN - Emotion / EMOTION
β—Ό Right so, her voice is great, the vibe is nice, but I really didn't feel anything much. This just felt like a normal song, and normal ain't a great adjective to use. This makes basic songs sound like the most experimental thing ever, but I must admit this was what people loved back then. I don't want to think she peaked with Call Me Maybe 'cause I'm sure as hell she has way more to show, and I hope it's in this record somewhere. For now I haven't found it.

πŸ’Ώ 10) SUDAN ARCHIVES - Home Maker / NATURAL BROWN PROM QUEEN
β—Ό Sounds rly experimental, I bet she had a lot of fun making this record and there were some parts too that genuinely left me impressed. Her voice is also really soothing and gorgeous I feel like she could hit some high powerful notes for some reason I hope she does in the record (fritzy lmk if she does if u read this). Cute beginning. Maybe not one of my favs from this round but this 100% feels worthy listening fully.

πŸ’Ώ 11) FLORENCE + THE MACHINE - Only If For A Night / CEREMONIALS
β—Ό THIS. WAS. EXTRAORDINARY. It grew kinda slowly but GODDAMN when it hit. That was one of the most interesting tracks of this round. This doesn't sound basic at all, kinda opposite ngl. I've never heard anything like this before, and if this is the vibe I'll have to expect from future songs then SIGN ME FUCKING IN. WOWWWWWWWWWWWW.
Edit: I'm writing this after I listened to all the songs and I realized this is sampled in Goodnight Gotham from Rihanna that's why it sounded familiar LMFAOOOOO even better.

πŸ’Ώ 12) AMAARAE - Big Steppa / FOUNTAIN BABY
β—Ό OKAYYYY. I didn't expect to like it THIS much. The combination of those angelic vocals, plus STRINGS AND TRUMPETS? I was gagged I didn't expect that at all. A gorgeous mix of sounds that stays attached to the mind. I heard this girl is doing real great and I for sure can understand why even after this single track.
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πŸ’Ώ SLAYFUL ALBUMS | ROUND ONE RANKING πŸ’Ώ
1ST | FLORENCE + THE MACHINE / Only If For A Night
2ND | KESHA / Rainbow
3RD | AMAARAE / Big Steppa
4TH | MELANIE MARTINEZ / LIGHT SHOWER
5TH | LAUREN SPENCER SMITH / Best Friend Breakup
6TH | CHAPPELL ROAN / California
7TH | SUDAN ARCHIVES / Home Maker
8TH | KALI UCHIS / Endlessly
9TH | HILARY DUFF / Happy
10TH | CHUNG HA / Dream Of You (with R3HAB)
11TH | ILLENIUM / Takeaway (with The Chainsmokers)
12TH | CARLY RAE JEPSEN / Emotion

Congrats to Florence and MJFJUNE that submitted the album for the very first win of the season!

Those rankings will be added to the Round 2 ones and the average placement will determine our first eliminated album.

Overall this first batch of songs was really good, I'm not disappointed, and considering that few songs I've heard today are the hits of each album, based on popularity, it might mean there's better to come and I'm here for it.

That's all see ya next round, maybe tomorrow, maybe in 100 years. Who knows?

CHART: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1FglY-6dMZXxUfgdUr_JWwkONg1012yrzBfeM5WU6C7c/htmlview

#SlayfulAlbums
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πŸ“» Slayful Albums | SIGNUPS (Gift) Nov 24, 2023
πŸ“» Now that the Pop Girlie game is over, I must concentrate on hosting a game I've been wanting to begin for a long time! It's called Slayful Albums to keep my "Slayful" brand alive after the two "Slayful Music" seasons I did during last spring.

Some album games have been started in the past weeks so y'all know what's going on. People submit albums, I listen to one song from each album, rank these songs and based on the rules, I eliminate one album at the time. Of course twists can happen to make this interesting and fun.

So yeah that's it, there'll be a gift prize for whoever submits the best album that ultimately wins the game!

Here are the rules for submitting and of the rounds:

⬛ Submissions
β—Ό The album must have more than 12 tracks (interludes are not counted)
β—Ό The album must have been released between the years 1995 and 2023
β—Ό The artist must be alive (if a group, it must not be disbanded)

⬛ Game Rules
β—Ό Each round, a song per album is listened (except some rounds where more could be listened, and the final rounds where more songs/all songs from an album will be taken in consideration). The songs will be ranked from best to worst based on my personal preferences.
β—Ό The eliminations will be determined by the rankings of the latest two rounds. The album with the worst averages based on the most recent two rounds will be eliminated.
β—Ό Some rejoin rounds might happen to give some albums a second chance. In rounds with a rejoin, there could be double eliminations, and therefore two songs listened per album.
β—Ό The finalists will be six. There will be three final rounds of which the first two will eliminate two albums each, before the final duel between the remaining two albums, where ten songs will determine the winner.

JOIN NOW! Everything will be determined by me (winners, eliminations, rejoins) so you'll just be a spectator and if you don't understand the rules, you'll have time to do so.

ALBUMS:
πŸ“» Ceremonials (Florence + The Machine) | 2011 | MJFJUNE
πŸ“» Fountain Baby (Amaarae) | 2023 | FromAWindow & Currents
πŸ“» Emotion (Carly Rae Jepsen) | 2015 | Vixens
πŸ“» PORTALS (Melanie Martinez) | 2023 | chad123
πŸ“» Natural Brown Prom Queen (Sudan Archives) | 2022 | Fritzyyyyy
πŸ“» Mirror (Lauren Spencer Smith) | 2023 | coolKat
πŸ“» Ascend (ILLENIUM) | 2019 | 3pi14159
πŸ“» The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (Chappell Roan) | 2023 | rockstarr
πŸ“» Rainbow (Kesha) | 2017 | Snowglobe
πŸ“» Querencia (CHUNG HA) | 2021 | icyz
πŸ“» Dignity (Hilary Duff) | 2007 | Delete2544
πŸ“» Red Moon In Venus (Kali Uchis) | 2023 | hellocat

#SlayfulAlbums
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πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 100 Nov 23, 2023
Welcome back. It's been a while since this game first began, it was still summer and while taking a train home I decided to start this little series to ruin my sleep schedule even more!

After 100 literal days of voting, with many twists and turns, we reached the top 2. Two singers that will easily be remembered for ages and that deserve to be here. Some minutes ago I closed the voting, and I've got the result.

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⭐⭐⭐ LADY GAGA, CONGRATULATIONS!!! ⭐⭐⭐

Here is the final leaderboard of the game:

FINAL STANDINGS:
1 - Lady Gaga
2 - Britney Spears
3 - Rihanna
4 - Miley Cyrus
5 - Ariana Grande
6 - BeyoncΓ©
7 - Katy Perry
8 - Dua Lipa
9 - Madonna
10 - Selena Gomez
11 - Kesha
12 - Carly Rae Jepsen
13 - SZA
14 - Demi Lovato
15 - Charli XCX
16 - Nicki Minaj
17 - Kylie Minogue
18 - Cher
19 - MARINA
20 - Lorde (eliminated during Spoons Round)
21 - Tove Lo
22 - Avril Lavigne
23 - Taylor Swift (previously eliminated on Day 8 & Day 32)
24 - Shakira
25 - Jessie J
26 - Rina Sawayama
27 - ChlΓΆe
28 - Billie Eilish
29 - Bebe Rexha
30 - Ellie Goulding
31 - Little Mix
32 - Ava Max
33 - RAYE
34 - Kehlani
35 - Missy Elliott
36 - Alicia Keys
37 - Nelly Furtado
38 - Gwen Stefani
39 - Mary J. Blige
40 - Sabrina Carpenter
41 - Megan Thee Stallion (eliminated during Spoons Round)
42 - FKA twigs
43 - Hayley Williams
44 - Madison Beer
45 - Halsey
46 - PinkPantheress
47 - Shania Twain
48 - Doja Cat
49 - Zara Larsson
50 - Kim Petras (previously eliminated on Day 49)
51 - Saweetie
52 - Celine Dion
53 - Christina Aguilera
54 - H.E.R.
55 - Normani
56 - Alessia Cara
57 - Cardi B
58 - RosalΓ­a
59 - Kali Uchis
60 - P!nk
61 - Meghan Trainor
62 - JhenΓ© Aiko
63 - Melanie Martinez
64 - Cyndi Lauper
65 - Anitta
66 - Dove Cameron
67 - Becky G
68 - Azealia Banks
69 - Florence Welch
70 - Rita Ora
71 - Latto
72 - Olivia Rodrigo
73 - Jorja Smith
74 - Phoebe Bridgers
75 - Anne-Marie
76 - Ice Spice
77 - Adele
78 - Jess Glynne
79 - Doechii
80 - BLACKPINK
81 - Karol G
82 - Girl In Red
83 - Mitski
84 - Ethel Cain
85 - Tate McRae
86 - Camila Cabello
87 - Halle
88 - Lizzy McAlpine
89 - Jennifer Lopez
90 - Becky Hill
91 - Kate Bush
92 - Beabadoobee
93 - Lana Del Rey
94 - Laufey
95 - WILLOW
96 - Tokischa
97 - Lucy Dacus
98 - GAYLE
99 - Sia
100 - Lizzo

Thanks so much to all the many voters, I'll just leave the tagged list from previous days:
chad123
pit0709
Tester
Zeptis
biminibonboulash
tyleror
J4ckWilko
paul028
Geoo
Maxi1234
Spyder701
jojo_strawberree
Wardzkii
Jogon
icyz
jooj
rory17
FemmeFatale
stanleyhouseseven
CocoVanderbilt
Yandereboy12
ikaw0ng
arskinsky78
BoyToy4Cato
Galaxies
Asuka_
harrywasnak
MichelleWilliams
charrison790564
coolKat

That's it. Season two? Leaving aside the matter on who would host it, there definitely should be a sequel to this journey. Many new amazing singers will soon find popularity and might join a future cast. This was a fun experience, thanks for the BIG engagement with the series and for the massive amount of votes received for a hundred days straight. Lots of love <3.

#100DaysPopGirlies
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πŸ’… 100 Days of Pop Girlies - Day 99 (FINAL) Nov 22, 2023
Welcome back! Let's see the pop girlie who's getting the boot! The wealthiest singer alive misses the finale by TWO votes that were added in the last ten minutes. This is why it's always important to vote a player in here. Sadly we must stop the music.

By a vote of 30-28-7, Rihanna, you are eliminated from "100 Days of Pop Girlies". Now leave!

IT'S THE FINALE!!! BRITNEY SPEARS VERSUS LADY GAGA! WHO WILL WIN "100 DAYS OF POP GIRLIES"? YOU DECIDE OF COURSE!

It's time for THE FINAL VOTING. Comment the pop girlie you want to CROWN THE WINNER. The pop girlie who has the most votes WINS THE GAME!!!!!

🚨 VOTE TO WIN 🚨 🚨 VOTE TO WIN 🚨 🚨 VOTE TO WIN 🚨 🚨 VOTE TO WIN 🚨 🚨 VOTE TO WIN 🚨 🚨 VOTE TO WIN 🚨 🚨 VOTE TO WIN 🚨 🚨 VOTE TO WIN 🚨 🚨 VOTE TO WIN 🚨 🚨 VOTE TO WIN 🚨 🚨 VOTE TO WIN 🚨 🚨 VOTE TO WIN 🚨

PARTICIPANTS:
Britney Spears
Lady Gaga

ELIMINATED:
3 - Rihanna
4 - Miley Cyrus
5 - Ariana Grande
6 - BeyoncΓ©
7 - Katy Perry
8 - Dua Lipa
9 - Madonna
10 - Selena Gomez
11 - Kesha
12 - Carly Rae Jepsen
13 - SZA
14 - Demi Lovato
15 - Charli XCX
16 - Nicki Minaj
17 - Kylie Minogue
18 - Cher
19 - MARINA
20 - Lorde (eliminated during Spoons Round)
21 - Tove Lo
22 - Avril Lavigne
23 - Taylor Swift (previously eliminated on Day 8 & Day 32)
24 - Shakira
25 - Jessie J
26 - Rina Sawayama
27 - ChlΓΆe
28 - Billie Eilish
29 - Bebe Rexha
30 - Ellie Goulding
31 - Little Mix
32 - Ava Max
33 - RAYE
34 - Kehlani
35 - Missy Elliott
36 - Alicia Keys
37 - Nelly Furtado
38 - Gwen Stefani
39 - Mary J. Blige
40 - Sabrina Carpenter
41 - Megan Thee Stallion (eliminated during Spoons Round)
42 - FKA twigs
43 - Hayley Williams
44 - Madison Beer
45 - Halsey
46 - PinkPantheress
47 - Shania Twain
48 - Doja Cat
49 - Zara Larsson
50 - Kim Petras (previously eliminated on Day 49)
51 - Saweetie
52 - Celine Dion
53 - Christina Aguilera
54 - H.E.R.
55 - Normani
56 - Alessia Cara
57 - Cardi B
58 - RosalΓ­a
59 - Kali Uchis
60 - P!nk
61 - Meghan Trainor
62 - JhenΓ© Aiko
63 - Melanie Martinez
64 - Cyndi Lauper
65 - Anitta
66 - Dove Cameron
67 - Becky G
68 - Azealia Banks
69 - Florence Welch
70 - Rita Ora
71 - Latto
72 - Olivia Rodrigo
73 - Jorja Smith
74 - Phoebe Bridgers
75 - Anne-Marie
76 - Ice Spice
77 - Adele
78 - Jess Glynne
79 - Doechii
80 - BLACKPINK
81 - Karol G
82 - Girl In Red
83 - Mitski
84 - Ethel Cain
85 - Tate McRae
86 - Camila Cabello
87 - Halle
88 - Lizzy McAlpine
89 - Jennifer Lopez
90 - Becky Hill
91 - Kate Bush
92 - Beabadoobee
93 - Lana Del Rey
94 - Laufey
95 - WILLOW
96 - Tokischa
97 - Lucy Dacus
98 - GAYLE
99 - Sia
100 - Lizzo

Tagged: (u can ask to be tagged in the comments)
chad123
pit0709
Tester
Zeptis
biminibonboulash
tyleror
J4ckWilko
paul028
Geoo
Maxi1234
Spyder701
jojo_strawberree
Wardzkii
Jogon
icyz
jooj
rory17
FemmeFatale
stanleyhouseseven
CocoVanderbilt
Yandereboy12
ikaw0ng
arskinsky78
BoyToy4Cato
Galaxies
Asuka_
harrywasnak
MichelleWilliams
charrison790564
coolKat

#100DaysPopGirlies
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