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thank you!!!!! for appreciating the gritty reboot to zootopia

anyways by unilateral decree i declare that songtests are cancelled from here on out we will now be doing



here are da rulez an ancient tome passed down from generation to generation if you're new to songtest please read. there is one (1) rule change marked in bold so be sure to check that out.

[+] rules

- submit your song via PM or discord, whichever's easier for you

- songs will be randomly divided into 1, 2 or 3 semifinals depending on turnout. if there are less than 20 submissions within 3 days, then there will only be one final round. if you're going to be away at some point in the next couple of weeks, let me know and I can try to put your song in a round when you'll be here.

- listen to every song and give points to your top 10 favorites: 12 to your favorite, 10 to your second, 8 to your third, 7 to your fourth, and so on down to 1 point for your tenth favorite. if there are less than 10 songs to vote for in a round, then simply cut off the bottom portion of the ballot (i.e. no 1 point songs, no 2 point songs, and so on)

- if your song is in a given round, you must vote that round or you'll be eliminated. if your song isn't in that round (or you aren't in the contest at all), your vote will be counted as a public vote, which counts for half points.

- the top [x] songs will move on to the final. that number depends on the number of contestants.

- repeat the process for the finals and we get a winner.

- winner gets to hold the next contest, or they can pass the job along to 2nd place if they don't want to. 2nd place can pass down to third, etc, until someone wants to host.

general song rules:
- no eurovision songs
- no reality show/competition covers
- no songs already submitted in a songtest
- there is no penalty for length in this contest. however, if a song goes over 7 minutes, listeners aren't obligated to listen to more than the first 7 minutes of the song. so choose a long song at your own risk!

each semifinal and the final will last for three days. some rules about activity/extensions:
- if you know at the start of your semifinal that you wont be available to vote for those three days, let me know asap and I can move you to another semi, if we aren't on the final one already.
- I'll be pinging everyone who hasn't voted on discord 48 and 24 hours before the round ends.
- extensions will only be granted in extenuating circumstances. forgetting to vote until an hour before deadline is not an extenuating circumstance.

so To Explain.

the theme is pretty straightforward. music videos! mv's you think are good, specifically.

i'll be pretty lax on which music videos are allowed, for the most part. official, unofficial, lyric, amv's if you're feeling particularly brave. my one big restriction as of now is that the video (or portion of the video, in the case of film projects like beyonce's lemonade or the lumineers' iii, for example) are principally focused on the song. they do not have to contain the entire song (to account for cases like kanye west's power which only contains an 80-second excerpt of the song, for example), but the main point of the clip should be the song in question.

also of course the song should have, like, an actual video with it.

with regards to nsfw music videos, this is still being deliberated. please tune into the discussion webzone (discord #forum-games) or post your onions here if you feel they should be allowed or not. i will update this thread once a decision has been reached.

update: nsfw videos will be allowed as long as they are not pornographic/extremely violent in nature. a good rule of thumb is if it's too much for youtube, it's too much for this songtest. i will list appropriate triggers/timestamps to avoid in case you need to steer clear of certain topic. in case your submission is not approved, i will let you know and give you ample time to find another submission.

with regards to voting it's up to you how much you weigh music videos in terms of voting criteria.

sign-ups will go until 11:59 PM PST, March 8, 2021 for the first round (if there's multiple semi-finals), and until the end of the first round for the second round. bold = not yet submitted. see you all!!

1. me!!!
2. ricky
3. skullboogie
4. lise
5. yona
6. animenerd
7. laurels
8. blizzard
9. toben
10. kami
11. slam
12. ms
13. jilliam
14. chadwick
15. fendo
16. pan
17. skraal
18. dn
19. aloha
20. paige
21. rugga

'm down

Music videos killed the songtest star

alright i'll bite

I'm down 2 clown

Wait I didn't see the timezone on this pls ignore

Irina Ivanov wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:24 am Wait I didn't see the timezone on this pls ignore

you can still sign up! you'll just get put in the second round.

also, first round coming up Soon

welcome to the inaugural musicvideotest!!!
we have eleven contestants in this round.
and the videos they're presenting for you, in no particular order, are:

1. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
2. Mr. FEAR - SIAMES
3. Magic - Mystery Skulls
4. DVP - PUP
5. Hurt - Johnny Cash
6. The Hacker - Clock DVA (WARNING: flashing images throughout video)
7. It Girl - Pharrell Williams
8. FUN! - Vince Staples
9. Wire - Worthikids
10. Mister Jewel Box - TOPHAMHAT-KYO
11. Locket - Crumb

The top EIGHT songs will be making it to the next round. The bottom three will be voted out of the VMAs or something idk

Votes will be received through either board PM or Discord. You must vote if you are in this round, lest you risk disqualification from the semis. If you are not in this round, your vote will be counted as public and will receive half-points.

Good luck and happy watching!

Given that you will have to watch these videos with your actual physical eyes and stuff, you have FOUR DAYS, until March 14, 11:59 PM Pacific Time, to submit your votes.

Time's up! Here are the bottom three songs and their placements.

[+] no vma for u

11. The Hacker, submitted by Toben! It received 34.5 points, including one 10 and one public 10.
10. It Girl, submitted by Rugga! It received 50.5 points, including one 12 and one 10.
9. Wire, submitted by Paige! It received 51.5 points, including one 10 and two 8s.

This means the following songs will advance to the finals.

[+] congraduations

Somebody's Watching Me
Mr. FEAR
Magic
DVP
Hurt
FUN!
Mister Jewel Box
Locket

Second semifinals will come up some time within the next twenty-four hours.

welcome to the second round!!!
we have twelve contestants this round: and the videos they're presenting for you, in no particular order, are:

1. Technoir - Perturbator ft. Noir Deco (TW: intermittent depictions of gore, violence, including eye stuff from 2:00 onwards)
2. Say My Name - Beetlejuice the Musical (TW: themes of suicide)
3. The Deep - Phildel
4. Mark Zuckerberg - Nap Eyes
5. Taco Tuesday - Migos
6. PAIN - King Princess (slightly NSFW, themes of BDSM)
7. oh baby - LCD Soundsystem
8. ADDICT - HAZBIN HOTEL (TW: depiction of sexual assault from 1:50 to 2:05, also, uh, just animals in strip clubs in general)
9. Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
10. Mequetrefe - Arca (NSFW, nudity)
11. Faceshopping - SOPHIE (WARNING: flashing images throughout video)
12. Ruler of Everything - Tally Hall

The top NINE songs will be making it to the next round. The bottom three will be voted out of the VMAs or something idk

Votes will be received through either board PM or Discord. You must vote if you are in this round, lest you risk disqualification from the semis. If you are not in this round, your vote will be counted as public and will receive half-points.

Good luck and happy watching!

For this round, you have FOUR DAYS, until March 19, 10:000 PM Pacific Time, to submit your votes.

Time's up! Here are the bottom three songs and their placements.

[+] rip

12. Mequetrefe, submitted by Aloha! It received 27 points.
11. Technoir, submitted by Skraal! It received 29 points, including one 8.
10. Taco Tuesday, submitted by Chad! It received 32 points.

This means the following songs will advance to the finals.

[+] hurrah

Say My Name
The Deep
Mark Zuckerberg
PAIN
oh baby
ADDICT
Running Up That Hill
Faceshopping
Ruler of Everything

Finals will come up sometime within the next twenty-four hours.