50 States of Song 2018 - Semifinal 1 and 2

[Gregory (inactive)]

~Welcome to San Diego! Let the 50 States of Song 2018 (50SS) begin!~



The 3rd annual 50 States Of Song contest's entries have been selected, and, more importantly, semifinal voting is NOW OPEN!

We could really use your votes - no need to select a country or state. Just listen to the songs and vote!

This is a contest in which 51 songs from each of the 50 US states (and Guam) compete for the grand prize.

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Official Website: www.fiftystatesofsong.com

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Semifinal 1:



Semifinal 2:



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What's the plan here?

The two semifinal recaps are above. In addition to those videos, we've been having a side-discussion in our Update Thread. We'll have the semifinal voting period open for a while, then close it, find out the 24 qualifiers, and then our 2018 Grand Final will begin!

Check out the 50 States of Song Blog website, as well. There's a little more information there about voting methods and song styles.

How do I vote? 

Go to any of the pages on my website and click the Vote! button. It works on mobile, too. Open the survey and choose your Top Ten.

www.fiftystatesofsong.com/2018-semifinal-1
www.fiftystatesofsong.com/2018-semifinal-2
Voting home page

Unlike most music contests, any person can vote. You don't have to have signed up, or contributed a song... just VOTE. We're aiming for 25 voters in each semifinal.

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Anyways, vote! You have until June 15, 2018. Otherwise, enjoy the music!

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Tagging based on previous/current interest: MaRtIn HATÅRI terabyteofpuppypics  Gilberto  Tufkai   ✨💃  Amanda tonykuko  ✨ Forrest ✨ Niklas

[Gregory (inactive)]

50SS 2018 SEMIFINALS
First Voting Reminder

Click the links below to vote in each semifinal. Just 15 minutes of your time means a lot to me - and the artists!

VOTE - Semifinal One

VOTE - Semifinal Two

Due Date: June 15th

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Tagging based on previous/current interest: MaRtIn HATÅRI terabyteofpuppypics Gilberto ✨💃 Amanda tonykuko ✨ Forrest ✨ Niklas

[Gregory (inactive)]

50SS 2018 SEMIFINALS
Voting is CLOSED!



Thank you to everyone who submitted JURY votes. Between our Jury and Public voting forms, we had over 40 sets of votes!

The results will be known in the next few days. I'm IRRATIONALLY excited to find out who makes it this year!! Until then, why not listen to some of the songs to pass the time? 

Semifinal One
Semifinal Two

Results to be posted by Wednesday, June 20th

[Gregory (inactive)]

SEMIFINAL RESULTS!

That's right, I didn't take three-hundred years getting the results out the door this year



Omigosh, it was so exciting to tally up the votes, as it's the first year we did a Jury/Public split. This will make sense when the detailed results are released after the contest is over, but it did have a couple of interesting effects.

Anwyays, did your favorites make it through? Are you feeling happy/distraught/disappointed/jubilant/all of the above? Let me know below. I have my own thoughts, as well, so message me if you want!

Thanks again, guys. This was so fun to create!

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Tagging based on previous/current/USAV interest: MaRtIn HATÅRI Tufkai terabyteofpuppypics ✨💃 Amanda tonykuko Niklas Gilberto ✨ Forrest ✨ Queen of Mean (Inactive)

[Tufkai]

Ok here's this year's reaction

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SF1 -
Okayish pop rock song. Not really sure if deserved
I really like the structure of this song
Well duh
Talented singer but I find the song repetitive
Yes. This rock song slays
Awesome song Great comeback from nul points
YES THIS SLAYAGE QUALIFIED Don't put the rapping in the final Recap tho

Ew. I was really looking forward to sneering at Montana for rejecting Lio Nicol
This has a nice early 00's feel
I did not expect this to pass.
I really like this song but I didn't like the recap spot

SF2 -
Did not expect. I really can't tell how I feel about this song. It's unlike anything else
I adore this song. How did they emulate 90's Nickelodeon so well?
I don't know what I'd have done if this failed hopefully not killed my first born
Meh. Its hardly the most interesting
Cool song
YES!!!!! Pop/rock/country slayage
Eh, this doesn't really do anything for me
WTF? Im sorry but this is horrendous
SLAY GURL
I love her voice
Really enjoy the vibes of this entry
Meh. I'm still kind of annoyed that Alaska sent Kate Earl twice in a row

Yeah... I can't say I'm a fan

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Aw I really liked this. Energetic country song
The vocals are pretty annoying so I'm happy this is out
It's cute but never really a contender
This was good
Relieved this trash is gone. Adios
Wat how is this out? Really love the energy
Was never going to do well but I found it fun
This is really boring tbh
Just a general mess
Good but nothing standoutish
Really generic
Cool rock song even if the vocals sound off at times
Pretty strong contender for last place

Really sucks that they had to send this mess and not Step
Nothing amazing tbh
Wyoming could have qualified with Message From Sylvia. The 3:30 rule is very restrictive for the smaller states
Really cool song. A shame to see it leave
Surprised this failed. It seemed like a contender
I'm a sucker for electro-pop, but it's not for everyone it seems
Did this fail too? Maybe the style was a bit dated?
This doesn't stand out at all
How did this get eliminated!? My
I can't believe this bland shit won the SS. Good riddance
I like this song, but the performer is very amateurish
I really don't like this. It's the bad sort of alternative
This just screams 'good, but not great'

[MaRtIn]

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SF1:
So happy Nebraska, Montana, Michigan, and of course, my state Colorado qualified.

I only miss West Virginia in this semifinal.

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SF2:
I knew Minnesota and Texas would make it. Quite happy Alaska made it. Surprised about Kentucky though.

Delta Rae was robbed.