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Post by Gregory (inactive) on Aug 8, 2021 2:49:04 GMT 1
~Welcome to  Minneapolis! At long last, it's the FINAL ROUND of United States of Song 2021!~
This is where it matters most. The final round voting is NOW OPEN, so it's time to decide.
Click the link to the voting form below. Listen to the recap video (or the full playlist of songs), and vote for your Top 10.
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The recap video is above. As always, I've created playlists on Youtube and Spotify so you can listen to the full songs. I'll press hard for people to vote, but I need your help to spread the word too!
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NEW: Be Your Own Spokesperson!
I thought it would be cool if, along with your vote, if you wanted to send in an audio clip of yourself reading your 8, 10, and 12 points. This is totally optional but I would include it in the Final Results video and it'd be sorta like 'calling' each of the delegations like in Eurovision. Worth a try?
If you're interested, send a clip of yourself introducing yourself & whatever else you want to say + your 8/10/12 to fiftystatesofsong AT gmail DOT com.
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This is also a reminder that the Public vote now comes into play; 50% of the vote will be decided this way. They will use a separate form. You have most of August to vote, but let's get it out of the way now! ------------------
Voting Deadline: 29 August 2021 @ 11:59 PM PDT
May the best song win!
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Post by Gregory (inactive) on Aug 17, 2021 4:25:47 GMT 1
~United States of Song 2021~
FIRST REMINDER2 jury votes, 12 public votes
Listen to the recap video (or the full playlist of songs), and vote for your Top 10.CLICK HERE TO VOTE ---------------- Recap:
---------------- What's the plan ?
The recap video is above. As always, I've created playlists on Youtube and Spotify so you can listen to the full songs. I'll press hard for people to vote, but I need your help to spread the word too!
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NEW: Be Your Own Spokesperson!
I thought it would be cool if, along with your vote, if you wanted to send in an audio clip of yourself reading your 8, 10, and 12 points. This is totally optional but I would include it in the Final Results video and it'd be sorta like 'calling' each of the delegations like in Eurovision. Worth a try?
If you're interested, send a clip of yourself introducing yourself & whatever else you want to say + your 8/10/12 to fiftystatesofsong AT gmail DOT com.
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Voting Deadline: 29 August 2021 @ 11:59 PM PDT
May the best song win!
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Post by Gregory (inactive) on Aug 24, 2021 5:50:39 GMT 1
~United States of Song 2021~
2ND REMINDER7 jury votes, 37 public votes
Listen to the recap video (or the full playlist of songs), and vote for your Top 10.CLICK HERE TO VOTE ---------------- Recap:
---------------- What's the plan ?
The recap video is above. As always, I've created playlists on Youtube and Spotify so you can listen to the full songs. I'll press hard for people to vote, but I need your help to spread the word too!
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NEW: Be Your Own Spokesperson!
I thought it would be cool if, along with your vote, if you wanted to send in an audio clip of yourself reading your 8, 10, and 12 points. This is totally optional but I would include it in the Final Results video and it'd be sorta like 'calling' each of the delegations like in Eurovision. Worth a try?
If you're interested, send a clip of yourself introducing yourself & whatever else you want to say + your 8/10/12 to fiftystatesofsong AT gmail DOT com.
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Voting Deadline: 29 August 2021 @ 11:59 PM PDT
6 DAYS!
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Post by Gregory (inactive) on Aug 29, 2021 22:10:16 GMT 1
~United States of Song 2021~
FINAL REMINDER!12 jury votes, 49 public votes
Listen to the recap video (or the full playlist of songs), and vote for your Top 10. I'll give an extra day, just in case it's been 'a week' for someone and they need a break  CLICK HERE TO VOTE ---------------- Recap:
---------------- What's the plan ?
The recap video is above. As always, I've created playlists on Youtube and Spotify so you can listen to the full songs. I'll press hard for people to vote, but I need your help to spread the word too!
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NEW: Be Your Own Spokesperson!
I thought it would be cool if, along with your vote, if you wanted to send in an audio clip of yourself reading your 8, 10, and 12 points. This is totally optional but I would include it in the Final Results video and it'd be sorta like 'calling' each of the delegations like in Eurovision. Worth a try?
If you're interested, send a clip of yourself introducing yourself & whatever else you want to say + your 8/10/12 to fiftystatesofsong AT gmail DOT com.
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Voting Deadline: 30 August 2021 @ 11:59 PM PDT
1 DAY!
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Post by Gregory (inactive) on Sept 2, 2021 2:39:56 GMT 1
~United States of Song 2021~
VOTING IS NOW CLOSED!!~15 jury votes, 55 public votes
The final number of voters (specifically public) is subject to change depending on the validity of the vote... but it's a wrap!
Jury votes account for 50% of the final score, so 1 jury vote equates to around 4 public voters, maybe 5. We also had at least 3 jury members record their votes; they'll be part of the Final Results video! Thank you for participating - this is so exciting!! It's not too late to join in if you want; read the above posts for more information on how that works. Every year my goal is to make USoS as much of an experience like ESC as we can, with the limited resources.
With the American Song Contest supposedly coming next year, it'll be interesting to see how that impacts this contest in 2022. Thank you so much to everyone who participated.
All that's left to do is calculate the results and record the Final Video. This always takes me a couple of weeks. I have a brand-new Yeti microphone this year: high-quality. We shouldn't have to *over-dub* bad audio from the video - what a joke that was!
Results will be shared no later than September 21st. And while you might be thinking "You always go over your deadlines!" - I have to be done by that date because I have to travel to my parents' home for an extended period.
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Interval Act
While you wait for the votes to be counted, this year's interval act comes from last year's winner, deM atlaS!
Here is a medley of songs he performed at the Target Center in Minneapolis (our likely 'arena' for USoS 2021) back a couple years ago, but was only uploaded to YouTube this year. He is so energetic and fantastic!
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Anyway, feel free to openly discuss your thoughts below. Who do you think are the likely winners? Will the public vote be completely different?
Cheers!
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