Pulse New Pop Challenge - 09/29/2015

[josh]

(note to self: add demi next week)

Drake and Ellie tied for 1st last week with 10 votes each. Drake advances to his 3rd and final week while Ellie advances to her 2nd week. They face 5 new songs. With 7 songs, you may vote for up to 2, and the top 2 will advance.

Listen to the songs below:
DNCE "Cake by the Ocean"
Drake "Hotline Bling"
Ellie Goulding "On My Mind"
Rudimental feat. Ed Sheeran "Lay It All On Me"
Sia "Alive"
Years & Years "Desire"
Zara Larsson" Lush Life"

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{Previous Winners}01/06/2015 - Ne-Yo feat. Juicy J "She Knows"
01/13/2015 - Ellie Goulding "Love Me Like You Do" (1st) / Tove Lo "Talking Body" (2nd) / Kelly Clarkson "Heartbeat Song" (3rd)
01/20/2015 - Ellie Goulding "Love Me Like You Do" (1st) / Kelly Clarkson "Heartbeat Song" (2nd)
01/27/2015 - Ellie Goulding "Love Me Like You Do" (1st) / Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney "FourFiveSeconds" (2nd)
02/03/2015 - Charli XCX feat. Rita Ora "Doing It" (1st) / Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney "FourFiveSeconds" (1st)
02/10/2015 - Sia "Elastic Heart" (1st) / Walk the Moon "Shut Up and Dance" (2nd)
02/17/2015 - Walk the Moon "Shut Up and Dance"
02/24/2015 - Walk the Moon "Shut Up and Dance"
03/03/2015 - Nicki Minaj feat. Drake and Lil Wayne "Truffle Butter"
03/10/2015 - Nicki Minaj feat. Drake and Lil Wayne "Truffle Butter"
03/17/2015 - Nicki Minaj feat. Drake and Lil Wayne "Truffle Butter" (1st) / Jason Derulo "Want to Want Me" (2nd) / DJ Snake and AlunaGeorge "You Know You Like It" (2nd) / The Script "No Good In Goodbye" (2nd)
03/24/2014 - Carly Rae Jepsen "I Really Like You"
03/31/2015 - Carly Rae Jepsen "I Really Like You"
04/07/2015 - Carly Rae Jepsen "I Really Like You"
04/14/2015 - Fall Out Boy "Uma Thurman"
04/21/2015 - Years & Years "King" (1st) / Calvin Harris feat. HAIM "Pray to God" (2nd) / Fall Out Boy "Uma Thurman" (3rd)
04/28/2015 - Years & Years "King" (1st) / Calvin Harris feat. HAIM "Pray to God" (2nd) / Adam Lambert "Ghost Town" (3rd)
05/05/2015 - Years & Years "King" (1st) / Sam Hunt "Take Your Time" (2nd) / Calvin Harris feat. HAIM "Pray to God" (3rd)
05/12/2015 - Sam Hunt "Take Your Time"
05/19/2015 - Maroon 5 "This Summer's Gonna Hurt Like a motherf**ker" (1st)/ Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar "Bad Blood (Remix)" (1st)
05/26/2015 - Maroon 5 "This Summer's Gonna Hurt Like a motherf**ker"
06/02/2015 - Maroon 5 "This Summer's Gonna Hurt Like a motherf**ker" (1st) / Jidenna feat. Roman GianArthur "Classic Man" (2nd)
06/09/2015 - Kelly Clarkson "Invincible"
06/16/2015 - Natalie La Rose feat. Fetty Wap "Around the World" (1st) / Kelly Clarkson "Invincible" (2nd)
06/23/2015 - Jess Glynne "Hold My Hand" (1st) / Selena Gomez feat. A$AP Rocky "Good for You" (1st)
06/30/2015 - Sage the Gemini feat. Nick Jonas "Good Thing"
07/07/2015 - Demi Lovato "Cool for the Summer" (1st) / Sage the Gemini feat. Nick Jonas "Good Thing" (1st)
07/14/2015 - Demi Lovato "Cool for the Summer" (1st) / Little Mix "Black Magic" (2nd)
07/21/2015 - Demi Lovato "Cool for the Summer" (1st) / Carly Rae Jepsen "Run Away With Me" (2nd)
07/28/2015 - Carly Rae Jepsen "Run Away With Me"
08/04/2015 - Carly Rae Jepsen "Run Away With Me"
08/11/2015 - Disclosure feat. Sam Smith "Omen" (1st) / Elle King "Ex's and Oh's" (2nd)
08/18/2015 - Disclosure feat. Sam Smith "Omen"
08/25/2015 - Disclosure feat. Sam Smith "Omen" (1st) / Nick Jonas "Levels" (2nd)
09/01/2015 - Justin Bieber "What Do You Mean?" (1st) / Taylor Swift "Wildest Dreams" (2nd) / X Ambassadors "Renegades" (3rd)
09/08/2015 - Justin Bieber "What Do You Mean?"
09/15/2015 - Justin Bieber "What Do You Mean?" (1st) / Drake "Hotline Bling" (2nd)
09/22/2015 - Drake "Hotline Bling" (1st) / Ellie Goulding "On My Mind" (1st)

[surfy]

1. On My Mind
2. Hotline Bling
3. Alive
4. Desire

5. Lay It All On Me


6. Lush Life

7. Cake by the Ocean

[josh]

Sia and DNCE for me. Close 3rd to Years & Years. Also, I mistakenly thought Demi had previously been in the poll, so I did not put her in this week's poll. I was wrong, so she will be added to next week's poll! :)

[Deleted]

Hotline Bling and On My Mind

[H.]

Desire and Hotline Bling.

[musiciscool]

On My Mind
Lay It All On Me

[.indulgecountry]

Alive and On My Mind

[maine]

"Cake By the Ocean" and "Desire"

[LBTrocks]

With the exception of Drake's and Ellie's. these are pretty great!

Ended up voting for Sia and Zara.

[Az Paynter]

'Alive' and 'Desire'