Versus (Week Fifty)

[Matterbug]

Welcome to Versus! This event will pit two artists/bands against one another. PPT will vote (On the Poll) to see which band/artist they want to win. The winner will than take on a challenger the next week and so on and so forth.

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Winner from Last Week

Spice Girls won a heated battle against Linkin Park! The results:

Linkin Park: 49%
Spice Girls: 50%

Total Votes: 53

This week, the Spice Girls will take on Kanye West!

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Facts

Spice Girls

• Spice Girls were the first major British pop music phenomenon of the mid-'90s to not have a debt to independent pop/rock. The Spice Girls enjoyed substantial commercial success from 1996 to 2000, and it is claimed that they are the biggest-selling girl group of all time, with reported sales of over forty-five million albums and thirty million singles.
• Members of the group have stated that they do not see any future for the Spice Girls, but the group has never formally split up. Each member has released solo albums (with varying degrees of commercial success, but not nearly in the same class as their group efforts). Each of the girls' solo popularity has waned over the past four years.
• Their singles include "Wannabe", "Spice Up Your Life", and "2 Become 1".

Total Number of Videos: 12

Kanye West

• After attending a local art school and then Chicago State University, West dropped out and began working on his music career. Even while attending school, West produced for local acts. He gained some fame by producing hit singles for major Hip-Hop/R&B artists, including Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, and Ludacris. West himself worked on his solo album for a long period of time, having the release pushed back on multiple occasions.
• Kanye has gained some attention for his political views. During a concert for Hurricane Katrina relief, Kanye said, ""George Bush doesn't care about Black people."
• On August 30th, 2005, Kanye West released his second album Late Registration. The album went on to sell over 904,000 copies in its first week. West announced that his 3rd and 4th albums will be titled Graduation and A Good smurf Job, respectively.
• His singles include "Jesus Walks", "Gold Digger" and "Diamonds from Sierra Leone".

Total Number of Videos: 6

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Feedback

• Would you like to see some special weeks between two non-mainstream bands, so that each has a chance? Also, please list non-mainstream bands that you would want to see!

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Hall of fame

Bands and artists which were taken out of the competition due to continously winning, are automatically posted in the Hall of Fame:

Matchbox Twenty (Won from Week Sixteen to Week Twenty-One, Won the Golden Round)
Queen (Won from Week Twenty-One to Week Twenty-Seven)
Coldplay (Won from Week Thirty-Nine to Week Forty-Four)


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Previous Versus Competitors

AC/DC
Avril Lavigne
Ashlee Simpson
Backstreet Boys
Beyoncé
Black Eyed Peas (Won from Week Two to Week Four)
Blink 182
Britney Spears
Christina Aguilera (Won from Week Thirty-Four to Week Forty-Seven)
Ciara
Clay Aiken
Coldplay (Won from Week Thirty-Nine to Week Forty-Four)
Destiny's Child
Eminem (Won from Week Eleven to Week Thirteen)
Evanescence (Won from Week Nine to Week Eleven)
Green Day (Won from Week Four to Week Seven)
Good Charlotte
Guns N' Roses
Gwen Stefani (Won from Week Twenty-Nine to Week Thirty-Two)
Hilary Duff
Hoobastank
Jessica Simpson
Jet (Won from Week Thirty-Two to Week Thirty-Four)
Jojo
Kanye West
Kelly Clarkson
Kym Huynh (Won from Week Thirty-Four to Week Thirty-Five)
Linkin Park (Won from Week One to Week Two) (Second Chance to Week Forty-Nine)
Lindsay Lohan
Mariah Carey (Won from Week Forty-Seven to Week Second Chance)
Matchbox Twenty (Won from Week Sixteen to Week Twenty-One)
Metallica (Won from Week Thirty-Five to Week Thirty-Six)
Missy Elliott
Nelly
No Doubt (Won from Week Thirty-Six to Week Thirty-Nine)
Norah Jones
Oasis
OutKast (Won from Week Thirteen to Week Sixteen)
Our Lady Peace
Queen (Won from Week Twenty-One to Week Twenty-Seven)
Rammstein
Rob Thomas
R. Kelly
Seether
Spice Girls (Won from week Forty-Nie to ???)
The Bee Gees
The Game
The Killers (Won from week Twenty-Seven to Week Twenty-Nine)
Tim McGraw
Usher
Yellowcard (Won from Week Seven to Week Nine)

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Coming Soon!

Want to see if your favorite artist/band is coming up next? Well, here is the list of upcoming challengers!

U2
Madonna
Bowling For Soup
Rihanna
Gretchen Wilson

And more...

(Note: This list is subject to change)

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Information

- Any band/artist is able to compete (Ranging from as old as Queen to as new as Rihanna)
- You may suggest artists/bands to compete.
- Every Saturday the votes will be tallied and a new round will be posted.

Last edited by Matterbug on Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:37 pm, edited 2 times in total.

[Bangel]

God, Matt. Could you have chosen anyone WORSE than those two? :P

Spice Girls, I guess.

[Divine]

I pick spice girls as well.

I've never even heard of Kayne West (go me) and when I look at his website it doesn't appeal to me at all. So the songs probably won't either XD.

Wow, 1 vote away, so close =[

[Blk Mage]

Spice girls, because kanye west is just terrible. "Cause i'm a gold digger," stop the madness.

[Hil]

Spice Girls! I always loved them. I was a HUGE fan when I first heard of them, and I still listen to their music. I thought 'Spice World' was the best movie ever.

I hate Kanye west and his 'music.' I HATE 'Gold Digger.'

[T.M.W.A.C.H.N]

Kanye West, way better artist than those lip-syncing british barbies.

[fzun]

I voted for Kanye West.

*Waits to be pounced upon by Spice Girls fans*

Kanye West, way better artist than those lip-syncing british barbies.

[.:Requiem:.]

Still spice girls for me

[Amethyst]

Spice Girls!

[T.M.W.A.C.H.N]

Spice girls are yucky!

[Bangel]

:x Spice girls are yucky!

And Kanye West is a racist man who cannot sing for crap.

It really evens out if you think about it.

[Ammer]

:x Spice girls are yucky!

And Kanye West is a racist man who cannot sing for crap.

Kayne West isn't a racist, he believes everyone is racist to him.

I choose Spice Girls because I like more songs of their's than Kanye's and I just can't stand Kayne West's personality.

[Metatwaddle]

Kanye because his comment about Bush made me laugh. He's off his rocker. And I have no idea how the Spice Girls beat anyone in this contest. They can't sing.

[Paul]

Spice Girls.

[Bangel]

:x Spice girls are yucky!

And Kanye West is a racist man who cannot sing for crap.

Kayne West isn't a racist, he believes everyone is racist to him.

I choose Spice Girls because I like more songs of their's than Kanye's and I just can't stand Kayne West's personality.

Eh, supreme paranoia isn't much better.