Hello everyone! In today's episode, we will find out who the five finalist artists of our first season will be! Our semifinal had the theme: **MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE** At this stage of the competition, the question is no longer "Can your artist impress us?" The question is: "Why does your artist deserve a place in the final?" In addition to the theme above, our semifinal had the twist: **CALL-OUT CHALLENGE** (When submitting their video, each artist must challenge another artist. If the challenger receives a higher score in the episode, they earn 10 bonus points. If the challenged artist receives a higher score, they earn 5 bonus points, while the challenger earns 0 points). Therefore, let's find out who they chose to battle: dailyicon **CHALLENGED** AlakazamKing kitty **CHALLENGED** Maris yemaja **CHALLENGED** Maris AlakazamKing **CHALLENGED** yemaja MusicLover **CHALLENGED** dailyicon Maris **CHALLENGED** MusicLover Now, let's take a look at each contestant's song choice and see how many credits they spent this round. dailyicon - Magdalena Bay — Spent 3 credits https://l1nk.dev/job5cei yemaja - Florence Welch — Spent 3 credits https://acesse.one/77ciynt MusicLover - JoJo — Spent 5 credits https://l1nk.dev/cr3t95m AlakazamKing - Linkin Park — Spent 5 credits https://acesse.one/lwz0e09 Maris - Ellise — Spent 1 credit https://acesse.one/13d2rui kitty - Madonna — Spent 10 credits https://acesse.one/ydp5eqh To read the judges' full critiques, visit: https://kovaze.com/group_thread/420 Now, here are the scores awarded by each judge. The maximum possible score was 30 points. BRAT Linkin Park — 29,6 JoJo — 28,8 Magdalena Bay — 28,2 Madonna — 28,1 Ellise — 27,6 Florence The Machine — 26,9 @downeaster Linkin Park — 27,7 Magdalena Bay — 27,1 Ellise — 26,8 Florence Welch — 26,4 JoJo — 26,0 Madonna — 24,9 yawnha Magdalena Bay — 27 Ellise — 27 Linkin Park — 26 Florence The Machine — 25 JoJo — 24 Madonna — 23 Final scores for Round 6: Linkin Park — 83,3 Magdalena Bay — 82,3 Ellise — 81,4 JoJo — 78,8 Florence The Machine — 78,3 Madonna — 76,0 Now, let's find out the result of the **CALL-OUT CHALLENGE**. dailyicon (Magdalena Bay) vs AlakazamKing (Linkin Park) Linkin Park 83,3 > Magdalena Bay 82,3 → AlakazamKing wins → Linkin Park 5 points | Magdalena Bay 0 kitty (Madonna) vs Maris (Ellise) Ellise 81,4 > Madonna 76,0 → Maris wins → Ellise 5 points | Madonna 0 yemaja (Florence The Machine) vs Maris (Ellise) Ellise 81,4 > Florence 78,3 → Maris wins → Ellise 5 points | Florence 0 AlakazamKing (Linkin Park) vs yemaja (Florence The Machine) Linkin Park 83,3 > Florence 78,3 → AlakazamKing wins → Linkin Park 10 points | Florence 0 MusicLover (JoJo) vs dailyicon (Magdalena Bay) Magdalena Bay 82,3 > JoJo 78,8 → dailyicon wins → Magdalena Bay 5 points | JoJo 0 Maris (Ellise) vs MusicLover (JoJo) Ellise 81,4 > JoJo 78,8 → Maris wins → Ellise 10 points | JoJo 0 Therefore, the final score for this episode after the **CALL-OUT CHALLENGE** was: Ellise — 101,4 Linkin Park — 98,3 Magdalena Bay — 87,3 JoJo — 78,8 Florence The Machine — 78,3 Madonna — 76,0 Now, let's find out what the overall standings look like after 6 rounds and reveal tonight's elimination. Kitty - MADONNA, unfortunately, I must inform you that YOU ARE THE SIXTH ARTIST ELIMINATED FROM THE COMPETITION. Let's now find out how many credits each artist will have going into our grand finale: **CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 5 FINALIST ARTISTS OF OUR FIRST SEASON! WITHOUT A DOUBT, YOU ALL KILLED IT AND DESERVED TO BE HERE.** Now, we have reached the most difficult part of the competition, because for this grand finale you will have 3 different themes to impress the judges! There is no twist, no bonus, nothing else! Everything you have earned throughout the entire season is what you have as an advantage going into this grand finale. I wish you all the best of luck! The 3 themes will be posted soon in the game's group. Good luck to everyone! See you in the next and final episode.

Hello everyone! We are approaching the final stretch of our competition, and tonight, after the results are revealed, we will find out who the six semifinalist artists of the season are. So, without further ado, let's get to what matters most. This round's theme was: ALTER EGO Every artist has a side that most people never get to see. While they are often known for a particular sound, style, or image, the best artists are capable of much more. In this round, their mission was to reveal their artist's alter ego by choosing a song that showcased a completely different side of them. Now, let's take a look at each contestant's song choice and see how many credits they spent this round. dailyicon - Magdalena Bay — Spent 1 credit https://l1nq.com/e8gwmkl yemaja - Florence Welch — Spent 3 credits https://sl1nk.com/qpuph5c MusicLover - JoJo — Spent 3 credits https://sl1nk.com/vkf8wwd AlakazamKing - Linkin Park — Spent 3 credits https://l1nq.com/rxi06yd Maris - Ellise — Spent 1 credit https://sl1nk.com/93ns9js kitty - Madonna — Spent 5 credits https://sl1nk.com/id33nrj Fancy - Ava Max — Spent 5 credits https://l1nq.com/blehqwc To read the judges' full critiques, visit: https://kovaze.com/group_thread/361 Now, here are the scores awarded by each judge. The maximum possible score was 30 points. BRAT Madonna — 30.0 Magdalena Bay — 28.4 Linkin Park — 27.8 Ellise — 25.6 JoJo — 25.2 Florence Welch — 24.1 Ava Max — 21.5 @downeaster Ellise — 25.7 Linkin Park — 24.2 Madonna — 23.5 JoJo — 23.2 Ava Max — 22.6 Florence Welch — 22.5 Magdalena Bay — 22.4 yawnha Ellise — 28.0 Madonna — 25.0 Linkin Park — 24.0 Florence the Machine — 21.0 JoJo — 19.0 Magdalena Bay — 18.0 Ava Max — 14.0 Final scores for Round 5: Ellise — 79.3 Madonna — 78.5 Linkin Park — 76.0 Magdalena Bay — 68.8 Florence the Machine — 67.6 JoJo — 67.4 Ava Max — 58.1 Now, let's find out what the overall standings look like after five rounds and reveal tonight's elimination. Fancy - AVA MAX, unfortunately, I must inform you that YOU ARE THE FIFTH ARTIST ELIMINATED FROM THE COMPETITION. Now, let's take a look at how many credits each contestant has remaining after the fifth round. Congratulations to the six semifinalist artists! 🚨🚨 One final twist is about to be added... welcome to the semifinal twist 🚨🚨 THE ARTIST — CALL-OUT CHALLENGE Semifinal Twist For this round only, videos must be submitted privately to my email, and I will explain why. When submitting their video, each artist must challenge another artist. If the challenger receives a higher score in the episode, they earn 10 bonus points. If the challenged artist receives a higher score, they earn 5 bonus points, while the challenger earns 0 points. All challenges will be submitted in secret and revealed simultaneously in the next episode. This twist is designed to create one final shake-up before the Grand Final. Choose wisely. Important notes: The result of each duel will be based only on the scores from this episode (round 6), not on each artist's accumulated total score. The same artist may be challenged more than once; the choice of whom to challenge is completely open. Is it worth challenging someone at the top and trying to close the gap before the final, or is it better to challenge someone lower in the rankings and increase your chances of reaching the final? The only thing we know is this: to perform well in these duels, artists will need to choose their next song wisely and aim to earn the highest possible scores from the judges. At the end of the next round, we will add together the episode scores, the Call-Out Challenge bonus points, and each artist's accumulated score. The top 5 artists will then advance to the Grand Final. Stay tuned — the next theme will be posted in the group very soon.

Good evening, everyone! We've officially reached our fifth episode! We're now just two rounds away from finding out who our five finalists will be. This round's theme was: **HIDDEN GEM** The best song in an artist's catalog isn't always their biggest hit. This round challenged our contestants to showcase a true hidden gem—a track they believe deserved far more recognition than it received. Additionally, as announced in advance, the credit cost for this round was doubled. This meant contestants had to be even more strategic when selecting their videos to avoid spending too many credits. Now, let's take a look at each contestant's song choice and see how many credits they spent this round. dailyicon - Magdalena Bay — Spent 6 credits https://l1nq.com/fj5esqn yemaja - Florence Welch — Spent 6 credits https://l1nq.com/kpvbm4z MusicLover - JoJo — Spent 6 credits https://l1nq.com/tzkx1ua AlakazamKing - Linkin Park — Spent 2 credits https://l1nq.com/ygbfyj6 Maris - Ellise — Spent 2 credits https://sl1nk.com/ciulb4x Seong - NMIXX — Spent 6 credits https://sl1nk.com/0bawfbq kitty - Madonna — Spent 20 credits https://l1nq.com/nwr1i0y Fancy - Ava Max — Spent 2 credits https://sl1nk.com/ozftf28 To read the judges' full critiques, visit: https://kovaze.com/group_thread/318 Now, here are the scores awarded by each judge. The maximum possible score was 30 points. BRAT dailyicon – Magdalena Bay: 30.0 AlakazamKing – Linkin Park: 28.3 kitty – Madonna: 27.5 Maris – Ellise: 26.9 Seong – NMIXX: 25.9 MusicLover – JoJo: 25.9 yemaja – Florence the Machine: 23.9 Fancy – Ava Max: 23.4 yawnha dailyicon – Magdalena Bay: 27 yemaja – Florence the Machine: 25 Fancy – Ava Max: 25 Maris – Ellise: 24 AlakazamKing – Linkin Park: 24 Seong – NMIXX: 20 kitty – Madonna: 18 MusicLover – JoJo: 16 @downeaster Maris - Ellise — 27.5 yemaja - Florence Welch — 27.1 Fancy - Ava Max — 26.3 kitty - Madonna — 26.0 dailyicon - Magdalena Bay — 25.3 Seong - NMIXX — 25.0 AlakazamKing - Linkin Park — 24.6 MusicLover - JoJo — 23.6 Final scores for Round 4: dailyicon – Magdalena Bay: 82.3 Maris – Ellise: 78.4 AlakazamKing – Linkin Park: 76.9 yemaja – Florence the Machine: 76.0 Fancy – Ava Max: 74.7 kitty – Madonna: 71.5 Seong – NMIXX: 70.9 MusicLover – JoJo: 65.5 Now, let's find out what the overall standings look like after four rounds and reveal tonight's elimination. Seong - NMIXX, unfortunately, I must inform you that **YOU ARE THE FOURTH ARTIST ELIMINATED FROM THE COMPETITION.** Now, let's take a look at how many credits each contestant has remaining after the fourth round: Did they make the right choices? Will everyone have enough credits to make it to the grand finale, which is getting closer and will feature several themes in a single episode? We'll find out soon. Scores will continue to carry over from round to round, and a new challenge is just around the corner. Stay tuned—the next theme will be posted in the group very soon.

Good evening, everyone! After a short break, by the end of this blog we will find out who makes it into the Top 8 of the competition. The theme for Round 3 was LIVE EXPERIENCE. This round focused on each artist's live performance. The judges didn't evaluate only the song itself—they also analyzed how it comes to life on stage. Now, let's take a look at each contestant's song choice and see how many credits they spent this round. dailyicon - Magdalena Bay — Spent 1 credit https://l1nq.com/a6m4h3w guib - BLACKPINK — Spent 15 credits https://l1nq.com/yjvob9p yemaja - Florence Welch — Spent 1 credit https://sl1nk.com/s6wctv6 MusicLover - JoJo — Spent 3 credits https://l1nq.com/jsm618p AlakazamKing - Linkin Park — Spent 1 credit https://sl1nk.com/jajfn1y Maris - Ellise — Spent 1 credit https://sl1nk.com/phf846a Seong - NMIXX — Spent 3 credits https://sl1nk.com/u0id81b kitty - Madonna — Spent 3 credits https://l1nq.com/kbuakgs Fancy - Ava Max — Spent 1 credit https://l1nq.com/y52e8ma To read the judges' full critiques, visit: https://kovaze.com/group_thread/278 Now, here are the scores awarded by each judge. The maximum possible score was 30 points. BRAT AlakazamKing — Linkin Park — 30,0 MusicLover — JoJo — 29,5 kitty — Madonna — 29,1 yemaja — Florence The Machine — 28,8 guib — BLACKPINK — 27,7 Seong — NMIXX — 25,8 dailyicon — Magdalena Bay — 25,6 Maris — Ellise — 25,4 Fancy — Ava Max — 20,9 yawnha AlakazamKing – Linkin Park — 27 kitty – Madonna — 26 Maris – Ellise — 25 MusicLover – JoJo — 25 Fancy – Ava Max — 25 yemaja – Florence The Machine — 24 Seong – NMIXX — 24 dailyicon – Magdalena Bay — 24 guib – BLACKPINK — 22 @downeaster AlakazamKing – Linkin Park — 27.4 Fancy – Ava Max — 26.6 MusicLover – JoJo — 25.6 Seong – NMIXX — 25.6 kitty – Madonna — 25.4 yemaja – Florence The Machine — 25.3 guib – BLACKPINK — 23.6 Maris – Ellise — 22.6 dailyicon – Magdalena Bay — 21.3 Final scores for Round 3: Linkin Park — 84,4 Madonna — 80,5 JoJo — 80,1 Florence The Machine — 78,1 NMIXX — 75,4 BLACKPINK — 73,3 Ellise — 73,0 Ava Max — 72,5 Magdalena Bay — 70,9 Now let's find out what the overall standings look like after three rounds and reveal tonight's elimination. guib - BLACKPINK, unfortunately, I must inform you that YOU ARE THE SECOND ARTIST ELIMINATED FROM THE COMPETITION. Now let's take a look at how many credits each contestant has remaining after the third round: Did they make the right choices? Will everyone have enough credits left to make it all the way to the finale? 🚨🚨🚨 ALERT 🚨🚨🚨 A new theme is coming, and with it, a twist! We're getting closer to discovering the Top 5 finalists of our first season. Every credit must be spent wisely—and even more so this round, because every credit you spend in Round 4 will be deducted at double its value! Every single point matters. No one is safe enough to relax, so think very carefully before submitting your next video. Scores will continue to carry over from round to round, and a new challenge is just around the corner. Stay tuned—the next theme will be posted in the group very soon.

Good evening, everyone! Welcome to our third episode. The theme for this round was EMOTIONAL CONNECTION. Contestants had to choose a song that carries a strong emotional connection. It could be sad, inspiring, nostalgic, intense, vulnerable, or evoke any other genuine emotion—as long as it felt real and meaningful. Now, let's take a look at each contestant's song choice and see how many credits they spent this round. dailyicon - Magdalena Bay — Spent 3 credit https://l1nq.com/0mpgal4 guib - BLACKPINK — Spent 10 credit https://l1nq.com/7as7kun yemaja - Florence Welch — Spent 15 credit https://l1nq.com/me8wszk MusicLover - JoJo — Spent 1 credit https://sl1nk.com/1pcpt3e AlakazamKing - Linkin Park — Spent 3 credit https://l1nq.com/ux7pd9s Maris - Ellise — Spent 1 credit https://sl1nk.com/vdsl51z Foox - Lime Cordiale — Spent 1 credit https://sl1nk.com/h94vpiu Seong - Nmixx — Spent 3 credit https://sl1nk.com/vc2009o kitty - Madonna — Spent 5 credit https://sl1nk.com/6e6wf1s Fancy - Ava Max — Spent 5 credit https://sl1nk.com/45ubata To read the judges' full critiques, visit: https://kovaze.com/group_thread/261 Now, for the first time, here are the scores awarded by each judge. The maximum score possible was 30 points. BRAT yemaja - Florence the Machine — 29,6 dailyicon - Magdalena Bay — 28,5 Foox - Lime Cordiale — 28,3 Kitty - Madonna — 28,2 Seong - NMIXX — 28,1 MusicLover - JoJo — 27,6 Fancy - Ava Max — 25,8 Maris - Ellise — 25,7 AlakazamKing - Linkin Park — 23,5 guib - BLACKPINK — 21 yawnha Florence The Machine — 30,0 Limbo — 26,0 Ava Max — 26,0 Ellise — 25,0 Magdalena Bay — 24,0 NMIXX — 23,0 Madonna — 24,0 Blackpink — 21,0 Linkin Park — 21,0 Lime Cordiale — 19,0 @downeaster guib - BLACKPINK — 27,4 MusicLover - JoJo — 26,9 Fancy - Ava Max — 26,1 yemaja - Florence Welch — 26,1 AlakazamKing - Linkin Park — 25,2 Maris - Ellise — 24,1 Seong - NMIXX — 22,2 Foox - Lime Cordiale — 20,9 Kitty - Madonna — 20,7 dailyicon - Magdalena Bay — 20,2 Final scores for Round 2: yemaja - Florence the Machine — 85.7 MusicLover - JoJo — 82.1 Fancy - Ava Max — 77.9 Kitty - Madonna — 73.9 Seong - NMIXX — 73.3 Maris - Ellise — 74.8 AlakazamKing - Linkin Park — 69.7 dailyicon - Magdalena Bay — 80.9 Foox - Lime Cordiale — 68.2 guib - BLACKPINK — 69.4 Now let’s find out how the overall ranking looks after two rounds and reveal tonight’s elimination. Foox - Lime Cordiale, unfortunately, I must inform you that YOU ARE THE SECOND ARTIST ELIMINATED FROM THE COMPETITION. Now let's take a look at how many credits each contestant has remaining after the first round: Did they make the right choices? Will everyone have enough credits left to make it all the way to the finale? Because once your credits are gone, so are you. Scores will continue to accumulate from round to round, and a new challenge is just around the corner. Stay tuned—the next theme will be posted in the group very soon.

Before we reveal the first artist eliminated from the competition, let's take a look back at the songs selected by each contestant and how many credits they spent in this opening round. Remember: you can be eliminated from the competition based on the judges' scores, but you can also be eliminated if you run out of credits. Every submission must therefore be chosen strategically. The theme for Round 1 was: MEET MY ARTIST Maris - Ellise — Spent 1 credit https://l1nq.com/zmptsuw AlakazamKing - Linkin Park — Spent 10 credits https://l1nq.com/3z5kmte Foox - Lime Cordiale — Spent 1 credit https://sl1nk.com/bw8uhbh @SummerBABU - Summer Walker — Spent 1 credit https://sl1nk.com/7az0d7b dailyicon - Magdalena Bay — Spent 3 credits https://l1nq.com/f5485iy Loco - Post Malone — Spent 5 credits https://l1nq.com/7ri3izq Fancy - Ava Max — Spent 10 credits https://sl1nk.com/28chzti yemaja - Florence Welch — Spent 10 credits https://sl1nk.com/f6uaonl Seong - NMIXX — Spent 10 credits https://l1nq.com/qwj5kr5 kitty - Madonna — Spent 20 credits https://l1nq.com/pt7z0ss guib - BLACKPINK — Spent 40 credits https://l1nq.com/hobe0rb MusicLover - JoJo — Spent 1 credit https://l1nq.com/nlr8rxv To read the judges' full critiques, visit: https://kovaze.com/group_thread/249 Now, for the first time, here are the scores awarded by each judge. The maximum score possible was 30 points. yawnha Florence Welch — 28 points JoJo — 27 points Ellise — 26 points Post Malone — 25 points Linkin Park — 24 points Ava Max — 24 points Lime Cordiale — 23 points Magdalena Bay — 22 points BLACKPINK — 22 points NMIXX — 21 points Madonna — 21 points Summer Walker — 19 points @downeaster Florence Welch — 26.9 points Post Malone — 26.4 points JoJo — 26.3 points BLACKPINK — 25.2 points Linkin Park — 25.2 points Ava Max — 24.6 points Ellise — 23.2 points Lime Cordiale — 22.2 points NMIXX — 21.8 points Madonna — 20.6 points Magdalena Bay — 19.8 points Summer Walker — 13.1 points BRAT Linkin Park — 29.8 points Florence Welch — 29.8 points Summer Walker — 28.2 points JoJo — 28.1 points Magdalena Bay — 27.4 points Ellise — 27.0 points Lime Cordiale — 27.0 points Ava Max — 26.2 points NMIXX — 25.9 points BLACKPINK — 25.7 points Madonna — 25.6 points Post Malone — 21.0 points With all scores combined, the overall standings are as follows: @SummerBABU - Summer Walker, unfortunately, I must inform you that YOU ARE THE FIRST ARTIST ELIMINATED FROM THE COMPETITION. Now let's take a look at how many credits each contestant has remaining after the first round: Did they make the right choices? Will everyone have enough credits left to make it all the way to the finale? Because once your credits are gone, so are you. Scores will continue to accumulate from round to round, and a new challenge is just around the corner. Stay tuned—the next theme will be posted in the group very soon.

The artists have been selected, the competitors are ready, and the journey starts now. The contestants featured above will represent their chosen artist throughout the entire season, facing a variety of themes and challenges designed to test the depth, versatility, and strength of their artist's catalog. Before we begin, let's welcome our judging panel for Season 1: yawnha @downeaster BRAT Throughout the season, these three judges will form the competition's permanent judging panel, carefully evaluating each video and helping shape the course of the game. Their scores, critiques, and decisions will help determine who advances toward becoming the first winner of THE ARTIST. ROUND 1 — MEET MY ARTIST First impressions matter. Before we explore different themes, genres, emotions, and challenges, it's time for everyone to introduce the artist they will be representing. Imagine you're talking to a friend who has never listened to your artist before. You only have one chance to make them interested. Choose the song and video that best represents your artist's identity, sound, personality, and overall appeal. This doesn't have to be their biggest hit, their most acclaimed song, or even your personal favorite. Instead, it should be the performance that makes someone understand why your artist deserves attention. Ask yourself: • What song captures the essence of this artist? • What performance showcases their strengths? • What would make a first-time listener want to hear more? Your mission is simple: introduce your artist to the cast and convince them that this is an artist worth following throughout the season. dailyicon - Magdalena Bay 100 credits Loco - Post Malone 100 credits guib - BLACKPINK 100 credits yemaja - Florence Welch 100 credits MusicLover - JoJo 100 credits AlakazamKing - Linkin Park 100 credits Maris - Ellise 100 credits Foox - Lime Cordiale 100 credits Seong - Nmixx 100 credits kitty - Madonna 100 credits Fancy - Ava Max 100 credits @SummerBABU - Summer walker 100 credits You will have 48 hours to submit your choices in the thread I will create in the game's group. CREDIT SYSTEM REMINDER Views | Cost Up to 500K | 1 500K – 2M | 3 2M – 10M | 5 10M – 50M | 10 50M – 100M | 15 100M – 500M | 20 500M – 1B | 30 Over 1B | 40 Each contestant begins the season with 100 Credits. Every submission requires Credits based on the video's view count. The more popular the video, the more Credits it costs to submit. Credits spent are permanently deducted from your season total, so manage them wisely. Running out of Credits may severely limit your options later in the game. Remember: every choice matters. Good luck to all contestants. Welcome to THE ARTIST. https://kovaze.com/group/44