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