Once again, many songs rang away with the vote this round. "Good Girls Gone Bad" was undefeated in voting, and "No Surprise" and "You Belong With Me" found little competition. Surprising, "Second Chance" also put a heavy beatdown on "Come On Get Higher." We also have our biggest upset yet (in this admittedly very young tournament): possibly due to one voter refraining from picking between the two songs, #2 seed "Just Dance" has been eliminated in the first round by Britney Spears' "3," seeded #79. There was also no winner between "Live Your Life" and "If I Were a Boy," so the match-up will continue this round in a tiebreaker. The results (and an updated draw) below:
BRACKET 2
79 Britney Spears "3" def. 2 Lady Gaga f/ Colby O'Donis and Akon "Just Dance" (4-3)
39 Cobra Starship f/ Leighton Meester "Good Girls Go Bad" def. 42 Ne-Yo "Mad" (8-0)
22 Shinedown "Second Chance" def. 59 Matt Nathanson "Come On Get Higher" (6-2)
19 Beyonce "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" def. 62 The Fray "Never Say Never" (5-3)
12 T.I. f/ Rihanna "Live Your Life" vs. 69 Beyonce "If I Were a Boy" (4-4)
29 Lady Gaga "LoveGame" def. 52 Saving Abel "Addicted" (5-3)
49 Daughtry "No Surprise" def. 32 Soulja Boy Tell'em f/ Sammie "Kiss Me Thru the Phone" (7-1)
9 Taylor Swift "You Belong With Me" def. 72 Justin Bieber "One Time" (7-1)
Best of 2009 Tournament DrawBRACKET 1
1 The All-American Rejects "Gives You Hell" def. 80 Rihanna f/ Justin Timberlake "Rehab" (6-4)
40 Pink "So What" vs. 41 Jason DeRulo "Whatcha Say" (10-0)
21 Britney Spears "Womanizer" vs. 60 Drake "Best I Ever Had" (8-2)
61 Rihanna "Disturbia" def. 20 Beyonce "Halo" (8-2)
11 Britney Spears "Circus" def. 70 Pitbull "Hotel Room Service (7-3)
30 Pink "Please Don't Leave Me" def. 51 The Pussycat Dolls "I Hate This Part" (6-4)
31 Miley Cyrus "Party in the USA" def. 50 Kid Cudi "Day 'N Nite" (6-4)
10 Kelly Clarkson "My Life Would Suck Without You" def. 71 Jeremih "Birthday Sex" (10-0)
BRACKET 2
79 Britney Spears "3" def. 2 Lady Gaga f/ Colby O'Donis and Akon "Just Dance" (4-3)
39 Cobra Starship f/ Leighton Meester "Good Girls Go Bad" def. 42 Ne-Yo "Mad" (8-0)
22 Shinedown "Second Chance" def. 59 Matt Nathanson "Come On Get Higher" (6-2)
19 Beyonce "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" def. 62 The Fray "Never Say Never" (5-3)
12 T.I. f/ Rihanna "Live Your Life" vs. 69 Beyonce "If I Were a Boy" (4-4)
29 Lady Gaga "LoveGame" def. 52 Saving Abel "Addicted" (5-3)
49 Daughtry "No Surprise" def. 32 Soulja Boy Tell'em f/ Sammie "Kiss Me Thru the Phone" (7-1)
9 Taylor Swift "You Belong With Me" def. 72 Justin Bieber "One Time" (7-1)
BRACKET 3
3 Lady Gaga "Poker Face" vs. 78 The Black Eyed Peas "Meet Me Halfway"
38 Sean Kingston "Fire Burning" vs. 43 Akon "Right Now (Na Na Na)
23 Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" vs. 58 Kanye West "Love Lockdown"
18 3OH!3 "Don't Trust Me" vs. 63 The Ting Tings "That's Not My Name"
13 Jason Mraz "I'm Yours" vs. 68 Theory of a Deadman "Not Meant To Be"
28 Pitbull "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" vs. 53 Nickelback "If Today Was Your Last Day"
33 T.I. "Whatever U Like" vs. 48 Kelly Clarkson "I Do Not Hook Up"
8 The Fray "You Found Me" vs. 73 Flo Rida f/ Wynter "Sugar"
BRACKET 4
4 The Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Peas" vs. 77 Secondhand Serenade "Fall For You"
37 Jesse McCartney f/ Ludacris "How Do You Sleep" vs. 44 Lady Gaga "Paparazzi"
24 Kevin Rudolf f/ Lil Wayne "Let It Rock" vs. 57 Akon f/ Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall "Beautiful"
17 Kanye West "Heartless" vs. 64 Mariah Carey "Obsessed"
14 T.I. f/ Justin Timberlake "Dead and Gone" vs. 67 Jay-Z f/ Rihanna and Kanye West "Run This Town"
27 Keri Hilson f/ Ne-Yo and Kanye West "Knock You Down" vs. 54 Boys Like Girls "Love Drunk"
34 Jamie Foxx f/ T-Pain and Yung Joc "Blame It (On the Alcohol)" vs. 47 Beyonce "Sweet Dreams"
7 The Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling" vs. 74 David Cook "Light On"
BRACKET 5
5 Flo Rida f/ Kesha "Right Round" vs. 76 Kristinia DeBarge "Goodbye"
36 Jordin Sparks "Battlefield" vs. 45 Britney Spears "If U Seek Amy"
25 Katy Perry "Hot N Cold" vs. 56 Ne-Yo "Miss Independent"
16 Katy Perry "Waking Up in Vegas" vs. 65 Kelly Clarkson "Already Gone"
15 Pink "Sober" vs. 66 Leona Lewis "Better In Time"
26 Jay Sean f/ Lil Wayne "Down" vs. 55 The Veronicas "Untouched"
35 Miley Cyrus "The Climb" vs. 46 Nickelback "Gotta Be Somebody"
6 Taylor Swift "Love Story" vs. 75 Owl City "Fireflies"
Now on to bracket 3! Here this round's match-ups:
BRACKET 3
3 Lady Gaga "Poker Face" vs. 78 The Black Eyed Peas "Meet Me Halfway"
38 Sean Kingston "Fire Burning" vs. 43 Akon "Right Now (Na Na Na)
23 Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" vs. 58 Kanye West "Love Lockdown"
18 3OH!3 "Don't Trust Me" vs. 63 The Ting Tings "That's Not My Name"
13 Jason Mraz "I'm Yours" vs. 68 Theory of a Deadman "Not Meant To Be"
28 Pitbull "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" vs. 53 Nickelback "If Today Was Your Last Day"
33 T.I. "Whatever U Like" vs. 48 Kelly Clarkson "I Do Not Hook Up"
8 The Fray "You Found Me" vs. 73 Flo Rida f/ Wynter "Sugar"
(12 T.I. f/ Rihanna "Live Your Life" vs. 69 Beyonce "If I Were a Boy")
My ballot:
BRACKET 3
3 Lady Gaga "Poker Face"
43 Akon "Right Now (Na Na Na)
23 Kings of Leon "Use Somebody"
63 The Ting Tings "That's Not My Name"
13 Jason Mraz "I'm Yours"
28 Pitbull "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"
48 Kelly Clarkson "I Do Not Hook Up"
73 Flo Rida f/ Wynter "Sugar"
(12 T.I. f/ Rihanna "Live Your Life")
