Quarterfinal Results: New Music Showdown Class of 2025 – BATTLE

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I battled the eight remaining songs with help from Boof Millz and a princess who is awesome and who is a superstar.

Round 1 of the quarterfinals saw the number 8 seed beat the number 1 seed. Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra” fell to Netsky & Bebe Rexha’s “Light That Leads Me”. Gaga’s magic could not overpower the Drum & Bass from Netty & Bebe.

The second battle had the most people weigh in than any other battle this year, and it ended with Anabel England & Mary Droppinz’s “Born To Fly” beating BLACKPINK’s “Jump” by a single vote. At 7 AM, BLACKPINK led by six votes. In the 9 AM hour, Anabel and Mary made up the difference to win and set up another D&B v D&B battle in the semi-finals on Friday.

Canadian producer Felix Cartal and fellow Canuck singer Reve’s “Dancing in a Dream” were hard dropped by the Tetris-inspired song from a former member of Eitfel 65. Gabry Ponte’s number 3-seeded “Ghost” will take on seed number two in the semis.

The final round featured Anable Englund versus herself. Her number 10 seed, “Zen Cowboy,” fell to her number 2-seeded collab with Punctual. Not much of a battle here as “Falling Up” kept falling up. She has a 50% chance of winning the whole thing on Friday with a song in each battle.

Review 2024’s Battle here!

Drew Bailey

Drew Bailey has been putting the rave on the radio for over twenty years. He hosts the morning show every weekday from 6 to 10 am on C89.5.

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