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Week of June 17, 2013
Two songs enter, but only one will be crowned this week's most awesome new track, as voted by you. The champion's spoils? Gobs of Popdust love, a sparkly championship belt (metaphorical only) and the right to go on and face a fierce new challenger - next week.
CARLY ROSE SONENCLAR
Stole My Heart
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SHE IS: The American X-Factor's season two runner-up, whose big voice and inspiring journey earned her a win in our Next Pop Starlet tournament.
THE SONG: You probably liked this song the first time you heard it, when it was perfumed by One Direction. But Carly takes "Stole My Heart" in a dramatic new … direction, imbuing the song with sad maturity that belies her young age. Do you prefer it to the original?
KELLY ROWLAND
Dirty Laundry
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SHE IS: A founding member of Destiny's Child, who been releasing a string of awesome singles this year, while also baring her insecurities about her own second-banana status .
THE SONG: Real talk never gets more real than on "Dirty Laundry." In five heartbreaking minutes, Rowland airs the story of an abusive ex who cut her off from family and friends and made her feel like she was nothing. It's a gripping listen, and one of the bravest singles we've heard in a long time.
