A kung fu fighter in a disco

All bets are off for this one - who will be victorious in the eyeliner battle of the century?

The rules have changed. Instead of rating each band out of 10 over each category, you must pick which band you would rate highest in that category. If you can't decide which band is best at that particular area of pop, tick the BOTHERD box!

Exactly how the results of this poll and the previous pop trumps will be converted into a card game are being kept under wraps for now - come along to Poptimism on June 7th if you want to find out!




( Welcome To The Trump Parade! )

The rules are here but it couldn't be simpler. 10 is the highest, 0 is the lowest, if you really don't know then go for 5. Giving reasons for your scores in the comments is encouraged!

Our first posthumous pop trump contestant! This chap is probably one of the most respected musicians evar, but is/was he a good popstar?


( I tick the line )
Kanye ratings:
- Singing voice/musical ability: 6
- Consistency: 6
- H0TTness: 4
- Dancing Skillz/Visual: 6
- Chart success: 7
- Extra-curricular activity: 6
- Party Animal Rating: 5
- Eccentricity: 5
- Legacy: 7
- Best track: Gold Digger

I'll be on a train to the Frozen North tomorrow so Pop Trumps has been shifted forward a day!

The rules are here but it couldn't be simpler. 10 is the highest, 0 is the lowest, if you really don't know then go for 5. Giving reasons for your scores in the comments is encouraged!

Stepping into the Pop Trumps arena this week is a former Mouseketeer who seems increasingly only able to make videos that feature at least one other famous person:


( Trump Me A River )
Bjork ratings:
- Singing voice/musical ability: 8
- Consistency: 7
- H0TTness: 6
- Dancing Skillz/Visual: 8
- Chart success: 5
- Extra-curricular activity: 7
- Party Animal Rating: 5
- Eccentricity: 9
- Legacy: 7
- Best track: Bachelorette

The rules are here but it couldn't be simpler. 10 is the highest, 0 is the lowest, if you really don't know then go for 5. Giving reasons for your scores in the comments is encouraged!

These girls were the very first poptimists canon victims just over two years ago. Since then they've acquired a new member, scored another number one, and secured themselves a firm place in the poptimst bosom. Hurhurhur I said bosom. But how good are they at being popstars? Only you can decide!


( Train comes and I know its destination )
Backstreet Boys ratings:
- Singing voice/musical ability: 7
- Consistency: 6
- H0TTness: 4
- Dancing Skillz/Visual: 7
- Chart success: 8
- Extra-curricular activity: 3
- Party Animal Rating: 4
- Eccentricity: 3
- Legacy: 6
- Best track: Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
- Botherdness rating: 23

Go here to read the rules, but it's easy really. 10 is the highest score, 0 is the lowest, if you really don't know then go for 5.

So who is knocking on the door of pop and demanding you buy their cleaning products today? Why, it's that lass with hair almost long enough to cover her modesty!


( It's like rain on your wedding day! )
MIA ratings:
- Singing voice/musical ability: 6
- Consistency: 6
- H0TTness: 6
- Dancing Skillz/Visual: 7
- Chart success: 2
- Extra-curricular activity: 5
- Party Animal Rating: 6
- Eccentricity: 7
- Legacy: 6
- Best track: Paper Planes
- Botherdness rating: 30

Time for another round of Pop Trumps! The rules of the game are described here, but it's dead simple really. Grade the popstar below in various categories from 0-10, Whether 10 is 'good' or 'bad' is up to you, but it will 'beat' a lower score. 5 is average score - put that if you really don't know what mark to give.

( This week's contestant is: )
R Kelly ratings:
- Singing voice/musical ability: 6
- Consistency: 4
- H0TTness: 4
- Dancing Skillz: 4
- Chart success: 7
- Extra-curricular activity: 7
- Party Animal Rating: 7
- Eccentricity: 9
- Legacy: 5
- Best track: Ignition (remix)
- Botherdness rating*: 31

*How many people cared enough to vote :-)