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The audience chose · Open Ears Song WarsBIRTHDAY BRACKET CHAMPION

We’re celebrating my daughter with a special eight-song bracket. Each entry is $20, and all proceeds will go toward making her birthday extra special. She’s been dealing with a lot of health complications, so I wanted to turn this into a night full of music, support, and something joyful for her. The audience will decide who takes the bracket, and the winner will get a special birthday champion spotlight. Thanks for being part of it and helping us celebrate her. 💛

The Crown Is Yours Tonight

The Warriors

88%final combined score8final votes8songs entered

Final matchupBucket full of diamonds · Surrey's in chaos 2 runner-up

🎉 Special birthday championThanks so much! Really means a lot to me!

WINNER88%audience vote

ONE BRACKET. A WHOLE LOT OF HEART.

You made this birthday special.

Every artist brought a song.
Every one of you made a difference.

8 songsOne unforgettable birthday

A NOTE FROM THE HOST

To every artist who entered: thank you for sharing your music and helping make my daughter's birthday special. Every song in this bracket was part of something that means a lot to our family.

And to everyone who listened, voted, and cheered these artists on — thank you for being part of it. You all helped make this a birthday to remember.

— Chris / LiThBaNd

EVERY SONG WAS PART OF THE GIFT

The artists who made it happen.

PART OF THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Tj Hooks

No Headlights On

You helped make this birthday special.

PART OF THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Surrey's in Chaos

White Noise

You helped make this birthday special.

PART OF THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Craftmans Knot

Fuck it all lets dance

You helped make this birthday special.

PART OF THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

The Warriors

The Crown Is Yours Tonight

You helped make this birthday special.

PART OF THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Norseman ( knotty hubby)

When the spring returns

You helped make this birthday special.

PART OF THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

ItzChellez

Don't Call It Silence (feat. Shadows Awake)

You helped make this birthday special.

PART OF THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

LÝVYN

Versions Of You

You helped make this birthday special.

PART OF THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Surrey's in chaos 2

Bucket full of diamonds

You helped make this birthday special.

The bracket has a champion.
This birthday has all of you.

8bracket slots7 / 7matchups recorded59poll + message votes across rounds3rounds

The road to the win

The full bracket

Percentages show the TikTok poll result. Vote totals include poll votes plus any message votes recorded by the host.

Opening round

MATCH 1

No Headlights OnTj Hooks30.0%Combined result

VS

White NoiseSurrey's in Chaos70.0%Combined result

Winner: White Noise · Surrey's in ChaosTikTok poll: 30.0% – 70.0%10 TikTok poll + 0 chat votes (A: 0 · B: 0) · 10 total

MATCH 2

Fuck it all lets danceCraftmans Knot44.4%Combined result

VS

The Crown Is Yours TonightThe Warriors55.6%Combined result

Winner: The Crown Is Yours Tonight · The WarriorsTikTok poll: 37.5% – 62.5%8 TikTok poll + 1 chat votes (A: 1 · B: 0) · 9 total

MATCH 3

When the spring returnsNorseman ( knotty hubby)62.8%Combined result

VS

Don't Call It Silence (feat. Shadows Awake)ItzChellez37.3%Combined result

Winner: When the spring returns · Norseman ( knotty hubby)TikTok poll: 67.0% – 33.0%6 TikTok poll + 2 chat votes (A: 1 · B: 1) · 8 total

MATCH 4

Versions Of YouLÝVYN30.0%Combined result

VS

Bucket full of diamondsSurrey's in chaos 270.0%Combined result

Winner: Bucket full of diamonds · Surrey's in chaos 2TikTok poll: 25.0% – 75.0%8 TikTok poll + 2 chat votes (A: 1 · B: 1) · 10 total

Round 2

MATCH 1

White NoiseSurrey's in Chaos37.8%Combined result

VS

The Crown Is Yours TonightThe Warriors62.3%Combined result

Winner: The Crown Is Yours Tonight · The WarriorsTikTok poll: 17.0% – 83.0%6 TikTok poll + 2 chat votes (A: 2 · B: 0) · 8 total

MATCH 2

When the spring returnsNorseman ( knotty hubby)0.0%Combined result

VS

Bucket full of diamondsSurrey's in chaos 2100.0%Combined result

Winner: Bucket full of diamonds · Surrey's in chaos 2TikTok poll: 0.0% – 100.0%4 TikTok poll + 2 chat votes (A: 0 · B: 2) · 6 total

Final

MATCH 1

The Crown Is Yours TonightThe Warriors87.5%Combined result

VS

Bucket full of diamondsSurrey's in chaos 212.5%Combined result

Winner: The Crown Is Yours Tonight · The WarriorsTikTok poll: 100.0% – 0.0%7 TikTok poll + 1 chat votes (A: 0 · B: 1) · 8 total

The event archive

Every bracket. Every winner.

2 events

CompletedWed, Oct 28 · 5:30 PM CT

Open Ears Song Wars

🎂 Birthday edition

8 / 8 entrants · 7 / 7 matchups recorded

BIRTHDAY CHAMPIONThe Crown Is Yours TonightThe Warriors

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CompletedSat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM CT

Open Ears Song Wars

4 / 4 entrants · 3 / 3 matchups recorded

CHAMPIONFalse hopeSurrey's in Chaos

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