Update: See list of all previous Peoples Pop Polls, their winners and more here
As you’ll know if you follow me on Twitter, I’ve been using the quarantine to run pop polls – there’s a UK Number 2s one about to enter its third round right now. This has been a delightful distraction for me, a useful way of structuring my days and weeks, and has been pleasingly popular with other people too.
After the #2s poll, I’m doing something a bit different – a People’s Pop Poll, with tracks nominated by anyone who donates to this fundraiser I’ve set up for domestic violence charity Refuge. One of the hidden costs of lockdown has been a horrific spike in domestic violence, and I want to do my bit to help those affected. Here’s the link.
So far the fundraiser has hit £260 in less than a day, which is fantastic, and we have 20-ish tracks nominated for the People’s Pop Poll, including Kraftwerk, Labelle, Kate Bush (twice!) and of course Urban Hype. If you want to see the up-to-date list of nominated tracks, go here.
You can donate by or name or anonymously, and you can edit the amount as you prefer. I know there’s a ton of people raising money for some amazing causes right now, so anything you can spare would be amazing. Any donation qualifies you to nominate. £10 or more gets you two nominations. If you have a favourite track you wish to send out into battle, this is your chance! (If you don’t, you can donate anyway, of course.)
Thanks in advance, and stay as safe and happy as you can!