Billboard March Madness R3: Applause beats Stay; faces Wrecking Ball

[Gypsy Life 118,907]

 

 

Eminem's "The Monster" (featuring Rihanna) barely squeaked by Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors," moving into the Elite Eight with just a few hundred more votes. That's good news for Rihanna, whose single "Stay," despite a late surge, couldn't overcome Lady Gaga's "Applause," which earned 52 percent of the final vote in the head-to-head matchup. "Applause" will try to keep rolling against Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball,"

 

On Wednesday (Mar. 19), we'll reveal the four songs that won their Round 3 match-ups, and another round of voting will begin. On Thursday, Mar. 27, a new Hot 100 March Madness champion -- the Top 5 song that you think was the hottest single of the past year -- will be crowned. Vote now in the match-ups below, and dig in deeper to the Madness!

 

Vote in Round 3: http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5937508/hot-100-march-madness-2014-vote-now-in-round-3

 

[Didymus 32,701]

 

Both are great pop songs, but I still want Applause to win. Excited to see what happens.

[VforVendetta 2,024]

Yaaas, let me vote.

[Ascetic 0]

Slaypplause 

[badboymonsterx 518]

Voted

[Marco 731]

How many rounds are there?

[HermioneGranger 608]

VOTE! 

[WarriorPrince 1]

Voted

[Jester 6,197]

Voted

[GagaMyBlood95 9,808]

Vote Vote Vote, it's a though one

[chiuga 1,904]

Now vote you motherbuckers

[monketsharona 44,549]

voted ! :)

[Punky 10]

Applause still slaying!

[CannaeDrive 3,388]

Come on Little Jumpers, vote !!

[Molly Aphrodite 241]

Yes!

Wrecking Ball was obviously more popular/viral and had a killer video, but Slaypplause is here to stay :legend: