I kept my songs in the competition for October. My entry in Male Singer-Songwriter, which finished at #5 in September, is now 26th. I don't think it'll make it to the quarter-finals by Friday, but you never know.

My other entry in Americana/Alt-Country didn't even place the top 100 last month, but this month it's at #14. Both songs were entered at the same time.

I think organized voting would have more impact during the last few weeks when the top 20 artists are begging their fan clubs to vote. It seemed to have an impact when I was in the semi-finals.

I wouldn't give too much credit to "street teams" gaming the vote.