I do not know how many fans we are talking about here but it seems to me that it would be better asking fans to support the artist by buying their Cds or purchasing their downloads.

Personally I would prefer doing well on Ourstage because the general public genuinely thought my music deserved it rather than a few biased fans rigging a vote. I do not see any mileage or integrity in doing otherwise. Ourstage should be used solely as a yardstick to see how the public feel about your songs.

It is always difficult voting for songs from different genres put against each other. Most people I suspect vote for the song from the genre they prefer even if technically it sucks compared to another song from an alien genre.

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