The Swellers Are This Week’s Freshmen Winners
Posted November 20th, 2009 by mtvU
Another week, another Freshmen winner. This time around, The Swellers managed to just beat out The Aviation Orange in a very close race to get their video added to mtvU’s rotation. Congrats to them, and check back in two weeks (we’re giving The Freshmen Thanksgiving off) for the next round of Freshmen voting. In the meantime, check out mtvU on Twitter for all the latest college music happenings.




Despite the loud protest from Colette Carr fans, Deep Rooted snuck by with a Freshmen win this week. I’d like to congratulate both artists for having such loyal fans and getting them to rally and show their support. There were so many comments this week, I was overwhelmed. Not that this hasn’t been addressed practically to death, but we appreciate all the votes and we make sure that the Freshmen is a fair system. Please keep that in mind. Check back next week for a new round and a new chance to vote, in the meantime you can follow both 


With outstanding support in the comments section and a celeb-studded video, the boys from Elevation took a rousing lead towards the end of the week to win this round of the Freshmen. Their video will now be added into on-air rotation. I would like to thank everyone for keeping their thoughts so positive this week and showing support for the artists they loved, rather than unkind words for the ones they did not. It was lovely to see. Check back on Monday for a new chance to vote on a whole different set of tunes and follow 


The winner this week is Chalie Boy. His video will be placed into on-air rotation this week. I’m cutting straight to the point because I am a bit discouraged with the loads of disparaging comments that we received this week. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there’s no reason not to be kind to one another. Lots of artists have lots of fans who all come to the site to vote fair and square. If your favorite artist is not pulling ahead than do more to show them support. Write a blog post, tweet the link, tell your friends. Simple as that. So double congrats to Chalie Boy for not only pulling off a win this week, but having fans who did him justice by doing so respectfully. Have a great weekend. Hope to see you back Monday for a new round of a Freshmen and a positive attitude. 


Quite a show was taking place in the comments section this week! Craziness. First off, just a reminder to all try and be respectful of one another’s musical taste and differences. Yes, at the end of the day this is a competition. But that doesn’t mean we can’t keep open minds and try to appreciate other artists. Second, despite rousing support for Chino and Hotspur… Hotspur eventually took the lead and won this week’s Freshmen. Their video will be placed into on-air rotation next week. Congrats to Chino as well though. It was a hard-fought battle. Monday will bring a new round of Freshmen so check back then and in the meantime have a wonderful fall weekend. Follow 

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