Dual Redundancy's 4th Annual March Madness Bracket Results

One month ago we calculated your votes and revealed your favorite artist in pop music. While we recorded a results show podcast that revealed Justin Timberlake would be "crying a river” after Taylor Swift's victory, we realized no bracket was complete without…a completed bracket!

So without further ado here is a completed bracket with the winner included. How did she win? How close were the results? Those questions along with how we set up the bracket can be answered here with our podcast special.



After bracketing TV shows, movies, actors, and musical artists what is there left for next year? Leave a comment below or tweet to us @DualRedundancy if you have an idea for next March when we let the madness take control once again.

Podcast Episode 95: Revealing Your March Madness Pick for Music's Top of Pop

It was March and that only means one thing: March Madness! Even though we do not discuss sports we still wanted to join the bracket fun and make one for ourselves. So far we have learned that Arrested Development, The Shawshank Redemption and Meryl Streep are, respectively, the best television show, best movie and best living actor/actress. This year Dual Redundancy wants to know who is the top of pop?

In this week's special episode we reveal who the listeners picked for their favorite artist in pop music (17:41). In our fourth annual March Madness bracket the final four were Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake, Lorde and Taylor Swift. But in the end, who took home the title?

Before that we also discuss the appointment of Trevor Noah as the new Daily Show host and all the controversy surrounding it (2:54), NBC's upcoming live performance of The Wiz (8:32) and Jay-Z's new music streaming service called Tidal (12:42).



You can also listen to past episodes of the podcast on iTunes or on our YouTube channel.

Dual Redundancy's 4th Annual March Madness Bracket: Final Round

It is March and that only means one thing: March Madness! Even though we do not discuss sports we still wanted to join the bracket fun and make one for ourselves. This year Dual Redundancy wants to know who is the top artist or group on the pop charts?

It's been a grueling five rounds but after losing some heavyweights we have our strong final two. Will it be Justin Timberlake or Taylor Swift? The power is in your hands!

Click here to vote in the final round! Only one vote per person. The winner will be announced next week in a special Dual Redundancy podcast! Stay tuned!

Dual Redundancy's 4th Annual March Madness Bracket: Round 5

It is March and that only means one thing: March Madness! Even though we do not discuss sports we still wanted to join the bracket fun and make one for ourselves. This year Dual Redundancy wants to know who is the top artist or group on the pop charts?

After four rounds we have our final four! Some big names like Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Bruno Mars, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Katy Perry failed to make the cut. Make sure you vote in round five so your pick does not get left behind!

Click here to vote in round five! Only one vote per person.

Dual Redundancy's 4th Annual March Madness Bracket: Round 4

It is March and that only means one thing: March Madness! Even though we do not discuss sports we still wanted to join the bracket fun and make one for ourselves. This year Dual Redundancy wants to know who is the top artist or group on the pop charts?

After three rounds some big names are already gone including Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Eminem on the male side and Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Katy Perry on the female side. Make sure you vote in round four so your pick does not get left behind!

Click here to vote in round four! Only one vote per person.

Dual Redundancy's 4th Annual March Madness Bracket: Round 3

It is March and that only means one thing: March Madness! Even though we do not discuss sports we still wanted to join the bracket fun and make one for ourselves. This year Dual Redundancy wants to know who is the top artist or group on the pop charts?

After two rounds some big names are already gone including Jay-Z, Eminem, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis on the male side and Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj, and Lady Gaga on the female side. Make sure you vote in round three so your pick does not get left behind!

Click here to vote in round three! Only one vote per person.

Dual Redundancy's 4th Annual March Madness Bracket: Round 2

It is March and that only means one thing: March Madness! Even though we do not discuss sports we still wanted to join the bracket fun and make one for ourselves. This year Dual Redundancy wants to know who is the top artist or group on the pop charts?

How did we calculate who made the bracket and what seed each person got? A list was made of popular artists and groups. Before looking who was going to compete against who we decided to go based on alphabetical order by first "name". This way we can make it fair for artists with a one word name (Sia and Prince) and can easily mix groups in. Also we are looking at stage names and not the artist's birth name (Lady Gaga instead of Stefani Germanotta).

After the first round some big names are already gone including Eminem and Jay-Z on the male side and Adele and Mariah Carey on the female side. Make sure you vote in round two so your pick does not get left behind!

Click here to vote in round two! Only one vote per person.

Dual Redundancy's 4th Annual March Madness Bracket: Round 1

It is March and that only means one thing: March Madness! Even though we do not discuss sports we still wanted to join the bracket fun and make one for ourselves.

So far we have learned that Arrested Development, The Shawshank Redemption, and Meryl Streep are, respectively, the best television show, best movie, and best living actor or actress. This year Dual Redundancy wants to know who is the top artist or group on the pop charts? We have chosen 32 male artists and 32 female artists and have them competing head to head against each other. After we have a winner in both categories we will have them go head to head in a final round to determine the top of pop!

How did we calculate who made the bracket and what seed each person got? A list was made of popular artists and groups. Before looking who was going to compete against who we decided to go based on alphabetical order by first "name". This way we can make it fair for artists with a one word name (Sia and Prince) and can easily mix groups in. Also we are looking at stage names and not the artist's birth name (Lady Gaga instead of Stefani Germanotta).

Click here to vote in round one! Only one vote per person.