Fan Army Face-Off 2024 Is Over — And We Have a Winner

UPDATE Aug. 22: The 2024 Billboard Fan Army Face-Off has officially ended, and we have a winner. For the second year running, SB19 is the victor – winning by a landslide — thanks to the tireless efforts of its fan army A’TIN. The Filipino boy band previously won the 2023 Billboard Fan Army Face-Off. A huge congratulations to them for all their work.

This feat ties Super Junior’s E.L.F, who were also victorious twice in past Fan Army Face-Offs. Only T-ara’s Queens have won the title three times.

UPDATE Aug. 19: The Billboard Fan Army Face-Off is back – and has entered the Finals. The Finals were set to begin on Friday (Aug. 16) but were derailed by a glitch that affected the Fan Army bracket from Aug. 16-18. No votes were lost but the glitch resulted in several different incorrect results showing up for the final round over the weekend. After around-the-clock work, the bracket is functioning properly – Billboard sincerely apologizes for the technical issues.

As a result, the Finals voting period – which is now back open — has been expanded through Thursday (Aug. 22) at noon ET. The final showdown for the 2024 Billboard Fan Army Face-Off is between Rihanna’s Navy and SB19’s A’TIN (as mentioned, over the weekend, the glitch resulted in some incorrect pairings showing up – but this is the correct final showdown given the votes). Vote now to determine the final winner.

UPDATE Aug. 16: The Billboard Fan Army Face-Off bracket is experiencing technical issues and in some cases is showing an incorrect finals pairing. Billboard is working to correct the issue as quickly as possible. In the meantime, 2024 Fan Army voting is on hold. No votes have been lost.

A competitive Semifinals period wrapped on Monday (Aug. 12), with some tight battles and razor-thin victories. The Semifinals saw Taylor Swift’s fan army emerge victorious over Billie Eilish’s; SB19’s best Dua Lipa’s; Hozier’s edge out Beyoncé’s; and Rihanna’s win out over Gracie Abrams’ fan army.

Now, just four fan armies remain on the battlefield. The Semifinals continue until Friday (Aug. 16) at noon ET, at which point the Finals will begin in earnest to determine the final victor.

Voting is open now – so start voting for your favorite artist to answer the question: Which artist’s fan army is the strongest?

When the Fan Army Face-Off began, there were some surprising upsets in Round 1 (including country star Lainey Wilson’s fans victorious over BTS’ ARMY by more than 2%, Round 2 featured some neck-and-neck races. Among them were Taylor Swift’s Swifties vs. Drake’s Team Drizzy, with the pop superstar’s fans ultimately moving on with a less than 1% victory; and Eminem’s Stans and Ed Sheeran’s Sheerios in a razor-tight race that had them tied at 50.0% up until the end, when the rapper’s team pulled ahead by 2%. Not so close were the matchups between Jelly Roll’s Bad Apples and aespa’s MYs, with the country star’s fans pulling in an impressive 91% of the vote, or Sabrina Carpenter’s Carpenters against GloRilla’s supporters, with the pop star winning nearly 25% more of the vote to move onto Round 3. The biggest margin of victory in the second round went to SB19’s A’TIN, who defeated Karol G’s army 98.6% to 1.4% (Scroll down to see the final tallies.)

Last year, SB19 claimed the 2023 Fan Army crown thanks to A’TIN. Past Fan Army Face-Off winners include Stray Kids’ STAY, Super Junior’s E.L.F (victorious twice), T-ara’s Queens (victorious three times) and BIGBANG’s VIPs.

This year, fan armies for the following artists faced off for the crown beginning in Round 1: aespa, Ariana Grande, ATEEZ, Bad Bunny, Benson Boone, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, BLACKPINK, BTS, Cardi B, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Doja Cat, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Eminem, GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, Harry Styles, Hozier, Ice Spice, ITZY, Jack Harlow, Jelly Roll, Justin Bieber, Karol G, Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Lainey Wilson, Lana Del Rey, Lil Nas X, Lim Young Woong, Madonna, Megan Thee Stallion, Miley Cyrus, Morgan Wallen, NCT, NewJeans, Nicki Minaj, Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, Peso Pluma, Post Malone, Rihanna, Sabrina Carpenter, SB19, Selena Gomez, SEVENTEEN, Shaboozey, Stray Kids, SZA, Taylor Swift, Tate McRae, Teddy Swims, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Travis Scott, TWICE, Tyla, YOASOBI, Zach Bryan and ZEROBASEONE.

Some of these artists have been around for decades, changing the game and shifting the direction of culture, while others are newcomers, helping push music in exciting new directions. More than a handful of them have graced the cover of Billboard magazine (some more than once), and numerous artists here have topped the Billboard Hot 100.