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WMGK’s Hometown Hoagie Bracket

Hometown Hoagie

We’re rolling out our first-ever WMGK Hometown Hoagie Bracket!

We asked you, our WMGK listeners, about your favorite Delaware Valley mom-and-pop hoagie shops. You answered the call and flooded us with your favorites. You showed out, and your suggestions helped us build an EPIC bracket. It seems some hoagies are just bread better.

So what happened next? Well, we decided to take your suggestions and have them face off head-to-head. These massive meaty match-ups will crown WMGK’s favorite Hometown Hoagie!

So lettuce find the best hoagie shop. Don’t be a turkey – support your favorite mom & pop hoagie shop and come back once a day to vote for your favorite.

How does it work?

We compiled a list of 64 different local hoagie shops. They will compete against each other in Round 1: The Savory Sixty-Four and leave us with the Tempting Thirty-Two to pick from. Then we’ll have the Sandwich Sixteen, the Exquisite Eight, the Finger-Licking Four, and the Tasty Final Two. Your votes will narrow down the search for the best hoagie around.

Every time you vote, you will be entered for a chance to win four (4) tickets to MGK’s Big Gig.

The winning Hometown Hoagie shop will also win the Grand Gabagool: a $5,000 marketing campaign from WMGK!

So, vote for your hoagie heaven now – and don’t forget to come back every day to vote.

Official Campaign Rules

Bracket Rounds:

  • Savory Sixty-Four: Friday, 5/5/23 9a – Wednesday, 5/17/23 9a
  • Tempting Thirty-Two: Wednesday, 5/17/23 9a – Wednesday, 5/24/23 9a
  • Sandwich Sixteen: Wednesday, 5/24/23 9a – Wednesday, 5/31/23 9a>
  • Exquisite Eight: Wednesday, 5/31/23 9a – Monday, 6/5/23 9a
  • Finger-Licking Four: Monday, 6/5/23 9a – Friday, 6/9/23 9a
  • Tasty Final Two: Friday, 6/9/23 9a – Tuesday, 6/13/23 9a

Contest Information:

  • How To Enter: Enter by voting on your favorite hoagie shop starting on May 5, 2023 at 9a. Voting will be on www.wmgk.com/hoagie
  • Dates Of Contest: 5/5/2023 @ 9pm – 6/13/2023 @ 9a
  • How Winner Is Being Selected: Randomly Selected
  • When The Winner Is Being Selected: 6/13/2023
  • How Many Times A Person Can Enter: Each person can vote for each round, all votes will be counted as one entry for the four (4) tickets to MGK’s Big Gig.
  • Age Of Entrants: 18+
  • How Many Winners Are Being Selected: 1
  • What The Prize Is: Four (4) tickets to MGK’s Big Gig with Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top on Sunday, September 17th at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion.
  • Prize Value: $220
  • Who Is Providing The Prize: WMGK-FM

Official Campaign Rules

Otherwise, WMGK-FM’s General Contest Rules apply and are available by clicking HERE.

Any questions should be directed to kara.lester@bbgi.com with the subject line “Hometown Hoagie Help”. Good luck from everyone here at WMGK!

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Music From These Artists Make People Feel The Most Confident

Music can be used to regulate your mood by easing negative emotions and enhancing positive ones. According to the National Alliance of Mental Illness, our favorite melodies release dopamine, known as the “feel-good hormone.” They also said that fast tempos can psychologically and physiologically arouse us, helping energize us for the day which can have a positive impact on our mental state.

They say these music acts make people feel the most confident.

Within Health, a company that helps with eating disorders recoveries study on how music impacts body image. Part of their study features music acts in several genres that they say make people feel confident.

They used the searches on a digital music streaming service to gather their results. Compiling a total of 2,544 playlists that were found when searching “confidence,” “feel good,” “body positivity,” “body image,” “feeling ugly,” and “bad body image.”

The study found that Lizzo is the top artist to listen to for body confidence. When it comes to the rock genre, it’s the most listened-to genre by fans with positive body image at percent.

Another result from the study found that 28 percent of people think music videos have a negative impact on body image.

Body-positive playlist vs. negative body image playlist.

Meanwhile, the top three songs found on the body-positive playlist include “Confident” by Demi Lovato, “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus, and “Kill Bill” by SZA. These and many other songs in this category feature lyrics about strong individuals who reject outdated beauty standards in favor of creating their own.

The top three songs found on the negative body image playlist include “Prom Queen” by Beach Bunny, “Fat Funny Friend” by Maddie Zahm, and “Jealousy, Jealousy” by Olivia Rodrigo. Playlists on the negative end of the body positivity spectrum were more often populated with songs about struggling with beauty standards.

Their research showed specific artists that are linked to making people feel confident. From Luke Combs, Drake, and Nirvana to Daft Punk, Pink Floyd, and Taylor Swift.

See the full study and complete list of top artists who make people feel confident for various genres here.

Here are artists that make people feel confident by genre.

  • Country – Carrie Underwood

    Carrie Underwood topped the country genre list for artists who make people feel confident. She is followed by Shania Twain, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, and Toby Keith. Underwood shared the best ways to gain confidence with The Country Daily. She said that some days you’ve just got to fake it until you make it. “‘Okay, just kind of pretend like you know what you’re doing [laughing] until you actually do,’ and I feel like that worked,” she shared.

  • Metal – Metallica

    Metallica topped the metal genre list for artists who make people feel confident. The band was number one out of five other music acts followed by Tool, Nirvana, Five Finger Death Punch, Avenged Sevenfold.

  • Rock – Queen

    Queen is number one on the rock genre list for artists who make people feel confident. Dr Jacob Jolij, a cognitive neuroscientist the University of Groningen in Holland said that the top feel-good song is Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now.” Some of the other music acts on the list include Guns N’ Roses, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, and Pink Floyd.

  • Pop – Lizzo

    From Taylor Swift, and Adele, to Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga. Lizzo tops the list for pop artists who make people feel confident. She has shown many times that she is all about body positivity and self-confidence. Whether its in her music, social media presence, or motivational speeches when she’s snagging up an award, its no surprise she tops the list.

  • EDM – Alesso

    Alesso topped the EDM genre list for artists who make people feel confident. The band was number one out of five other music acts followed by the late Avicii, Daft Punk, Seven Lions, and Tiesto. Many of these artists were also named as EDM Sauce’s top artists for Feel Good Songs.

  • Hip-Hop/ Rap – Megan Thee Stallion

    Megan Thee Stallion topped the hip-hop/ rap genre list for artists who make people feel confident. She lead the pack followed by Drake, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Eminem. These artists often produce high energy music with lyrics that highlight being confident.