Carrie Underwood vs. Frankie Ballard – The Showdown

Zac Brown Band handily won their way into the Showdown Hall of Fame with their most recent single, 'Homegrown.' The latest Showdown starts fresh with a matchup between Carrie Underwood and Frankie Ballard.

Underwood's new single, 'Little Toy Guns,' is an emotionally powerful track about how words can hurt. Ballard's 'Young & Crazy' is a guitar-driven track that talks about the lessons learned from a misspent youth. Which one will move on to another round?

Listen to clips of both Underwood and Ballard’s songs and vote for your favorite here. You can vote once every hour until this Showdown ends on Monday at 8AM ET, so come back and vote often to be sure your artist wins. The winner of this matchup will face a new challenger on Monday.

Listen to Carrie Underwood, 'Little Toy Guns'

Listen to Frankie Ballard, 'Young & Crazy'

Showdown Rules: The song with the most votes wins, and the winner goes on to face a new challenger in the next Showdown. Vote as much as once per hour online. If a song wins five Showdowns in a row, it will be retired into the Taste of Country Showdown Hall of Fame to allow for new songs to compete. Some songs will be considered for a second Showdown if voter turnout is healthy in a losing effort.