Cassadee Pope vs. Kellie Pickler – The Showdown

Cassadee Pope's Showdown with the new song from the Band Perry was the closest in recent memory. 'I Wish I Could Break Your Heart' won with just 51 percent of the vote, but even a one-vote margin is good enough to allow an artist to move on in this fan-voted song battle.

The uptempo love lament will face the newest from Kellie Pickler this weekend. Two women whose careers were born from singing reality shows will face off, hoping their fans take time to choose their respective songs. For Pickler, that's her new single, a tender ballad called 'Closer to Nowhere.'

Listen to clips of both Pope and Pickler’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 Cassadee Pope, ‘I Wish I Could Break Your Heart’

Listen to Kellie Pickler, ‘Closer to Nowhere’

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.