Cassadee Pope vs. Darius Rucker – The Showdown

Country women have dominated the Taste of Country Showdown in recent weeks. Cassadee Pope scored a big win over the weekend. Her latest single 'I Wish I Could Break Your Heart' topped Eric Paslay's new one by a two-to-one margin. On Monday and Tuesday she faces more well-known competition in Darius Rucker.

Rucker's 'Miss You' is a big, sturdy ballad from his 'True Believers' album. The powerful vocal showcase talks about the distance that grows between partners in a marriage. His fans will be tasked with outvoting Pope's faithful in this contest.

Listen to clips of both Pope and Rucker’s songs and vote for your favorite here. You can vote once every hour until this Showdown ends on Wednesday 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 Wednesday.

Listen to Cassadee Pope, ‘I Wish I Could Break Your Heart’

Listen to Darius Rucker, ‘Miss You’

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.