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Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood

Play On

American Idol’s biggest star—the platinum-tressed crooner from Checotah, Okla.—continues to avoid hard-livin’ country clichés as she delivers upbeat songs about love and life on her third album.

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Owl City

Owl City

"Fireflies"

How did a 23-year-old Christian electronica enthusiast writing songs in his parents’ Owatonna, Minn., basement manage to top the charts with a song about friendly fluorescent flitters?

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Selena Gomez & The Scene

Selena Gomez & The Scene

Kiss & Tell

This debut disc from Disney’s 17-year-old Wizards of Waverly Place star spends a lot of time mourning lost love and putting bad boys in their place.

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Rihanna

Rihanna

"Russian Roulette"

Rihanna’s first single in the wake of her violent relationship with Chris Brown is a disturbing track about putting a gun in your mouth and pulling the trigger.

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Various/Soundtrack

Various/Soundtrack

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The second big-screen installment in the Twilight series features a soundtrack full of established indie acts and obscure musicians with one thing in common: the ability to write haunting, desperate, brooding tunes about love deferred.

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Britney Spears

Britney Spears

"3"

Queen of the coy innuendo Britney Spears does away with coy innuendo completely on her latest hit, a shameless, unapologetic invitation to participate in a certain kind of sexual encounter—defined by the song’s title.

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