Various/Soundtrack
Pitch Perfect 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Country, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soundtracks

Anna Kendrick and the Barden Bellas are back for another a cappella singing competition … with “prizes” getting handed out …

Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea
“Pretty Girls”
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Britney and Iggy team up on an anthem for self-absorbed girls everywhere. Maybe call it “Mean Girls” instead?

Fall Out Boy
Uma Thurman
Alternative, Pop, Punk, Rock

There’s nothing paint-by-numbers about Fall Out Boy’s push to connect the dots between The Munsters, Pulp Fiction and … gay …

Zac Brown Band
Jekyll + Hyde
Country, Pop

Zac Brown does a Taylor Swift crossover move, blending chicken pickin’ with pop, rock and even EDM. What he’s singing …

AWOLNATION
Run
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

The second album from this Venice, Calif., electronic rock band sails right past the dock of easy classification … both …

Madonna
Rebel Heart
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

“Once again, I’m defying the convention that you can’t be both” spiritual and sexual, says the Material Girl about her …

Jason Derulo
“Want to Want Me”
Pop, R&B

A little Cheap Trick, a little Whitney Houston, a little Michael Jackson … and a lot of fleshly fixation.

Kelly Clarkson
Piece by Piece
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rock

Whether she’s evoking pop, rock, R&B or EDM stylings, Kelly Clarkson’s self-confidence-meets-spitfire-spirit remains more than evident on her seventh studio …

Zedd
“I Want You to Know”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Selena Gomez guests on the first big Stateside hit from Russian-German EDM producer Anton Zaslavski, better known as Zedd. (Or …

Fifth Harmony
Worth It
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Is the highest-charting hit from Simon Cowell’s latest musical amalgamation empowering or demeaning?

Zedd
“I Want You to Know”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Selena Gomez guests on the first big Stateside hit from Russian-German EDM producer Anton Zaslavski, better known as Zedd. (Or …

Carly Rae Jepsen
“I Really Like You”
Pop

Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen scored one of 2012’s biggest hits with “Call Me Maybe.” Now she’s hoping for a …

Mat Kearney
Just Kids
Christian/Gospel, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Mat Kearney’s fifth album offers a polished amalgamation of pop and rap as he gratefully ponders his past and the …

Rachel Platten
“Fight Song”
Pop, Rock

Rachel Platten is indeed having, as Swift said, “a breakout moment” with her keyboard-driven “Fight Song.”

Greg Holden
“Hold on Tight”
Folk, Pop, Rock

British artist Greg Holden co-wrote Phillip Phillips’ hit “Home.” Now he’s making a name for himself with a hopeful song …