Miley Cyrus
“We Can’t Stop”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

It’s not just “Party in the U.S.A.” for Miley Cyrus any longer. It’s party everywhere, all the time, any way …

Echosmith
“Cool Kids”
Alternative, Pop, Rock

When the brothers and sister in the alt-pop act Echosmith muse, “I wish that I could be like the cool …

Little Mix
DNA
Pop, R&B

Think of Little Mix as the girl version of One Direction—with better lyrics, we hope?

Daft Punk
Random Access Memories
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

The French electronic dance music duo known as Daft Punk goes back to the future to craft a disco-dance record …

Demi Lovato
Demi
Pop

The follow-up to former Disney girl Demi Lovato’s deeply personal 2011 album Unbroken is less deep, less personal and more …

Mariah Carey
“#Beautiful”
Pop, R&B

“#Beautiful” continues Mariah’s pursuit of The Beatles for the most No. 1’s ever as she ignites a smoldering summer jam …

Passenger
“Let Her Go”
Folk, Pop, Rock

The British singer/songwriter who goes by the name Passenger boards a big yellow taxi of tears and drives down a …

Capital Cities
“Safe and Sound”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

For Capital Cities and a select few synth-pop hipster fans, this song is years old. For the rest of us, …

Fall Out Boy
Save Rock and Roll
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Punk, Rock

These pop-punk kings of snarky sarcasm are back after a five-year hiatus. But one member’s bitter divorce seems to have …

Paramore
Paramore
Alternative, Pop, Punk, Rock

Paramore’s first album since the bridge-burning departure of two founding members finds Haley Williams and Co. exiting that trial by …

Rihanna
“Pour It Up”
Pop, R&B

Rihanna delivers a simple, shameless ode to bling and strippers, what one fellow singer has described as “a glorified and …

Selena Gomez
“Come & Get It”
Pop

Selena Gomez says she wants “Come & Get It” to offer a “good example” to fans. In the process, it …

Ed Sheeran
“Sing”
Pop, R&B

“Sing” may not be as nastily upfront as Robin Thicke’s hit when it comes to communicating lustful daydreams. But neither …

Anna Kendrick
“Cups (Pitch Perfect’s ‘When I’m Gone’)”
Folk, Pop

This cups-happy remake of a 1931 Carter Family folk song for the film Pitch Perfect is one of the surprise …

OneRepublic
Native
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

Ryan Tedder and Co. swing for the fences on OneRepublic’s third effort, an up-and-down-and-up-again album that touches on virtually every …