tobyMac
Eye on It
Christian/Gospel, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

tobyMac’s idea of a mid-life crisis consists of seizing the prevailing musical trends of the day and reshaping them according …

Owl City
The Midsummer Station
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Rolling Stone calls Minnesota synth-pop maestro Adam Young “menacing.” We call him a near miracle.

Taylor Swift
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Pop

Taylor Swift’s latest ode to a bad breakup kicks country music to the curb in a bid for total pop …

PSY
“Gangnam Style”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Why are hundreds of millions of people watching a strange video of a Korean man dancing like he’s riding a …

Chris Brown
Fortune
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Chris Brown says his fifth record, Fortune, showcases “growth and positivity.” And by growth and positivity, he really means demeaning …

P!nk
“Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
Pop, Rock

Nobody has as much “fun” with a breakup as P!nk does.

Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen
“Good Time”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Owl City’s Adam Young teams up with chart-ruling Canadian songstress Carly Rae Jepsen to deliver perhaps the least descriptive ode …

Maroon 5
Overexposed
Pop

Maroon 5’s latest showcases the many bad ways a relationship can go bad.

Justin Bieber
Believe
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Justin Bieber may not be making his transition to more adult material quite as quickly or quite as brazenly as, …

Maroon 5
“One More Night”
Pop, Reggae, Rock

Maroon 5’s latest smash hit isn’t really about what its title implies. Then again, maybe it is.

Usher
Looking 4 Myself
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B

Usher occasionally reveals his vulnerable side on his seventh album, Looking 4 Myself. More often, though, he reveals his carnal …

Justin Bieber
“As Long as You Love Me”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

“A boy … is what you are,” a young woman’s father tells Justin in the video for his hit “As …

fun.
“Some Nights”
Pop

Murky musings on fun.’s second big hit hint at ambivalence, cynicism and rebellion. But you’d be hard pressed to pin …

fun.
“Some Nights”
Pop

Murky musings on fun.’s second big hit hint at ambivalence, cynicism and rebellion. But you’d be hard pressed to pin …

Phillip Phillips
“Home”
Folk, Pop

American Idol Season 11 champ Phillip Phillips channels a bit of Mumford & Sons’ earnest, upbeat acoustic vibe on his …