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 …

Katy Perry
“Wide Awake”
Pop

Katy Perry says she’s now “Wide Awake” as she cathartically expunges the pain and regret of love lost to divorce.

John Mayer
Born and Raised
Country, Folk, Pop

Singer/songwriter John Mayer has been doing some serious thinking about his life, it seems. And there’s something like redemption on …