Screen shot of Twenty One Pilots frontman Tyler Joseph singing in the video for "Shy Away."
Twenty One Pilots
Shy Away
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Ordinarily, shedding one’s modesty isn’t a good thing. Then again, Twenty One Pilots is hardly an ordinary band.

Bülow
First Place
Pop

“First Place” by 21-year old Megan Bülow aims to set parameters on a toxic relationship, even if that’s not accomplished …

We see Nick Jonas wearing a space helmet in a close-up shot of his face.
Nick Jonas
Spaceman
Pop

Nick Jonas wants to be optimistic about the future in his new hit, “Spaceman.” But he also wonders if change …

Image of Bruno Mars singing in his new band, Silk Sonic.
Silk Sonic
Leave the Door Open
Pop

Bruno Mars’ and Anderson .Paak team up to create a seductive song that’s all about one thing.

Justin Bieber plays a man whose wife is dying of cancer in this shot from the video for the song "Hold On." He's pushing her in a wheelchair here.
Justin Bieber
Hold On
Pop

Justin Bieber’s latest hit delivers a heartfelt and spiritually tinged word of encouragement to those who are struggling.

The Christian rapper NF walks down the middle of an interstate highway as cars swerve to avoid him.
NF
CLOUDS
Christian/Gospel, Rap/Hip-Hop

NF seems determined to defend his motivations and intentions in his latest hit single, “Clouds.”

Singer Ariana Grande dresses up as a robot coming to life in the video for her song "34+35."
Ariana Grande, feat. Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat
34+35 (Remix)
Pop

Ariana Grande teams up with Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat on a remix that makes an already explicit song …

Singer Sabrina Carpenter looks up against a black backdrop.
Sabrina Carpenter
Skin
Pop

Actress Sabrina Carpenter branches out into music in a song that talks about skin in more ways than one.

Rapper Tom MacDonald points a finger at his head and spins it.
Tom MacDonald
Fake Woke
Rap/Hip-Hop

Canadian rapper Tom MacDonald is making waves with a hip-hop song that questions “woke” ideology.

Screen shot of rapper Hulvey singing and dancing on a bridge.
Hulvey
Heaven Up Above
Christian/Gospel, Rap/Hip-Hop

Meet Hulvey, an up-and-coming Christian rapper whose music draws upon his struggles and his spiritual journey with God.

Singer Olivia Rodrigo looks out the car door in her video for "Driver's License."
Olivia Rodrigo
Driver’s License
Alternative, Pop

This 17-year-old Disney+ star’s breakout hit is personal, painful and surprisingly profane.

We see a man looking up at neon lights on a street that appears to be in Las Vegas.
The Weeknd
Blinding Lights
Pop, R&B

The biggest hit of 2020 features a man going through insanity-wracked withdrawal after a lover leaves him.

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran plays guitar in the video for the song "Afterglow."
Ed Sheeran
Afterglow
Alternative, Folk, Pop

Ed Sheeran makes it perfectly clear that his wife is the love of his life. And he intends to cherish …

We see the South Korean band BTS dancing in a video for the song "Dynamite."
BTS
Dynamite
Pop

The first English-language hit from the South Korean boy band BTS delivers an innocuous, retro-disco invitation to have fun.

Shawn Mendes and Justin BIeber sing in the video for the song "Monster."
Shawn Mendes, Justin Bieber
Monster
Pop, R&B

Two superstars team up for a song that ponders, Will people always make them out to monsters for mistakes they’ve …