One Direction
Drag Me Down
Pop, Rock

The latest hit from One Direction might sound like it’s once again headed in a dangerous direction. But a more …

Fetty Wap
My Way
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

New Jersey natives Fetty Wap and Frank Sinatra both do it “My Way.” But that’s where similarities between the two …

5 Seconds of Summer
She’s Kinda Hot
Pop, Punk, Rock

This pop-punk effort from Australian band 5SOS is a lukewarm blend of listless lust and energetic empowerment.

R. City
“Locked Away”
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Caribbean hip-hop duo R. City is joined by Maroon 5’s Adam Levine on a powerful, poignant song pondering what it …

Meghan Trainor
Like I’m Gonna Lose You
Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop, R&B

Meghan Trainor moves past loving her own backside and hating her beau’s lips to contemplating how precious every moment is …

Selena Gomez
“Good for You”
Pop, R&B

In the case of “Good for You,” Gomez’s confidence and vulnerability are expressed exclusively in sexual terms.

Chainsmokers
Roses
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

This EDM duo’s second hit features a singer named Rozes, too … even if the sultry song she sings ultimately …

Shawn Mendes
Stitches
Pop

This hit from rising Canadian pop star Shawn Mendes chronicles the emotional abuse he’s taken at the hands of a …

Keith Urban
John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16
Country

Three Johns team up to deliver a mixed message about rock, rebellion and salvation on Keith Urban’s latest hit.

Taylor Swift
“Bad Blood (Remix)”
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

It’s probably best not to double-cross Taylor Swift. Especially when she recruits every female celebrity in the known universe to …

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?

Alessia Cara
Here
Jazz/Swing/Blues, R&B

Canadian newcomer Alessia Cara is fighting for her right … to leave the party.

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 …

Twenty One Pilots
Stressed Out
Alternative, Rap/Hip-Hop

Macklemore meets Foster the People as Twenty One Pilots strives to reconcile the innocent dreams of childhood with the constant …

Rihanna
B–ch Better Have My Money
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

The premise of Rihanna’s latest hit, “B–ch Better Have My Money,” is almost entirely captured in its profanity-plagued title.