Switchfoot
“Love Alone Is Worth the Fight”
Alternative, Christian/Gospel, Pop, Rock

“Love Alone Is Worth the Fight” encourages us that loving well is always worth it, even when (and maybe especially …

Katy Perry
“Dark Horse”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Is Katy calling for commitment, or is she just casting creepy demands on love? That’s all we wanted to know …

Linkin Park
“A Light That Never Comes”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Metal, Rock

Linkin Park teams up with DJ Steve Aoki in a pulsating ode to determination that’s only half as dark as …

Lorde
“Team”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Lorde imagines a murky, melancholy world in which isolated teens strive to find belonging and connection.

Ylvis
“The Fox”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Is Ylvis the new Psy? This sibling duo from Norway is sure giving it their best shot … by mimicking …

Eminem
“Berzerk”
Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

New ESPN Saturday Night Football golden boy Eminem goes “Berzerk” in an old-school rap-rock tune that would have benefited from …

Miley Cyrus
“Wrecking Ball”
Pop, Rock

What’s Miley ripping apart now? The last of her good-girl ties to Hannah Montana? Or is it just her own …

John Legend
“All of Me”
Pop, R&B

John Legend’s romantic tribute to his new wife (model Chrissy Teigen) focuses on adoration (in the lyrics) while succumbing to …

Katy Perry
“Roar”
Pop

Katy Perry’s latest is once again stoking the fires of controversy. But this time it’s not because of what she …

Lady Gaga
“Applause”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

When Lady Gaga sings, “I live for applause,” is she bragging about, confessing or deconstructing her own—and other celebrities’—addiction to …

Jason Derulo
“Talk Dirty”
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae

R&B singer Jason Derulo says he speaks the language of love. But he forgot how to translate the word lust.

One Direction
“Best Song Ever”
Pop

The title of the latest hit from these five popsters from Britain and Ireland makes a big, bold claim. So …

Melodic Chaotic
“Summer Fling”
Pop, R&B

The latest hit from Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s daughter Willow might feel fairly tame … if she were 25 …

Ellie Goulding
“Burn”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Is this British synthpop star’s “Burn” a rousing call to selfless love and service … or just another self-centered ode …

Avicii
“Wake Me Up”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

This Swedish EDM practitioner has adopted what he calls a “cool” Buddhist moniker and the idea, on “Wake Me Up,” …