Britney Spears
“Ooh La La”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

The title of Britney Spears latest hit, “Ooh La La,” might make you think is about something racy … until …

OneRepublic
“Counting Stars”
Pop, Rock

Ryan Tedder’s pop-rock outfit is “prayin’ hard” and “Counting Stars” while watching the money burn.

Justin Timberlake
“Tunnel Vision”
Pop, R&B

In 2006, Justin Timberlake claimed that he had brought “Sexy Back.” Seven years later, his video for “Tunnel Vision” is …

Miley Cyrus
“We Can’t Stop”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

It’s not just “Party in the U.S.A.” for Miley Cyrus any longer. It’s party everywhere, all the time, any way …

Echosmith
“Cool Kids”
Alternative, Pop, Rock

When the brothers and sister in the alt-pop act Echosmith muse, “I wish that I could be like the cool …

Mariah Carey
“#Beautiful”
Pop, R&B

“#Beautiful” continues Mariah’s pursuit of The Beatles for the most No. 1’s ever as she ignites a smoldering summer jam …

Passenger
“Let Her Go”
Folk, Pop, Rock

The British singer/songwriter who goes by the name Passenger boards a big yellow taxi of tears and drives down a …

Capital Cities
“Safe and Sound”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

For Capital Cities and a select few synth-pop hipster fans, this song is years old. For the rest of us, …

Lana Del Rey
“Young and Beautiful”
Alternative, Jazz/Swing/Blues, Soundtracks

The Great Gatsby director Baz Luhrmann could hardly have found a more darkly dramatic muse for his movie soundtrack’s cinematic …

Hunter Hayes
“I Want Crazy”
Country

Twenty-one-year-old newcomer Hunter Hayes seems poised to join the ranks of country superstars with a hit that splits the difference …

Rihanna
“Pour It Up”
Pop, R&B

Rihanna delivers a simple, shameless ode to bling and strippers, what one fellow singer has described as “a glorified and …

Selena Gomez
“Come & Get It”
Pop

Selena Gomez says she wants “Come & Get It” to offer a “good example” to fans. In the process, it …

Ed Sheeran
“Sing”
Pop, R&B

“Sing” may not be as nastily upfront as Robin Thicke’s hit when it comes to communicating lustful daydreams. But neither …

Devour the Day
“Good Man”
Metal, Rock

The first hit from the hard rock outfit Devour the Day ponders surprisingly substantive questions about goodness and God—namely whether …

Anna Kendrick
“Cups (Pitch Perfect’s ‘When I’m Gone’)”
Folk, Pop

This cups-happy remake of a 1931 Carter Family folk song for the film Pitch Perfect is one of the surprise …