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

The latest hit song from the bizarro mind of Lady Gaga is all about passion, cheating, guilt—and Nazi soldiers in …

Mike Posner
“Cooler Than Me”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Mike Posner’s first electropop hit targets a mean girl who wouldn’t give him the time of day … until he …

B.o.B
“Airplanes”
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Paramore’s Hayley Williams joins rapper B.o.B to wistfully hope that “Airplanes” might take them back to simpler times. Will listeners …

Far East Movement
“Like a G6”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Delivering a fusion of hip-hop, techno, dance and pop, this group of four Asian musicians sports a sound that’s as …

Florence + the Machine
“Dog Days Are Over”
Alternative, Folk, Rock

This British indie band’s breakthrough hit in America defies easy interpretation. Which is just fine and dandy, according to lead …

Shinedown
“The Crow & the Butterfly”
Metal, Rock

The fifth single from this post-grunge band’s third album (The Sound of Madness) shuffles through the shifting emotional sands of …

Christina Aguilera
“Not Myself Tonight”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Christina Aguilera says her new track shows how zealous she is in supporting female empowerment and free sexual expression. You …

Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber
“Eenie Meenie”
Pop, R&B

Justin Bieber and Sean Kingston vie for the attention of the same girl in a song and video that unintentionally …

Stone Temple Pilots
“Between the Lines”
Alternative, Rock

Given 2010’s resurgence of ’90s grunge bands, it was probably inevitable that the members of Stone Temple Pilots patched up …

Travie McCoy
“Billionaire”
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy wants to be a “Billionaire.” And his first solo hit brainstorms all the ways …

Little Big Town
“Little White Church”
Country

“Little White Church” delivers a put-upon woman’s old-school country ultimatum: Make an honest woman out of me, or we’re done.

Bret Michaels
“Nothing to Lose”
Country, Pop, Rock

What happens when Poison’s frontman invites Disney superstar Miley Cyrus to join him on a song about two people taking …

Taio Cruz
“Break Your Heart”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B

In his first chart-topping U.S. track, English R&B crooner Taio Cruz makes no bones about his self-serving ways. And in …

Erykah Badu
“Window Seat”
R&B

Erykah Badu’s latest song is about a woman getting out of town to collect her thoughts. But the lyrics aren’t …

B.o.B
“Nothin’ on You”
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Atlanta newcomer Bobby Ray Simmons—better known as B.o.B—claims the right woman has inspired him to leave his skirt-chasing ways behind. …