The Script
“Breakeven”
Alternative, Pop, R&B, Rock

The Script knows that “when a heart breaks, it don’t break even.” But is there a chance that such a …

Creed
“Overcome”
Metal, Rock

After a seven-year absence, Creed is back with a sound and attitude that make it seem as if no time …

Lady Antebellum
“Need You Now”
Country

What happens when insomnia and alcohol mix it up with lonely hearts? Well, we have no personal experience with that—but …

Alice in Chains
“Check My Brian”
Alternative, Metal

It still sounds like 1995 on the latest single from grunge metal pioneers Alice in Chains. Oh, didn’t you hear? …

Train
“Hey, Soul Sister”
Alternative, Folk, Pop, Rock

Lookout Jack Johnson, Colbie Caillat and Jason Mraz—Train’s biggest hit in nine years appropriates your patented feel-good island vibe—and ups …

Breaking Benjamin
“I Will Not Bow”
Alternative, Metal, Rock

The first single from this alternative rock band’s fourth album is an odd blend of determination and despair set against …

Ke$ha
“TiK ToK”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Rock around the clock? Nope, it’s more like slosh around the clock on this 22-year-old newcomer’s first single. She thinks …

Miley Cyrus
“Party in the U.S.A.”
Pop

Miley Cyrus: grounded role model for tweens or just another cautionary tale who ought to be grounded? Our quick listen …

Owl City
“Fireflies”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

How did a 23-year-old Christian electronica enthusiast writing songs in his parents’ Owatonna, Minn., basement manage to top the charts …

La Roux
“Bulletproof”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

La Roux, a British synthpop band that just starting to make waves on this side of the pond, thinks it’s …

Justin Bieber
“One Time”
Pop, R&B

Fifteen-year-old Justin Bieber has graduated from YouTube wannabe to Usher-approved teenage phenom. Even the Mouse House would have been hard-pressed …

Iyaz
“Replay”
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae

Iyaz is the latest newcomer on the music scene to parlay local acclaim and online popularity into a mainstream presence, …

Chevelle
“Jars”
Metal, Rock

This popular alt-metal trio’s latest hit is apparently a tongue-in-cheek track about environmentalism. But unless the band’s hanging around in …

Drake
“Best I Ever Had”
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

For a few moments early in this Canadian rapper’s first big hit, it seems romance might actually rule over rabid …

The Black Eyed Peas
“I Gotta Feeling”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

For everyone who thought mindlessly shallow hedonism went out with skinny ties, pink polos and mullets in the ’80s, well, …