

These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Stefani is at her best when she’s making you break down and cry in songs like “Simple Kind of Life” and “Early Winter,” or pouring out emotion on an upbeat track like “Spiderwebs” and “Serious.” Starting fresh with this song, which clearly references her relationship with Gavin Rossdale, she’s back to the Stefani that makes us feel something while we’re dancing.Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. “Baby Don’t Lie” and “Spark the Fire” were fun songs, but they didn’t tell us anything about her. LCĮverything about Gwen Stefani’s resurgence sounded false. Try the futuristic album opener “All We Need,” which closes with a prodigious rap verse from the Stone Mountain, Georgia, native.

Dude is trying to bring Afrocentrism back in a big way, merging the ethos of traditional folk with hip-hop and black consciousness. I’m feeling all these “respect yourself before you wreck yourself” vibes on Raury’s new album. It’s a sweet and nostalgic track about embracing someone who is good for you, and learning to let go when the time comes. - Eric King ( “All We Need” But “Perfect” doesn’t sound like it was fueled by animosity. 1D’s front man Harry Styles dated the pop star for a hot minute, and “Style” is rumored to be written about him. As it would turn out, “Perfect” may also be about Swift as well. When I first listened to this song I thought, This sounds like “Style’”by Taylor Swift. I want more from her, but I’ll be grooving to this until she really hits her stride like I know she will. Earlier this year, she had her best look yet with a feature on Major Lazer’s summer smash “Lean On.” She’s hoping to replicate that success with Diplo again on her new song, “Kamikaze.” It’s not quite there, but it’s a more fall-appropriate head-bopping piece of production that MØ floats over the way she tends to. Ira Madison III ( “Kamikaze”ĭanish singer MØ should’ve had her moment with last year’s No Mythologies to Follow, but these things take time. She’s never sounded better on this song, which takes her Don’t Forget era and makes it grown-up. But the real winner of her album is “Yes.” It’s a mid-tempo track that’s almost a banger, but Lovato takes the time to slow things down and show off her vocals. There’s a lot of talk about “Stone Cold,” a ballad from Demi’s latest album, which she also performed on Saturday Night Live this past weekend.

Let me ride … while blasting this on repeat. Charli’s knack for pop with cheerleader energy and rebel-brat attitude meets its perfect match in SOPHIE’s Jock Jam–ification. One of these collabs was “Vroom Vroom,” a - frankly, insane - track he produced for Charli XCX, who finally premiered the song on Beats 1 just this afternoon.
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DLĪt this spring’s Pop Cube blowout in New York, in which the bubblegum-trolling SoundCloud collective PC Music and associate SOPHIE made one of their first real-life forays, SOPHIE previewed a bit of new material, including more of his pop collaborations (notably, he co-produced “Bitch I’m Madonna”). Her first new song as Chairlift (with Patrick Wimberly, of course) in three years exudes the hip-hop influence that tends to stick with you once Beyoncé sneezes on your beat. (The song begins at 16:24.) - Dee Lockett ( “Ch-Ching”īeyoncé brings out the best in people: Caroline Polachek already had swag for days, but her work on Bey’s trunk-rattling “No Angel” (my favorite song from that album) gave her an outward confidence she always held back. (Does Usher even mentor Bieber anymore?) More of this, please. It’s sexy and sad, like the best Usher songs. They’re singing about who or what to blame for derailing their relationship, but they sound still so dangerously in love. The song, possibly titled “Strong,” marries the mid-tempo R&B of Bieber’s underrated Journals with the newfound maturity showcased on Selena’s Revival. Like Britney and Justin before them (#neverforget “What It’s Like to Be Me”), together the two are a force. And yet Drake’s OVO Sound radio show got hold of a mysterious duet from the two former flames and premiered it over the weekend. Lauretta Charlton ( Bieber and Selena Gomez, “Strong”Īs exes, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are two of the last people you’d expect to hop on a track together. Curl up to this one with some cider and embrace the glory that is autumn. A sludgy, oozing, gooey delight that takes a few cues from Galaxie 500 while also throwing it back to 2010’s Teen Dream. Read our picks below, share yours in the comments, and subscribe to the Vulture 2015 Playlist for a comprehensive guide to the year’s best music. If the song is worthy of your ears and attention, you will find it here. Every week, members of the Vulture staff highlight the best new music of 2015.
