вЂњBitch, IвЂ™m not your appetizer/ bitch, IвЂ™m the lasagna,вЂќ the acclaimed actress - known for roles in Transparent and Hustlers - declares on her debut single. ItвЂ™s vintageВ Taylor that still feels fresh in 2021, even following her recent foray into the indie/alternative world. Perfectly FineвЂќ encapsulates everything we love about Swift - the bitingly clever lyrics, a boppy tune that straddles the line between pop and country (it was written while she was still considered a country artist after all), and heartache simmering below the surface in a kiss-off song.

Left off the original release of FearlessВ in 2008, вЂњMr. Perfectly FineвЂќ (TaylorвЂ™s Version)Д®arlier this year, Taylor Swift opened her vault and pulled this gem out.

вЂњ PenguinsвЂќ showcases a pair of veterans at their most cold-blooded, the song construction tactic working spectacularly. Memphis rappers Young Dolph and Key Glock effectively function as horror-movie villains on вЂњ PenguinsвЂќ: over a haunted-house beat from BandPlay, the MCs repeat words relentlessly while displaying only the faintest emotion, jolting listeners with lines like вЂњThis sвЂ“t ainвЂ™t nothing new, new, new, new, new, new, new, newвЂќ until weвЂ™ve reached total submission. The song should continue to captivate through the summer, with a remix featuring Anuel and Myke Towers set to drop next week. вЂњItвЂ™s refreshing, and one of my favorite songs on the album because it captivates your ear,вЂќ Wisin explained. Penned by Cortez, the infectious bop is about having a crush on an independent woman. Its edgy reggaetГіn fusion has people of all ages swaying their hips and shaking their hands to a dance challenge вЂњThe people made it viral,вЂќ artist-producers Los Legendarios told Billboard. If the over 2 million videos itвЂ™s inspired on TikTok are any indication, Wisin, Jhay Cortez, and Los LegendariosвЂ™ вЂњ FielвЂќ is one of the biggest Latin songs of 2021. Wisin, Jhay Cortez & Los Legendarios, вЂњFielвЂќ ItвЂ™s an apt lead single for the singer/songwriter and self-described вЂњstereotype assassinвЂќвЂ™s April album, Second Line, which she has described as an effort to reinstate electronic musicвЂ™s Black female pioneers as leaders of the genre. Then, the beat kicks in - a pulsating blend of electro-pop, house and funk, punctuated by RichardвЂ™s slick, confident rhymes - inviting everyone to join the parade. вЂњ BussifameвЂќ begins with a voiceover explaining New OrleansвЂ™ вЂњsecond lineвЂќ tradition of celebrating life through music and dance. Her chilly lyricsВ throughoutВ turn heads, but the three-minute song thrives most in its ability to lingerВ forВ the perfectВ amount of time: From her elongated вЂњoвЂќsВ in the chorus toВ the stretchy guitar chords preceding the opening lyrics, it all hangs around just long enough to leave you wanting more. In late April, WillowВ joined the ever-growing ranks of artists leading a full-blown mainstream pop-punk resurgence with her rollicking, Travis Barker-assisted single вЂ“ though maybe we ultimately have Michael Cera to thank. Here are our picks for the 50 best songs weвЂ™ve heard from this year so far - including a handful technically released in 2020, but which were released as singles or peaked on the Billboard charts in 2021.ДҐ0. The 50 Best Albums of 2021 So Far: Staff PicksДЄnd as always, itвЂ™s not just about the hitmakers, either: While they remain the centrifugal force of the industry, itвЂ™s been a similarly fruitful time for new artists still in the process of finding their audience, with results that are thrilling even if they never lead to Top 40 ubiquity and contention for the Super Bowl halftime show.

TheyвЂ™ve been reassuring presences during this time of turmoil, but theyвЂ™ve also made us particularly grateful for the newer breakout artists whoвЂ™ve showed up to push them - including one who scored two of 2021вЂ™s biggest hits and became one of the yearвЂ™s biggest stars, before even putting out her debut album. But it is conspicuous how the past year has seen the pop world really gravitate towards its most reliable stars, more than it has in recent years - leaning on them not just for one smash at a time, but sometimes as many as three or four simultaneously, while they keep finding new ways to breathe life into their most recent blockbuster LPs. OK, thatвЂ™s a little reductive: Plenty of other artists and albums have also done their part to keep the charts interesting in recent months.

Now itвЂ™s a year later, the world is opening back up, and the charts (and radio in particular) are currently being dominated byвЂ¦ yep, still After Hours and Future Nostalgia. When we checked in on the best songs of 2020 last June, the charts (and radio in particular) were dominated by The WeekndвЂ™s After Hours and Dua LipaвЂ™s Future Nostalgia -В the two big pop albums that werenвЂ™t afraid to go large with their ambitions, even at the lowest, scariest point of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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