When we last checked in with the best songs of 2020 in December, the world was a drastically different place.

Many music stars shied away from dropping major releases in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Flash-forward six months later and the music world is as bustling as ever.

Now, many genres – specifically Pop – are leaning on their most reliable stars for comfort. To which, they answered the call.

Find out which artist and songs made the cut for the best songs of 2021 so far…

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Willow Smith is back in a big way.

For, the multi-talented superstar has just shared her latest song, a track called ‘Lipstick.’ 

The slow-rocking jam is still full of the Pop-punk energy that filled her previously released single ‘Transparent Soul,’ which featured Travis Barker of Blink-182.

Across the track, she sings:

“I’m feeling far away, no space, no time / Looking at life through a blue bird’s eye / And I went up so far, I took my time / Tell me why I couldn’t ever find cloud nine.“

‘Lipstick’ arrives a day after she announced she will be releasing her fourth studio album – ‘Lately I Feel Everything’ – on July 26 (as we reported here).

What are you waiting for? Stream new Willow Smith below…

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Tyler, The Creator is finally back with new music.

For, the GRAMMY winner has just released his sixth studio album ‘Call Me If You Get Lost.’ The project features an A-list roster including: Pharrell, Lil Wayne, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Uzi Vert, and 42 Dugg.

Prior to the album’s release, Tyler shared the videos for the songs ‘LUMBERJACK’ and ‘WUSYANAME.’

‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ serves as the follow-up to his 2019 GRAMMY winning album ‘Igor.’ 

Stream ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ via Spotify and Apple Music below…

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Lady Gaga‘s sophomore album, ‘Born This Way,’ has been reborn in celebration of its 10th anniversary.

After watching its title track make history with its premiere at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 2011, ‘Way’ followed suit in May 2011 with first-week sales of over 1 million copies before eventually peaking with worldwide sales of 6 million.

Fast forward ten years later, Gaga’s retouched the project by not only remastering its original 14-song tracklist but also including six alternate versions of housed tracks reimagined by LGBTQIA+ artists and advocates like Kylie Minogue, Big Freedia, and more.

Look inside to stream the updated set courtesy of Interscope Records.

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Remixed, remastered, and relaunched is the treatment being afforded Big Sean‘s critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Finally Famous,’ which first arrived on shelves June 28, 2011.

To commemorate its 10th anniversary, Sean gave the LP a facelift and repackaged it for re-release Friday (June 25).

Famous for its housed tunes ‘Dance (A$$)’ with Nicki Minaj, ‘My Last’ with Chris Brown, ‘Marvin & Chardonnay’ with Kanye West, and others, the Platinum-certified project has already sold over a million copies in the United States alone – a figure only set to rise with the newly unveiled anniversary edition.

Revisit the opus that made Sean one of Hip Hop’s brightest stars.

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Over a month after first lifting the lid on their collaborative single, ‘I Like Dat,’ Urban hitmakers T-Pain and Kehlani have finally given the tune the official music video treatment.

Famously sampling Pain’s 2007 megahit ‘Buy U A Drank,’ the Western-themed, saloon-set visual plays up on the song’s status as ‘Buy U a Drank Part II’ (as dubbed by Kehlani).

The official first serving from T-Pain’s September-due new album, ‘Precious Stones,’ look inside to see how he handles the Wild Wild West in this Christian Breslauer-directed clip.

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Ed Sheeran is back!

Making his official return after a two-year hiatus, the GRAMMY winner has unveiled the amply teased new single ‘Bad Habit.’

Co-written with his longtime collaborators Johnny McDaid, the 80’s-inspired tune has an equally throwback music video that sees the usually reserved star tap into vampire glam as he portrays a character having to live life with an alter-ego.

Look inside to see the Dave Meyers-directed action.

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Doja Cat clawed her way to the top of many-a-year-end hitlist in 2020 thanks to her breakthrough sophomore album, 2019’s ‘Hot Pink.’

Fueled by the mega success of its inescapable hit single, ‘Say So’ (which eventually powered its way to #1 on the Hot 100 thanks to help from fellow rapstress Nicki Minaj), ‘Hot Pink’ was eventually painted in the #9 slot on the Billboard 200 – making it her first top 10 and highest rank reached on the tally to date.

Quick to capitalize on its success, Doja completed a whirlwind award show promotional tour by launching right into its parent album’s follow-up era, ‘Planet Her.’

Hitting shelves Friday (June 25), ‘Planet’ has not only built buzz on the backs of its top 40 hit ‘Need to Know’ and the SZA-assisted top 5 hit ‘Kiss Me More,’ but also a tracklist that features the likes of Young Thug, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, and more.

Curious to see how her new project stacks up against its critically acclaimed predecessor? Look inside to stream it via Spotify and Apple Music.

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With summer officially kicked off this week, DaBaby is looking to bring in the season in style with his latest single, ‘Red Light Green Light.’

Reportedly the newest taste of offerings set to line his forthcoming studio album (tentatively titled ‘D4’), the GRAMMY nominee invites everybody to the cookout via its accompanying 80’s-inspired clip – which the star says he directed himself.

“I’m f*ckin’ a b*tch in my G Nikes (Let’s go) / I hop out with that stick with that beam, like / My partner want see something killed, that’s what he like (Someone die) / So the first nigga tried gon’ tell G “Hi” / I been bout that motherf*ckin’ sack since a knee-high (Since a knee),” DaBaby raps on the anthemic cut.

Delivered just a week after he unveiled the music video for his second official solo release of 2021, ‘Ball If I Want To,’ look inside to see hear ‘Light’ ahead of the premiere of its music video Friday morning (June 25).

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After helping push The Weeknd‘s 2020 ‘After Hours’ single ‘In Your Eyes’ to top 20 glory on the Hot 100, Doja Cat is looking for the GRAMMY winner to return the favor as she’s linked up with him again – this time for her single ‘You Right.’

Found aboard her highly anticipated third studio album, ‘Planet Her,’ the out-of-this-world collaboration sees the duo trade verses about the temptation of engaging in acts of infidelity.

“…you right / You right, I got my guy / But I, I can’t help it, I want you / Say you right, I got my guy / But I, I can’t help it, I want you,” Doja sings on the tune’s catchy hook.

Look inside to hear the song in full and see its action-packed music video.

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Buckle up because the BET Awards 2021 line-up just got hotter!

For, Megan Thee Stallion and Lil Nas X will officially be blazing the stage.

Full story below…

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Britney Spears is continuing to speak up and speak out after the jaw-dropping testimony she gave at her latest conservatorship hearing yesterday (June 24).

As reported, the Pop icon shattered her silence regarding the legal mandate that has governed her life and career since 2008.

Stressing that she is “no one’s slave,” she shared harrowing details about her treatment, denounced members of her family and team, and called for an immediate end to the conservatorship – sans a medical evaluation.

Now, she’s addressed the matter the more.

Her words below…

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