OneRepublic is definitely changing things up with this single. According to an interview reported by Idolator.com, the lead singer, Ryan Tedder says, "It's not indicative of the entire album but it's kind of like if you go have dinner, you don't order steak for an appetizer and steak for dinner, you split it up, and you have different things, so the first single is – it's definitely an appetizer, I think it's the best appetizer we could come up with."

SONG MEANING: “Me Too" by Meghan Trainor continues her unique brand of self-love and self-empowerment pop songs that encourage listeners to be more content and confident. "Me Too," however, goes further than her other songs and verges on bragging about her own success. 

Even though the band's fans are excited for that release, this single will be more than enough to tide them over--both for the band's pop-country sound and it's interesting use of religious imagery that will give pause to religious audiences. Even Rolling Stone notes, "The mix of Christian imagery and hooking up is most likely a little over-the-line for devoutly religious fans . . . ." This, of course, makes for an interesting analysis of the song and will give us plenty to think about as we study "H.O.L.Y." and consider its greater significance. 

"Ain't Your Mama," in fact, was written by Meghan Trainor for Lopez and places Lopez firmly in the pop-anthem women's empowerment category with Trainor and Beyonce. All three of the artists have released songs that give a firm "no" to men who enforce glass ceilings, expect cooking and cleaning, or try too aggressively to pick girls up at bars.

I’ve already explained “Ophelia," “Cleopatra,” and "Angela," and now it’s time for “Sleep on the Floor.” This song follows the other three in tone and style, but this is the first one I've done that the title of which is not directly about a female character. There is still a story being told here, but things are a bit more vague. In an interview at the iHeartRadio Concert, the band explained the song a little:

The Lumineers have just released the second single from their forthcoming album Cleopatra, and it's the namesake for the album, a 3 minute-long ode to lost love from the perspective of a woman named Cleopatra.

I typically spend a lot of time listening to contemporary pop music, but for some reason I haven't been able to get enough of Huey Lewis & the News. The music is so dang catchy and a tiny bit philosophical at times.

I'd never heard the song before last night, but "Perfect World" is actually deep and fun to listen to. The up-beat in the verses is groovy and gives the whole song a feeling that's a lighthearted twist on normal rock'n'roll.