Y: I find myself needing to jam primally to Selena Gomez’s gummy single, “Me and the Rhythm.” It’s probably the rhythm. [E! Online]
Y: Into the bass, squeals and overall mystical vibe of ZHU’s “Testarossa Music.” [Fader]
Y: Erykah Badu would be the one to turn Drake’s “Hotline Bling” into a soothing spaceship funk record. It’s of course the best version. [Complex]
Y: My favorite pop-locker Omarion’s falsetto sounds very passionate over the aquatic pulses of “Sweet Anita.” I feel him. [Rap-Up]Y: Elliphant and Big Freedia’s video for “Club Now Skunk” looks like an explosion of psychedelic textures and candy. It’s noisy and dizzying but totally entrancing. [Idolator]
N: Beyoncé plays the background on “Can I,” which sounds like one of Drake’s atmospheric mixtape interludes where he’s requesting clarity from a confusing woman. Eh. [Fader]
Y: Some days, you just feel like laying tranquilly in an oyster shell like in BEA1991’s “My Name Is Written On It” video. [Fader]
Y: Donald Glover pulled off a jarringly sweet cover of my absolute favorite Tamia song, “So Into You.” [Bossip]
Y: Rick Ross cleans up nicely on a tender song about atoning for past mistakes while Chris Brown sings regretfully of “Broken condoms, lipstick marks and unprotected sex.” [This Is RnB]Y: I don’t love this song, but the video for Def Loaf’s “Back Up” features rollerskating and dance battles, two of my favorite things. [Idolator]
Y: All the pastels in Kehlani’s cheery video “Alive” gives it the feel of a painting and also makes me want to book a vaca. [Fader]
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