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Bright Eyes “Make a Plan to Love Me”
Conor Oberst lashes out at a past love, with help from four sultry backup singers.
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Mims “Cop It”
Rookie rapper Mims does a pretty hot Jay-Z imitation over rocking, nickel-plated production.
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Timbaland “Give It To Me”
Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake go for maximum sex appeal over killer clippety-clop percussion.
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Hilary Duff “Dignity”
The teen starlet questions the depth of Paris and Britney, with some hot Gwen Stefani-style dance-pop beats.
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The Noisettes “Iwe”
Lead singer Shingai Shoniwa somehow mixes punk, soul and blues in this riff-heavy howler.
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