Bop Shop: Songs From Camila Cabello And Willow, Sophia Bel, Onew, And More

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  Hanna Ferm: “För Evigt”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=cSNUZY9JMLA
  
  
  
  Pop music is the greatest thing to come out of Sweden since IKEA furniture; just ask ABBA, Agnes, Robyn, or Zara Larsson. Hanna Ferm adds to its ever-growing list of mouth watering pop exports with “För Evigt,” which translates to “forever” in English language. “I might find someone who loves me forever,” the song starts. “Someone who is good-looking and smells good and who is nice.” What more do you really need in a partner, right? This is the best track for a sunny day, with an excellent, high-energy vibe. A forever beach bop from Stockholm? It’s more regular than you think. —Zach O’Connor
  
  
  
  
  



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  Demi Lovato, Speed Radio: “Cool for the Summer - Sped Up (Nightcore)”
  
  
  
  
  
  Demi Lovato gave us the bicurious, high-temperature anthem we didn’t know we required in 2015 with “Cool for the Summer,” which served because the lead single from their fifth album Confident. The track was a hit upon its release, hitting No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, nevertheless thanks to TikTok (and a viral remix from Speed Radio) it’s finding new appreciation. Seven years later, Demi has changed, nevertheless so has the world. Tapping into one’s sexual identity has become far less taboo, and what once felt like a guilty-pleasure pop earworm can be celebrated because the unapologetic ode to queer summer flings that it is. The sped-up remix permits the track to lean harder into its gritty “Sunglasses at Night” vibe, building a retro sound that wouldn’t feel out of place on an old-school Dance Dance Revolution game or on a sweaty dance floor. Don’t be surprised in the event you visualize this one pop up again around Pride Month. —Carson Mlnarik
  
  
  
  
  



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  Trixie Mattel: “C’mon Loretta”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=kzOXSI8G72U
  
  
  
  Trixie Mattel might be currently touring the States with her partner in crime, Katya, nevertheless that hasn’t stopped this drag superstar from releasing new music. Her latest single, “C’mon Loretta” is an ode to Loretta Lynn, the pioneering “Coal Miner’s Daughter” of nation music, and Lynn’s rocky relationship with her longtime hubby, Doo. Legends singing about legends! As a substitute opposed to her signature folk sound, “C’mon Loretta” is a sun-soaked, buzzy rock jam similar to Trixie’s recent singles like “Hello Hello” and her cover of “Blister in the Sun.” C’mon Trixie, this is a bop! —Chris Rudolph
  
  
  
  
  



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  Griff, Sigrid: “Head on Fire”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=paBBNBlffR4
  
  
  
  I think I’m losing my mind over the Norwegian pop artist Sigrid. Her recent group effort with Griff, “Head on Fire” is — pardon my dad joke — absolutely lit. Releasing hot tracks like “Don’t Kill My Vibe” in 2017 and last year’s “Sucker Punch,” it’s no surprise that the singer can dish out bop immediately after bop. “It’s about that feeling any time as soon as you meet someone who just flips everything upside down and also you can’t give attention to anything else however that person,” Sigrid told DIY magazine in January. The inspiring melody provides an instant serotonin boost, plus a dramatic half-beat pause in the chorus to show off your timing as soon as lip-syncing throughout your next pre-game. And last month, King Princess and MØ took this song to the next level with a bumping remix. If this is your first time listening to Sigrid, you’re welcome. —Zach O’Connor
  
  
  
  
  



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  Onew: “Dice”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=xYth9NVvuPo
  
  
  
  With spring officially in bloom, SHINee’s Onew makes his comeback with “Dice,” a song that feels like wind in your hair and sunshine on your skin. The title track of his sophomore solo EP, it combines a retro, synth-heavy melody with allusive lyrics describing the gamble of love. It’s accompanied by a whimsical, flamboyant visual featuring background actors in mint-green masks, hotel restaurants filled with an array of yellow florals, and needless to say, a handful of bright blue dice, making it one of Onew’s most unique works to date. Because the reigning “princes of K-pop,” the members of SHINee regularly push the restrictions of what is expected of boys in the industry, setting a precedent in concept and fashion. Because the group’s oldest member, Onew leads the pack. —Sarina Bhutani
  
  
  
  
  



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  Sophia Bel: “All F#*king Weekend”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=xJWXDknIawE
  
  
  
  As ’90s and 2000s nostalgia reaches a fever pitch, Sophia Bel brings me back to listening to Avril Lavigne and Liz Phair on the school bus, and honestly, I am living for it. Off the Montreal-based artist's latest LP Anxious Avoidant, this indie punk track is an inspired jam for feeling your feels or dancing around your bedroom before school. As MTV News supporter Yara El-Soueidi wrote of Bel, “The rising indie-pop singer's music is sharp because the era-appropriate RAZR smartphones it calls back to." —Zach O’Connor
  
  
  
  
  



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  Carrie Underwood: “Denim & Rhinestones”
  
  
  
  
  
  Carrie Underwood is a nation queen known for singing power-pop ballads about cheating gentlemen or pleading with Jesus Christ to take the wheel. Yet for “Denim & Rhinestones,” her latest single and the title song from her upcoming studio album, Underwood switches her guitar for synthesizers and keyboards on a ’80s-inspired throwback that sounds like a bonus cut off the Top Gun soundtrack. This nostalgic song is as shimmery, bubbly, and addictive as a cool can of New Coke. —Chris Rudolph
  
  
  
  
  



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  Camila Cabello ft. Willow: “Psychofreak”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=KXDjVHgeZ3A
  
  
  
  Camila Cabello reconnects with her roots on her third studio album Familia, however the Latin-influenced record also finds her embracing her pop star status like never before, especially on new single “Psychofreak” featuring the chameleonic and supremely talented Willow. With quippy one-liners, Cabello packs in references to a life lived in the headlines. “On my Instagram talkin’ ‘bout ‘I’m healed’ appears to hint at her break up with Shawn Mendes, while “I don’t blame the ladies for how it went down” appears to be an obvious callout to her split from Fifth Harmony. Willow brings it full circle with a universally anthemic pre-chorus (“I wish to feel like I can chill / Not have to leave this restaurant”) before an otherworldly refrain comes in. It’s only fitting that the track feels like an anxiety-ridden journey to another planet, as Camila says: “Maybe I’m an alien, Earth is hard.” —Carson Mlnarik