"'Switched on Pop' illuminates the essential musical concepts behind two decades of chart-topping songs. The text moves through close studies of 16 modern pop classics by artists from Beyoncé to Zedd, each chapter bringing out key aspects of a particular song as well as introducing core concepts such as rhythm, melody, harmony, form, and timbre. As the work progresses, more complex concepts such as syncopation, counterpoint, rhyme, and modulation...

Rihanna returns with her highly anticipated seventh studio album, which serves as the follow-up to her hit release Talk That Talk. Unapologetic includes the single Diamonds. "3 out of 4...compels our curiosity..."--USA Today.

Robin Thicke returns with his new album Blurred Lines. The R&B crooner's latest release includes the chart-topping title track featuring T.I. and Pharrell. Also includes the track Give It 2 U featuring Kendrick Lamar.

Two years after the release of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, Nicki Minaj returns with her third album. So far it has already generated the hit singles Only; Anaconda; and Bed of Lies.

"Ryan Adams covers Taylor Swift's album 1989 in its entirety." --

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