Recently in Rhapsody's Song of the Day Category

Song:  Poker Face
Album: The Fame
Artist:   Lady Gaga

Newcomer Lady Gaga is a VMA favorite this year with multiple nominations for "Poker Face": Best Female Video, Best New Artist, Best Pop Video and Video of the Year. Catch the show on MTV on Sept. 13.

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Song:  We Made You
Album: Relapse
Artist:  Eminem

Eminem's "We Made You" is in the running for a VMA in these categories: Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Male Video, Best Special Effects and Video of the Year. See if he grabs a moonman when the show airs on Sept. 13.

Song:  Viva La Vida
Album: Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
Artist:  Coldplay

Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" is nominated for multiple VMAs: Best Rock Video, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Editing. Watch the show on Sept. 13.

Song:  Love Lockdown
Album: 808s & Heartbreak
Artist:  Kanye West

Kanye West's "Love Lockdown" is up for three VMAs this year: Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Male Video and Video of the Year. Watch the show on Sept. 13.

Song:  Living For the Night
Album: Hot Mess
Artist:  Cobra Starship

To gear up for MTV's VMAs on Sept. 13, we're kicking off two weeks of free downloads from this year's nominees. Today's freebie: Best Pop Video contender, Cobra Starship's "Good Girls Go Bad," featuring Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester. Best Direction. Sponsored by Radio Shack.

Song:  Living For the Night
Album: Twang
Artist:  George Strait

The Academy of Country Music's Artist of the Decade George Strait offers up another slice of soulful country balladry with hit single "Living For the Night."

Song:  Celebration
Album: Celebration
Artist:  Madonna

Madonna reinforces her three-decade reign over the dance floor with her newest single "Celebration."

Song:  21 Guns
Album: 21st Century Breakdown
Artist:  Green Day

Get "21 Guns," Green Day's great power ballad from their hit album 21st Century Breakdown.

Song:  Run This Town
Album: Run This Town
Artist:  Jay-Z

Not only does the power trio of Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West undoubtedly "Run This Town," they could take over the world with this powerhouse single.

Song:  Fireflies
Album: Ocean Eyes
Artist:  Owl City

Get a free download of the single “Fireflies” from the fast-rising electro-pop artist Owl City.

Song:  Every Breath You Take
Album: Synchronicity
Artist:  The Police

Get a free download of the Police's classic hit "Every Breath You Take."

Song: Drive
Album: Heartbeat City
Artist: The Cars

Get the Cars' hit "Drive" from 1984's Heartbeat City.

Song: Rock Lobster
Album: The B-52s
Artist: The B-52s

The B-52's were one of the coolest, weirdest bands to come out of the new wave explosion. Evidence: "Rock Lobster." Download it for free and you're on your way to being just as cool.

Song: Burning Down the House
Album: The Best Of Talking Heads
Artist: Talking Heads

Boogie like it's the '80s with the classic Talking Heads' track "Burning Down the House."

Song: Uprising
Album: Uprising
Artist: Muse

The bombastic Brit rockers release their first single -- a little bit Queen, a little bit Blondie's "Call Me" -- off upcoming The Resistance.

Song: Too Many Rappers (featuring Nas)
Album: Too Many Rappers (featuring Nas)
Artist: Beastie Boys

News of Adam Yauch's cancer has forced the Beastie Boys to delay the release of their new album. For now, they've given us a peek of it with "Too Many Rappers," featuring Nas.

Song: Wrong
Album: Sounds of the Universe
Artist: Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode may be '80s icons, but they've proven their stamina time and again, especially with tracks like "Wrong" from their latest, Sounds of the Universe.

Song: Acting Out
Album: Guilty Pleasure
Artist: Ashley Tisdale

High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale is branching out and "Acting Out" on this track from her new album, Guilty Pleasure.

Song: Soap on a Rope
Album: Chickenfoot
Artist: Chickenfoot

Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith make up new supergroup Chickenfoot. Get "Soap on a Rope" from the band's debut album.

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Song: Here We Go Again
Album: Here We Go Again
Artist: Demi Lovato

With hit tracks like "Here We Go Again," Demi Lovato pulls ahead of the Disney pack.

Song: I Run To You
Album: Lady Antebellum
Artist: Lady Antebellum

Get Lady Antebellum's tender hit ballad, "I Run to You," from the country trio's hit debut album.

Song: Ignorance
Album: Ignorance
Artist: Paramore

Two years after releasing hit album Riot!, the fiery Hayley Williams leads the Grammy-nominated Paramore on punchy new single "Ignorance."

Song: Shining Down
Album: Shining Down
Artist: Lupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco, the "Superstar" emcee, re-teams with Matthew Santos on "Shining Down," a dramatic single that's both icy cool and hotly passionate.

Song:  I Gotta Feeling
Album: The E.N.D.
Artist: Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas bust out the beats and plenty of Auto-Tune for one of the summer's biggest hits, "I Gotta Feeling." Download it for free!



Song:  Fallin' For You
Album: Fallin' For You
Artist: Colbie Caillat

The "bubbly" Colbie Caillat adds a little more sweetness to summertime love with her newest single "Fallin' For You."


Song:  Summertime Clothes
Album: Merriweather Post Pavilion
Artist: Animal Collective

Download "Summertime Clothes," a beguiling slice of sunny electro-pop, from Animal Collective's much gushed over Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Song:  California Love
Album: Death Row's 15th Anniversary
Artist: 2Pac

2Pac's great ode to his home state is still the perfect summer jam. Download it now.




Song:  Vacation
Album: Return to the Valley of the Go-Go's
Artist: The Go-Go's

Whether you're on vacation or stuck in a cubicle dreaming about one, the timeless Go-Go's ditty "Vacation" will help put a smile on your face.

Song: Surfin' U.S.A.
Album: Sounds of Summer
Artist: The Beach Boys

What's summer without a little Beach Boys? Grab "Surfin' U.S.A." for free here!


Song: All Summer Long
Album: Rock N Roll Jesus
Artist: Kid Rock

Have yourself a rockin' summer day with Kid Rock and his sizzling hit "All Summer Long."

Song: Summer of '69
Album: So Far So Good
Artist: Bryan Adams

Hard to believe the summer of '69 was 40 years ago! Celebrate the season with Bryan Adams' classic nostalgic rocker.

Song: Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
Album: 500 Days of Summer
Artist:
She & Him

Agony and ecstasy underpin the story of 500 Days of Summer, and what better tune than this Smiths cover by She & Him to get you in the mood?

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Song: Waking Up in Vegas
Album: One of the Boys
Artist:
Katy Perry

What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas, especially if you're Katy Perry. Get her sin-city spectacular hit "Waking Up in Vegas."

Song: Whatever It Is
Album: The Foundation
Artist:
Zac Brown Band

Rootsy rockers the Zac Brown Band have become mainstays on the charts with "Whatever It Is," from The Foundation.


Song: Goodbye
Album: Goodbye
Artist:
Kristinia DeBarge

Up-and-coming diva Kristinia DeBarge's debut single has already become a smash hit. Get "Goodbye" here.

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Song: Wilco (the song)
Album: Wilco
Artist:
Wilco

Get "Wilco (the song)" by Wilco (the band) from <i>Wilco</i> (the album)!

Song: Best I Ever Had
Album: Best I Ever Had
Artist:
Drake

Canadian rapper/actor Drake has hit it back time across the border with his surprise hit "Best I Ever Had."

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Song: American Girl
Album: American Girl
Artist:
Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift, everyone's favorite "American Girl," puts her golden touch on Tom Petty's classic tune


Song: Laughing With
Album: Far
Artist:
Regina Spektor

Get "Laughing With," the piano-pop songstress' stirring ballad from her new album Far. Song of the Day presented by the U.S. Airforce.

Song: Knock You Down (ft. Kanye West, Ne-Yo)
Album: In a Perfect World
Artist:
  Keri Hilson

The talented songstress is joined by Kanye West and Ne-Yo on her hot hit single.Presented by the U.S. Airforce.


Song: Birthday Sex
Album: Birthday Sex
Artist:
  Jeremih

It's your birthday -- or, at least, up-and-coming R&B singer Jeremih is gonna party like it is on his chart-climbing debut single. Presented by the U.S. Airforce.





Song: Her Diamonds
Album: Cradlesong
Artist:
  Rob Thomas

The happily married Matchbox Twenty frontman croons about the hurt of love on his lead single off new album, Cradlesong. Presented by the U.S. Airforce.

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Song: New Divide
Album: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Artist:
  Linkin Park

Linkin Park provided the theme song for the summer blockbuster Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Download it now before the robots attack. Presented by the U.S. Airforce.


Song: Panic Switch
Album: Swoon
Artist:
Silversun Pickups

The L.A. rockers toss in layers of distortion and effects on this powerful new single full of drama, angst and anxiety.





Song: The Underdog
Album: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Artist:
Spoon

To celebrate our exclusive premiere of Rob Thomas' new album, we asked the singer to DJ our free song of the day program. Thomas compares this Spoon hit to "Billy Joel if he were born a couple decades later."

Song: It Could Happen to You
Album: It Could Happen to You
Artist:
Chet Baker

To celebrate our exclusive premiere of Rob Thomas' new album, we asked the singer to DJ our free song of the day program. Thomas picked this Chet Baker classic as it embraces "the sad, beautiful, tortured voice of a genius."

Song: 1972
Album: 1972
Artist:
Josh Rouse

To celebrate our exclusive premiere of Rob Thomas' new album, we asked the singer to DJ our free song of the day program. Thomas picked "1972," but admits anything by Josh Rouse is a worthwhile listen.





Song: Make It Easy on Yourself
Album: Scott Walker & The Walker Brothers - 1965-1970
Artist:
The Walker Brothers

To celebrate our exclusive premiere of Rob Thomas' new album, we asked the singer to DJ our free song of the day program. Thomas loves the "epic emotion and arrangement" of this Walker Brothers tune.

Song: I'll Wait For You
Album: Anything Which Gives You Pleasure
Artist:
Matt Beck

To celebrate our exclusive premiere of Rob Thomas' new album, we asked the singer to DJ our free song of the day program. Thomas picks a gem by "sideman extraordinaire" Matt Beck.

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Song: She's a Jar
Album: Summerteeth
Artist:
Wilco

To celebrate our premiere of Rob Thomas' new album, we asked the singer to DJ our free song of the day program. For this pick by Wilco, Thomas admits, "The first line, alone, is better than anything I've ever written."





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Song: Home Motel

Album: Who Do I Know in Dallas
Artist:
Willie Nelson

To celebrate our premiere of Rob Thomas' new album, we asked the singer to DJ our free song of the day program. Thomas says, "Sounds like you're in the room with him singing it" on this track from good ol' Willie.

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Song: King of Pain

Album: Synchronicity
Artist:
The Police

To celebrate our premiere of Rob Thomas' new album, we asked the singer to DJ our free song of the day program. Thomas picks a pop classic from the Police.

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Song: Grapefruit Moon

Album: Closing Time
Artist:
Tom Waits

To celebrate our premiere of Rob Thomas' new album, we asked the singer to DJ our free song of the day program. Thomas says, "You can hear the piano stool creak" on this classic cut from Tom Waits.


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Song: Church House Steps

Album: There Will Be a Light
Artist:
Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama

To celebrate our premiere of Rob Thomas' new album (available June 16!), we asked the singer to DJ our free song of the day program. Today, Thomas declares "Let's go to church!" with this cut from Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama

Song: Hush Hush; Hush Hush
Album: Hush Hush; Hush Hush
Artist:
Pussycat Dolls

The Dolls up the sass with a nod to the great Gloria Gaynor. They will survive.


Song: All I Want to Do
Album: Love on the Inside
Artist:
Sugarland

Get the country-pop duo's fun-loving, chart-topping single.


Song: Rehab (Timbaland Remix)
Album: Rehab
Artist:
Rihanna

Timbaland puts his midas touch on yet another hit track from the unstoppable Barbados R&B princess.


Song: Just a Girl
Album: Tragic Kingdom
Artist:
No Doubt

To celebrate the Orange County ska-pop band's return to the tour circuit, we're giving away their first big single and one of their finest tracks.


Song: Lights Out
Album: Santogold
Artist:
Santigold

Santigold (formerly Santogold) knocks us out with a captivating mix of attitude and style. Get her hit (and beer commercial track), "Lights Out."


Song: Bohemian Rhapsody
Album: Greatest Hits I and II
Artist:
Queen

Will Adam Lambert take over vocal duties for Queen? What?! For now, let's just take it back to an original -- one of the greatest tracks to headbang in the car to.


Song: Fall Into Me
Album: Emerson Drive
Artist:
Emerson Drive

Check out country band Emerson Drive with this free track, and make sure to go to their artist page for an exclusive clue to the CMT Fan Social.



Song: Truckin'
Album: American Beauty
Artist:
Grateful Dead

The godfathers of jam rock continue to charm us with this groovin' road-trip classic from 1970's American Beauty.



Song: Boyz
Album: Kala
Artist:
M.I.A.

Recorded in India then Trinidad then Brooklyn, "Boyz" has an irresistible bounce with an undeniable global flair. Get M.I.A.'s hit single here -- for free! 

Song: Love Story
Album: Fearless
Artist:
Taylor Swift

The country-pop sweetheart has taken over the charts with her sweet candor and down-home charm. Get Swift’s uber-hit free.



Song: You Give Love a Bad Name
Album: Slippery When Wet
Artist:
Bon Jovi
Forget Rock of Love, this is Bret Michaels' true claim to fame. Bust out the lighters and the tissues.



Song: Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Album: The Best Of - 20 Years of Rock
Artist:
Poison
Forget Rock of Love, this is Bret Michaels' true claim to fame. Bust out the lighters and the tissues.


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Song: Here I Go Again
Album: Whitesnake
Artist:
Whitesnake
We continue to weave are way through songs of the hair metal era, and this Whitesnake classic is a doozy right from those first droning chords. Enjoy!



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Song: Know Your Enemy
Album: Know Your Enemy
Artist:
Green Day
Get Green Day's new single "Know Your Enemy" -- free! And while you're at it, check out Rhapsody's premiere of <i>21st Century Breakdown</i> ... now! Plus, get info on our nifty Green Day contest, plus playlists and more here.


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Song: Hitchin' a Ride
Album: Nimrod.
Artist:
Green Day
Get "Hitchin' a Ride" -- free! It's just one more day until Rhapsody's premiere (on May 8th) of 21st Century Breakdown. Get info on our nifty Green Day contest, plus playlists and more here.


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Song: Tired of Waiting For You
Album: Shenanigans
Artist:
Green Day
Get Green Day's primo cover of the Kinks' "Tired of Waiting For You" -- free! It's Green Day mania here at Rhapsody as we count down the days to our premiere, on May 8th, of 21st Century Breakdown, with contests, playlists and more! Get all the info here.


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Song: Minority
Album: Warning
Artist:
Green Day
Get "Minority" from Warning -- free! It's Green Day mania here at Rhapsody as we count down the days to our premiere, on May 8th, of 21st Century Breakdown, with contests, playlists and more! Get all the info here.


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Song: American Idiot
Album: American Idiot
Artist:
Green Day
Get "American Idiot" -- free! Why? Because it's Green Day mania here at Rhapsody as we count down the days to our premiere, on May 8th, of 21st Century Breakdown.  
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Song: Welcome to Paradise
Album: Dookie
Artist:
Green Day
"Welcome to Paradise" -- it's free! Green Day mania begins as we count the days to our exclusive premiere, on May 8th, of 21st Century Breakdown. Get the skinny, including info on our nifty Green Day contest, right here.
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Song:  I Need a Girl
Album: I Need a Girl / Brand New
Artist:
Trey Songz
He needs a girl, ladies! Get the hot new single from the honey-voiced R&B crooner's upcoming third album.
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Song: Second Chance
Album: The Sound of Madness
Artist:
Shinedown
The Florida rockers bust out an inspiring power ballad about going after your dreams. Looks like their dream came true, the song's reached No. 1 on the rock charts. Promotion Brought to you by Comcast.






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Song: Don't Trust Me
Album: Want
Artist:
3OH!3
Coloradoans 3OH!3 have been climbing the charts with glitchy synths, club beats, emo attitude and lyrics like "do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips." Promotion Brought to you by Comcast.






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Song: Boom Boom Pow
Album: Boom Boom Pow
Artist:
Black Eyed Peas
The Peas are back with knockout new single "Boom Boom Pow," and they've discovered Auto-Tune.
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Song: We're From America
Album: We're From America
Artist:
Marilyn Manson
Newest single from the antichrist superstar mixes classic industrial rock with danceable post-punk and Manson's not so chipper view of the American lifestyle.
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Song: Here Comes Goodbye
Album: Unstoppable
Artist:
Rascal Flatts
The Unstoppable country boys take it down a notch with their new soaring piano ballad, "Here Comes Goodbye."
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Song: Caroline
Album: Tennessee Pusher
Artist:
Old Crow Medicine Show
The Nashville string band sings a sweet, upbeat love ballad filled with catchy banjo plucks and good ol' retro rhythms.
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Song: That's Not My Name
Album: We Started Nothing
Artist:
The Ting Tings
The Ting Tings' infectious, sassy dance-pop will get you clapping along Toni Basil-style on hit "That's Not My Name."
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Song: Candle (Sick and Tired)
Album: Walk This Way
Artist:
The White Tie Affair
Following in Fall Out Boy's footsteps, party boys the White Tie Affair offer up peppy emo-licious dance pop on hit single, "Candle (Sick and Tired)."
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Song: Standing Right in Front of You
Album: Defying Gravity
Artist:
Keith Urban
Mr. Nicole Kidman pleads with you to wake up and smell the true love "right in front of you" on this single off his newest album, Defying Gravity.
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Song: You Can Get It All
Album: New Jack City II
Artist:
Bow Wow
With help from TLC's "Baby-Baby-Baby" and guest stars Johnta Austin and Jermaine Dupri, Bow Wow tries to smooth things over with his primo girl.
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Song: Then
Album: Then
Artist:
Brad Paisley
Get Brad Paisley's lovey-dovey new single from his upcoming album, American Saturday Night. Promotion Sponsored by Comcast

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Song: Love Sex Magic
Album: Love Sex Magic
Artist:
Ciara ft. Justin Timberlake
JT adds his suave finesse to Ciara's newest single. Its funky R&B bounce is topped with a whole lot of seduction. Janet Jackson, watch your back. Promotion Sponsored by Comcast





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Song:  I'm on a Boat
Album: Incredibad
Artist: The Lonely Island
Get out your flippy floppies! With help from the ubiquitous T-Pain, the SNL trio brag about living the high life. You can't stop 'em, 'cause they're on a boat! Promotion Sponsored by Vassarette.





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Song: Kids
Album: Oracular Spectacular
Artist: MGMT
The kids love them some MGMT, so we decided to give away the gritty electro-rockers' newest single, aptly titled "Kids." Promotion Sponsored by Vassarette.





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Song: Turnin Me On feat. Lil Wayne
Album: Rip It Up: Best of Dead or Alive
Artist: Keri Hilson
Lil Wayne makes yet another guest appearance, but this time it's the talented Keri Hilson who has everyone's attention with lyrics like "Better recognize a real woman."
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Song: You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
Album: Rip It Up: Best of Dead or Alive
Artist: Dead or Alive
Got that Flo Rida track spinning right 'round and 'round in your head? Throw off your friends and crank up the original, totally rad '80s version. Promotion Sponsored by Vassarette.






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Song: Billie Jean
Album: Thriller
Artist: Michael Jackson
Can't make it to any of the sold-out MJ shows in London? Yeah, neither can we, but we can give you a free track from the King of Pop himself. Sponsored by Vassarette.






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Song: Zero
Album: Zero
Artist: Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Brooklyn band's first single off new album, It's Blitz sizzles with Karen O's sexy swagger and a new wave bounce that'll get your hips shakin'. Sponsored by Vassarette.

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Song: La Luz Del Ritmo
Album: La Luz Del Ritmo
Artist: Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

These Clash-obsessed Argentineans split the difference between punk, reggae and salsa on this searing single from their first album in a decade. Sponsored by Vassarette.




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Song: My Love
Album: My Love
Artist: The-Dream

The ATL loverboy continues his "Shawty" wooing (with Mimi's cooing support) on the second single from his new album Love vs. Money. Sponsored by Vassarette.





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Song: Livin' in Paradise
Album: Livin' in Paradise
Artist: Jonathan Singleton & The Grove

With songwriting hits for the likes of Gary Allan and Billy Currington under his belt, Jonathan Singleton steps into the spotlight with this uplifting new tune. Sponsored by Vassarette.




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Song: One
Album: Achtung, Baby
Artist: U2

This was the centerpiece of Achtung, Baby and remains a fan favorite. Sponsored by Vassarette.

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Song: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Album: The Joshua Tree (20th Anniversary Edition)
Artist: U2

This yearning ballad might as well be U2's theme song. There's hardly a lovelier tune in the band's catalog than this examination of Bono's faith. Sponsored by Vassarette.



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Song: Get on Your Boots
Album:Get On Your Boots
Artist: U2

Date: March 3, 2009

We're kicking off a week of U2 with the band's first single off new album, No Line on the Horizon, released today. Sponsored by Vassarette.



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Song: Love Story
Album: Fearless
Artist: Taylor Swift

Date: February 26, 2009

The country-pop sweetheart has taken over the charts with her sweet candor and down-home charm. Get Taylor Swift’s uber-hit “Love Story” -- for free!





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Song: Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)
Album: I Am...Sasha Fierce
Artist: Beyonce
Date: February 12, 2009

Beyonce's sage advice goes out to all the single ladies. And, since Saturday is V-Day, who knows, you might even get a ring of your own.




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