The best new pop, rock, rap, and EDM for May, in no particular order.
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1. Embattled pop star Kesha's triumphant return to music, "True Colors," a jailbreaking EDM banger courtesy Zedd.
2. Lucas Lowe's remix of Mike Posner's reformed party boy anthem "Buried In Detroit."
3. Los Angeles-based singer Mike Taylor's disco-dreamy "Body High."
4. "How To Love," an EDM-inflected power ballad from Cash Cash and Sofia Reyes.
5. Calvin Harris and Rihanna's glittery victory lap, "This Is What You Came For."
6. English singer Kyla La Grange's pleading, synth-heavy "Hummingbird."
7. "A Change Of Heart," a whirling, low-key break-up tune from The 1975.
8. California rock band Young the Giant's fiery "Something To Believe In."
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