The second US single from British-born Taio Cruz's sophomore album, 'Rokstarr,' 'Dynamite' surprisingly makes our 2010 summer songs list with less than two months of radio airplay and no music video. Written by Cruz and Max Martin, and produced by Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco, the song's upcoming new video is slated for a late July release.
Featuring singer Bruno Mars, 'Nothin' on You' was originally intended to be sent to Lupe Fiasco. Luckily for B.o.B, this summer hit made it to his desk and landed on his debut studio album, 'B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray.'
And you thought the auto-tune trend was dead. Despite near universal panning of Usher and will.i.am for their liberal use of the studio trick, 'OMG' still hit No. 1 in the US -- making Usher the fourth artist of all time to collect No. 1 singles in three consecutive decades. He is the first to do it in this decade.
You can make your own assumptions on whether 'Alejandro' sounds like it's been taken straight from the pages of ABBA or Ace of Base, as many critics have been quoted as saying. But the feedback hasn't stopped Gaga from earning a seventh consecutive Top 10 single -- and second best of this summer -- with her faux-accented hit.
Admittedly trying to cop some of the shine from Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' 'Empire State of Mind,' 'California Gurls' is Katy Perry's West Coast response. Reading like a Cali all-star team, the song features rapper Snoop Dogg, and was produced by Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Benny Blanco.
