Kara "Cupid"

I know I'm not the only one who secretly wishes that DSP somehow snatch back up Nicole and Jiyeon and give us more timeless tunes."Mamma Mia" was not love at first listen like the bulk of Kara's pre-Youngji catalogue, but it grew on me eventually...

Savannah Outen "Boys"

Savannah Outen is an extremely talented singer who's been making music for the better half of ten years. I stumbled upon her back in college and semi-stanned her for about a year until I started stanning British artists. While her catalog is sprinkled with a number of semi-precious pop gems ("Running For My Life", "If You Only Knew", she just hasn't made anything that would get the mainstream media talking (aside from her preteen bop "Goodbyes" back in '08).

Jay Park "Mommae"

At this point, I have no idea what Jay Park is doing with with his life musically. Last year, I was lamenting the fact that we didn't get his second LP until September. Now the guy is dropping a new song or music video every two weeks!!! Is he prepping a mixtape? EP? Album? Either way, I'm not complaining.

SHINee "View"

SHINee's back (in Korea). While we didn't have a comeback from the fivesome last year, they were still hard at work with other things, like Taemin's one man tribute to Michael Jackson and their Japanese promotions.

Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea "Pretty Girls"

Britney Spears is just too damn likeable stay mad at. We have long forgotten the will.i.stop.making.music mess that was 2013's "Britney Jean" and her decision to stay in Vegas instead of trekking around the world against her will to lip-sync to yesteryear. However, the "Hold It Against Me" singer is staging a comeback: a slow and steady comeback, but a comeback nevertheless, in the form of the Iggy Azalea co-headlining tune "Pretty Girls".

BoA "Kiss My Lips"

BoA is back!!! While the queen of Asian music hasn't given the public a proper Korean comeback since "Only One" back in 2012, she's still been consistent with her output in her three year "break" including her 8th Japanese LP "Who's Back" and her one off singles "Disturbance" and the strut worthy anthem"Action".