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Rachel Platten and her music are in the business of uplifting and inspiring. Now, the singer/songwriter who gave us the anthems 'Fight Song' and 'Stand By You' offers the beautiful ballad 'Better Place'. This is more of a love song but absolutely continuing Platten's ever-present optimism.

Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde, the 19-year old British singer/songwriter known as Birdy, is back! Her new song 'Keeping Your Head Up' is kind of a take on Florence & The Machine but with more of a pop vibe. It's got lots of drama and momentum, and is one of my favorite new songs.

Elle King is following up her smash debut single 'Ex's and Oh's' with 'America's Sweetheart', the standout track from her album Love Stuff. The song is very representative of Elle: A little bit of rock, pop vibes, and a smidge of banjo for good measure. Take a first listen on this New Music Monday.

Singer/songwriter Cam has taken the country music world by storm with her breakout song 'Burning House'. We think it's a pretty powerful tune.

Disney's new animated adventure Zootopia hits theaters on March 4th. Who better than world sensation Shakira to give the soundtrack some sunshine? Take a first listen to her new song 'Try Everything'.

We recently talked to the pop duo Karmin about holiday traditions, getting famous on YouTube, and how astrology inspired them to make new music.

Powerhouse vocalist Leona Lewis and I recently spoke about her separation from longtime mentor Simon Cowell, being tapped for Taylor Swift's 1989 tour, and her new-found independence on the new album I Am.

Sara Bareilles has returned with quite an unconventional project. She has penned new music for the upcoming Broadway play Waitress, based on the 2007 film that starred Keri Russell. Take a first listen to 'She Used to Be Mine' on this New Music Monday.

From follow-ups from Demi and Selena, to the most truthful breakup song we've heard in a long time, here are four songs you need to hear this week!

Rob Thomas is on a break from Matchbox Twenty. The front man is currently putting the finishing touches on his third studio album, and our first listen to the direction of that new material is 'Trust You', produced by Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic.

Maroon 5 has come up with a bonus track for their platinum album V. The collection of songs, featuring hits like 'Animals' and 'Sugar', will be repackaged and re-released with the new song 'This Summer's Gonna Hurt'. From what I hear this definitely has a shot to be the song of the summer with it's sly and sexy lyrics and soul-thumping beat.

It's been seven years since Hilary Duff released new music. Now, the singer and actress is back with a sassy, summery song called 'Sparks', she's starring in a new hit TV series, and she's living a post-divorce single girl life. This is not your Lizzy McGuire Hilary Duff. Hear what she had to say during an exclusive interview with SoJO.