Even though "Paparazzi" is still a huge hit at radio, Lady GaGa just dropped her brand new single "Bad Romance" into the marketplace yesterday (10/27) and it has already shot up to #2 on the iTunes singles chart.  That makes 5 giant hits in a row for the seriously-talented GaGa, who co-wrote the song with RedOne, the producer behind "Poker Face" and others.

Initially I was a little put off by the lyric "I want your ugly, I want your disease", but after the chorus arrived at :57 into the song, it totally won me over.

What's your opinion?

Although this song "Time For Miracles" isn't scheduled for inclusion on Adam Lambert's debut album "For Your Entertainment" (due Nov. 23), it is the first single from the soundtrack of the upcoming film "2012" and it's available in the iTunes store.  Every great diaster movie needs an emotional power balled to play when the final credits start to roll (think Aerosmith's "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" from Armageddon), and this selection fits the bill perfectly.  Lambert's vocals sound as amazing as ever, and his delivery is exactly dramatic enough without going over the top.  Check it out:



Even though this isn't Adam's "official" first single, I think it's incredibly strong and I wouldn't be surprised if it races up the singles chart, whether the record label promotes it or not.  What do you think...hit or miss?  And who will sell more albums, Kris Allen or Adam Lambert?  Sound off below!

John Mayer's fourth studio album Battle Studies is set to be released on November 17 and "Who Says" is that set's first single.  As a lyricist, Mayer is really letting it all hang out with this song, and the things he reveals about himself will thrill some and repel others.  On which side of the fence do you fall? 

When I first heard that there was a "new" Michael Jackson song that was being released as a single in conjunction with the upcoming release of the concert film This Is It, I cringed a little.  Imagining what the discarded track that wasn't good enough to make it onto his 1991 album Dangerous would sound like had me assuming we were goinng to get something entirely second-rate.  But you know what?  I like this song.  Check it out:



Will "This Is It" return Michael to the Top 10 of the pop singles chart for the first time since 2001?  How do you think it stacks up against his other classic ballads?  Sound off below!