BEYONCE
“ego” (feat. kanye west)
RADIO STATION: 92Q JAMS (TOP PLAYS FOR WEEK OF JUNE 28)
If you have a song titled “Ego,” there’s only one MC to call. And while West’s verse is clever and memorable (sounding very College Dropout), it’s hard to shake the song’s wink-and-a-nod chorus, where the sexy but normally wholesome Beyonce sings, “It’s too big / It’s too wide / It’s too strong / It won’t fit / It’s too much.” It’s cute to dedicate a song to your man’s big, er, ego, but it’s also a cold-shower shock to hear it blasting on the radio. But it’s 2009 and there’s no denying those horns and that voice. WESLEY CASE, B

KATY PERRY
“waking up in vegas”
RADIO STATION: MIX 106.5 (TOP PLAYS FOR WEEK OF JUNE 28)
As with most Katy Perry songs, the melody is better than the lyrics. Maybe it’s the concept — a whole song about acting crazy in Vegas. What is this, a “Friends” episode? Note to Perry: Lose the gimmicks. More “Hot N Cold,” less everything else. WESLEY CASE, B

CONOR OBERST AND THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND
“nikorette”
RADIO STATION: WTMD 89.7 (TOP PLAYS FOR WEEK OF JUNE 28)
The latest incarnation of Bright Eyes serves up a bouncy guitar riff and summertime feel — even if the lyrics imply storms on the horizon: “Nothing makes sense when the wave comes through.” The feel-good, feel-bad hit for beach season. WTMD

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