If you really aren't familiar with English popular music, maybe start is with some of the latest music plus some classics... Each December, the New York Times music critics write an article on the best songs from the previous year. Last December, chief popular music critic John Parless, Ben Ratliff, Jon Caramanica and Nate Chinen chose their favourites for 2015: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/15/arts/music/the-best-songs-of-2015.html Each pick has a direct link to a video of the song on YouTube or Vevo. Now for classics. Since 2014, the London newspaper The Guardian has published a weekly column called "10 of the best". The writers devote each article to an individual band or musician - from the wonderfully inventive Kate Bush to U.K. punk band The Clash to American rocker/lyricist Bruce Springsteen to Canadian poet/singer Leonard Cohen to the great Jazz singer Nina Simone - and discuss what they think are the artist's best songs: https://www.theguardian.com/music/series/10-of-the-best If you want to tune in to the latest in English popular music, try Apple's radio station, Beats One, broadcasting 24/7 from London, New York and Los Angeles. In addition to music, it features interviews and commentary that would help you with comprehension and contemporary vocabulary. It's free and available on both iOS and Android. P.S. :) As a Canadian, can't resist noting that 3 of the New York Times critics chose, as their 1st pick, songs by or featuring Justin Bieber ("Where Are Ü Now", with Skrillex and Diplo) and Drake ("Hotline Bling", and "Blessings" with Big Sean and Kanye West). The Skrillex/Diplo/Bieber video is worth watching just for the visuals. It has 710 million views for a reason: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nntGTK2Fhb0 It also won the 2016 Grammy (the most important pop music awards in the English world) for Best Dance Recording. Meanwhile, Drake's Hotline Bling is closing in on a billion views just on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxpDa-c-4Mc

Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men is a great song. It doesn't contain much confusing language, and it's sung as a dialogue.

Escape (The Pina Colada Song) You Light Up My Life Hotel California Honey (by Bobby Goldsboro) Yesterday (Beatles) Total Eclipse of the Heart Making Love Out of Nothing at All House of the Rising Sun Self-Control (by Laura Branigan) Lemon Tree Copacabana

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