The song “Drink on It” is a country music recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. The song was written by Jessi Alexander, Rodney Clawson and Jon Randall. “Drink on It” was released on January 2012 as the third single from his sixth studio album Red River Blue “Drink on It” debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of January 7, 2012. It also debuted at number 81 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of February 11, 2012.

American recording artist Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989), better known by his stage name Chris Brown, recorded the song “Turn Up the Music.” It was written and produced by Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas of The Underdogs, and Fuego. “Turn Up the Music” is a song from his upcoming fifth studio album Fortune (2012). “Turn Up the Music” premiered online on January 26, 2012, and was sent to contemporary hit radios in the United States on February 7, 2012. It was released digitally on February 10, 2012, through RCA Records, as the lead single from the album. “Turn Up the Music” is a high energy song which draws from the genres of electronic dance, house and dance-pop. The song’s development was motivated by how Brown dances and performs. Brown promoted “Turn Up the Music” by performing it live at the 54th Grammy Awards and during the halftime show of the 2012 NBA All-Star Game. The song’s official remix features Brown’s former girlfriend, Rihanna.

“T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)” is a song by American rapper will.i.am, featuring vocals from Mick Jagger and Jennifer Lopez. The song was released as the first official lead single from his upcoming fourth studio album, #willpower. The song was premiered live on November 20, 2011, live at the 2011 American Music Awards at the Nokia Theater. The performance included will.i.am and Lopez performing live, and Jagger performing via video link. The song was made available on iTunes immediately following the AMA performance. The song was produced by Audiobot, Dallas Austin and will.i.am, as well as Jimmy Iovine. The song debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #36 for the chart week of December 10, 2011 with 70,000 copies sold. The song also debuted at number 10 on the Canadian Hot 100 the same week. On the week ending February 3, 2012, a cover version of the track by Kings of Pop entered the UK Singles Chart at number forty.

“Boyfriend” is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber released as the first single from his upcoming third studio album, Believe (2012). It was written and produced by Mike Posner and Mason Levy, with additional writing by Bieber and Mat Musto. “Boyfriend” is a R&B and hip-hop influenced song that features club beats reminiscent of American record producer Pharrell Williams and pop band ’N Sync. The instrumentation is kept in a lower sound to highlight Bieber’s vocals. The lyrics of “Boyfriend” features Bieber singing about being “everything you want”, and have references to songs byBeyoncé Knowles, Britney Spears and Janet Jackson. A snippet of “Boyfriend” was previewed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on March 1, 2012. The song was announced as a single on the same day, and was released on March 26, 2012. The cover art was released on March 19, 2012. The song debuted at number one in Canada and in the Ultratip chart of both Flanders and Wallonia region of Belgium, while attaining top ten positions in Australia, New Zealand and Netherlands, and reaching the top twenty in Finland, Ireland and Switzerland.

American indie pop band fun recorded the song “We Are Young” featuring American R&B/soul musician Janelle Monáe. On September 20, 2011, the song was released as the first single from the trio’s second studio album, Some Nights. “We Are Young” is a “grandiose alternative number, built on theatrical orchestration and a propulsive, immediate chorus that beams with inspirational effect.” “We Are Young” has been certified double platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America and has been widely credited for propelling the band into popularity.