Phillip Phillips, “Home”

It is KCRW Lite, a genre we didn’t even know existed. It lifts its whoa-oh hook right off “Party in the USA.” It is The Mumford Wives. Nothing about this song should work, but god help me, I can’t stop listening to it. Phillip himself has called this song too poppy, out of step with the more jazz-inected music he hopes to record. While 19 Entertainment sits him down and explains how the next decade of his life is going to go, let’s enjoy the only decent coronation song Idol has ever produced.

The-Dream, “Roc”

Is it weird that The-Dream uses the spelling of the word “rock” so closely associated with his former Def Jam boss Jay-Z? Yes, sort of. In response, Jay-Z should make a song about how good he is at doing sex.