It's Tuesday! Time for another round of "5 Must-Hear Pop Songs of the Week"!

This week's roundup features trap-turned-trance euphoria from a certain Navy Commander, funky throwback grooves from a Scissor Sister gone solo, and some devastating heartbreak from the industry's Concrete Rose. Let's go!

Ashanti, Slow Knights, Rihanna, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Carly Rae Jepsen and more in 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs of the Week.

1.) Ashanti, "Never Should Have"

Our beloved Concrete Rose is back! Five years since The Declaration, R&B chanteuse Ashanti is finally gearing up to release her long-awaited follow-up, Braveheart. Taking a break from her gig on the latest season of "Army Wives," the "Foolish" songstress has just unveiled a brand-new track from the upcoming album: "Never Should Have," a devastating power ballad that sees the singer pouring more emotion into a track than ever before. "I thought that you were ready/ I thought that we were gonna be a family," she achingly cries out above a striding marching beat and light electronica flourishes. Sure, there are probably some things you shouldn't have done, Ashanti -- but releasing "Never Should Have" isn't one of them.

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It's Tuesday! Time for another round of "5 Must-Hear Pop Songs of the Week"!

This week's roundup includes a rowdy club banga between one of the industry's most in-demand songwriters and iconic female rappers, funky freshness from a Scissor Sisters alum, and a brand-new breakup ballad by K-pop's premiere queen.

Del Marquis, Ester Dean, BoA and more in 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs.

Del Marquis, Ester Dean, BoA and more in 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs Of The Week.

1.) Del Marquis featuring Xavier, "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy"

With the Scissor Sisters on indefinite hiatus, the band's members have been left to their own devices. And for guitarist Del Marquis, that means getting a little funky. Teaming up with NYC singer Xavier last year, the talented musician crafted Tickle, a six-track mixtape full of slick, sensual vibrations and fierce disco struts. The track that kicked it all off, "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy," is actually a cover of Jermaine Jackson's delightfully semi-obscure 1982 track (which featured Devo, no less!). "Let me tickle your fancy/ let me excite your soul," Xavier tempts above the nostalgic, early '80s synthesizers. And if you're catching a whiff of Prince in the production, there's good reason: New Power Generation, the occasional live backing band for the musical icon, joined Del in the studio.

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