[2025 Edition] Uplifting Western Music — Latest Popular Songs and Recommended Tracks

Obey with YUNGBLUDBring Me The Horizon

Bring Me The Horizon – Obey with YUNGBLUD (Official Video)

For anyone who wants to get pumped up with a refreshing rock track—featuring loud-as-hell guitars, a heavy rhythm, full-on shouts, and still a singable melody—this song comes highly recommended! It’s a single released in September 2020 by Bring Me The Horizon, now one of the UK’s flagship rock bands and hugely popular here in Japan as well, and it also made waves for featuring fellow UK rising star YUNGBLUD.

Bring Me The Horizon started out as a brutally heavy deathcore band, but over the years they’ve shifted toward a more polished sound.

Obey, which sees frontman Oliver Sykes unleashing fierce screams for the first time in a while, was warmly received by fans who had been waiting for a heavier BMTH.

That said, their knack for crafting something properly catchy is as sharp as ever, making this a cool track that’s also easy to recommend to listeners who find overly heavy music a bit much.

my ex’s best friendMachine Gun Kelly ft. blackbear

Machine Gun Kelly ft. blackbear – my ex’s best friend (Official Music Video)

In the American music scene of 2020, Machine Gun Kelly’s rise was truly remarkable.

Though known as a rapper, Kelly originally came from the rock world, and his album Tickets To My Downfall—an unabashed, 120% love letter to the 2000s pop-punk that defined his youth—symbolically became his first to reach No.

1 on the U.

S.

charts.

Among the album’s slew of youthful, pop-punk anthems—complete with lyrics that carry a naïve, boyish vulnerability—this time I’d like to highlight my ex’s best friend, which also incorporates elements of contemporary trap-emo.

Featuring the popular singer-songwriter and producer blackbear, the song’s lyrics, delivered through Kelly’s gritty vocals, capture a complex male psyche that’s quintessentially 2000s emo.

Rather than a track for amped-up revelry, it’s recommended for listeners who want to sink into a mellow, bittersweet melody and simply feel it.

Hard To Be HappyRob Thomas

Rob Thomas – Hard To Be Happy (Official Lyric Video)

It’s a song that feels like someone right beside you gently saying, “You don’t have to force a smile.” The singer is Rob Thomas, known as the frontman of the American band Matchbox Twenty and as a solo artist.

This warm pop-rock track carries a message that affirms your feelings as they are: “It’s okay if you’re not happy right now.” Its bright, breezy sound softly wraps around the honest sentiment that you don’t need to force yourself to be cheerful when your heart feels heavy.

Released as an advance single from the September 2025 album All Night Days, this piece will likely make your heart feel a little lighter when you’re worn out from trying too hard to meet everyone’s expectations.

vampire diariesmgk

mgk – vampire diaries

It’s a track by American musician Machine Gun Kelly, bursting with punchy guitars and unstoppable pop energy.

Produced by his close collaborator Travis Barker, this work seems to symbolize his headlong shift from hip-hop to pop-punk.

Set in the American Museum of Natural History and reportedly filmed in just 24 hours, the MV’s choreography feels like a pure embodiment of irrepressible early impulse.

The song is the lead single from the album “lost americana,” released in July 2025.

Doesn’t it make you feel that sense of liberation that blows away everyday haze and makes you want to dance with your heart wide open?

Lean On (feat. MØ)Major Lazer & DJ Snake

Major Lazer & DJ Snake – Lean On (feat. MØ) [Official 4K Music Video]

Lean On (feat.

MØ) features a few slightly Arabian-sounding phrases.

Since it’s also used in commercials, I think many of you are familiar with it.

Its structure feels like classic dance music, making it extremely easy to listen to.

It seems like a good one to play when you want to get motivated.

I Don’t Wanna WaitDavid Guetta & OneRepublic

David Guetta & OneRepublic – I Don’t Wanna Wait (Official Video)

This collaboration between French EDM maestro David Guetta and the popular American band OneRepublic is a dance anthem that truly embodies the passion of summer.

Centered on the theme of savoring the present moment to the fullest, it channels the protagonist’s determination to seize time with a loved one and the brilliance of life without waiting, all wrapped in an energetic sound.

Released in April 2024, the track also features a nostalgic touch by sampling O-Zone’s classic hit.

It’s perfect for peak moments at beach parties and festivals.

Plus, for anyone feeling worn out by daily life, this song is recommended as a source of uplifting energy and courage.

No Time To TalkJonas Brothers

Jonas Brothers – No Time To Talk (Official Lyric Video)

A sparkling, feel-good dance tune packed with love and respect for classic disco! This track, released in June 2025 by the popular American sibling band the Jonas Brothers, is the lead single from their seventh album, “Greetings from Your Hometown.” Paying homage to the Bee Gees—whom they grew up listening to—it radiates the unique bond only a brother band can share.

Its passionate message of wanting to connect through dance rather than words blends perfectly with the breezy beat.

It’s guaranteed to elevate your weekend drive or party!