Hot 16: SoulBounce’s Best Songs Of 2014

Janelle Monáe “What Is Love” [Listen][Amazon][iTunes]

Like Pharrell in 2013, Janelle Monáe took a song penned for an animated movie soundtrack and created something that quite possibly outshone and outlasted the movie itself. Driven by Latin rhythms and infused with Janelle's electric energy, this feel-good song embodies the joyous spirit of Rio's Carnaval. Initial praise predicted an Academy Award nomination in the song's future, and we'd definitely love to see Monáe bring this party to life on Oscar Sunday 2015. -- B. Cakes