Coming-of-age Western songs recommended for high school students: world classics and popular hits.

Love AgainDua Lipa

Dua Lipa – Love Again (Official Music Video)

Dua Lipa, a British female singer known for her distinctive low, husky voice, is also active as a model and has become a role model popular among overseas teenagers.

While she’s strongly associated with a sound that mixes house music and electro-pop, her track Love Again is crafted as a more orthodox pop song.

She delivers the cool melody with a low-register vocal, so if you’re looking for a badass female vocal track, be sure to check it out.

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Don’t Go YetCamila Cabello

Camila Cabello – Don’t Go Yet (Official Video)

Camila Cabello, an artist gaining popularity from the drama Cinderella.

Although she’s American, she was born in Cuba, and her musical style carries a Latin music vibe.

One of her signature songs is Don’t Go Yet.

It portrays a strong, resilient woman, and the melody incorporates the Latin music elements she excels at.

Though she and Shawn Mendes have broken up, she plans to focus on her work, and we can look forward to even greater success from her.

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ShiversEd Sheeran

Ed Sheeran – Shivers [Official Video]

Ed Sheeran, the British singer-songwriter whose popularity in Japan soared with the hit Shape of You, has become widely known here.

He keeps releasing hit songs one after another, so he’s an artist familiar to high school students as well.

Shivers, released as a single in September 2021, features a melody that’s both stylish and catchy, reminiscent of 2010s boy bands.

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Rap GodEminem

Eminem – Rap God (Explicit)

Sparked by the show Freestyle Dungeon, hip-hop became a major craze among many young people.

High school students were no exception.

Many of you in high school may have gotten into hip-hop through MC battles, right? For high schoolers who are just starting to fall in love with hip-hop, I recommend the track “Rap God.” It’s a song by Eminem, who commands immense props, and it’s famous for its incredibly fast rap—so fast it even made it into the Guinness World Records.

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Lost CauseBillie Eilish

Billie Eilish – Lost Cause (Official Music Video)

Billie Eilish, the American singer-songwriter who enjoys overwhelming support among teens and people in their twenties.

When you think of Billie Eilish, you probably think of her downbeat melodies and abstract, deeply message-driven lyrics.

Lost Cause is one of her newer tracks, and it’s packed to the brim with those signature moody, downtempo vibes.

Highly recommended for high school students looking for a stylish, low-energy song.

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