Kidz Bop 7
TheBopis back, and as pop music gets brighter and more interesting, so doesthis series. The 18 tracks that make the cut this time do the usual genre swing, sailing effortlessly through the melodic fluff of "Accidentally in Love" and "Beautiful Soul" and then on to a second-grade shout-out to hip-hop and R&B; via "My Boo" and "Let's Get it Started." In a misstep, rock gets the treatment courtesy of "1985" which, though an excellent song, might get lost on this crowd lyrically (for them, 1985 might as well be 1952). Largely, though, this batch of booty shakers for the rolling backpack set is fresh enough to give the old-school stuff that rounded out previous installations the appearance of filler. And where6relied on dance remixes to reach its sweaty apex,7dares you to move, as one of its songs goes, to genuine hits only.--Tammy La Gorce