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The Musical Hype 2018 Album Awards (So Far) | Year in Review
Artists with albums honored by The Musical Hype as some of the best in 2018 so far include Arctic Monkeys, Janelle Monáe, and Ryan Beatty.
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11 Songs Where It Gets Steamy II | Playlist
Prepare to get ‘hot and bothered’ (again) with “11 Songs Where it Gets Steamy II,” featuring Christina Aguilera, Nicki Minaj, Ryan Beatty & Selena Gomez.
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Bazzi, ‘Beautiful (Remix)’ | Track Review
Urban-pop artist Bazzi returns with a remix of “Beautiful,” among the highlights from his debut LP, ‘COSMIC.’ He gets a lovely assist from Camila Cabello.
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Travis Scott, ASTROWORLD | Album Review
Houston rapper Travis Scott delivers some of the best work of his career with his highly-anticipated third studio album, ‘ASTROWORLD.’
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Hunter Hayes, ‘Dear God’ | Track Review
Hunter Hayes returns with a deep new single, “Dear God.” While the message is awesome, the musical execution is ambitious and somewhat confusing.
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Ella Mai, ‘Trip’ | Track Review
Rising urban contemporary artist Ella Mai follows up her brilliant, breakout single “Boo’d Up” with another surefire bop, “Trip.” Upward trajectory indeed.
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ZAYN, ‘Too Much’ | Track Review
Standout British urban-pop singer ZAYN enlists four-time Grammy-winning rapper/producer Timbaland for his fourth single of 2018, “Too Much.”
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Iggy Azalea, Survive the Summer (EP) | Album Review
Following a four-year hiatus, Grammy-nominated rapper Iggy Azalea returns with ‘Survive the Summer,’ a six-song EP full of cocky, confident bangers.
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14 Songs That Are About Boys 👨 or Girls 👩 | Playlist 🎧
‘14 Songs That Are About Either Boys 👨 or Girls 👩’ features music from Ariana Grande, Charli XCX & Tyler, the Creator.
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11 Totally Animalistic Songs | Playlist
“11 Totally Animalistic Songs” features songs exploring the inner animal – rawr! Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, and Queens of the Stone Age appear on this playlist.
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Drake Remains Dominant, 6ix9ine Comes Up | Chart Happenings
Chart Happenings no. 5: Drake remains dominant on both the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Hot 100, while 6ix9ine debuts at no. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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10 Rap Songs with Lyrics that Reference Draco | Playlist
“10 Rap Songs with Lyrics that Reference Draco” features music courtesy of 6ix9ine, BlocBoy JB, Future, Migos, and Rich the Kid.