Lykke Li, so sad so sexy | Album Review
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Swedish alternative pop standout Lykke Li returns following a four-year hiatus with a short-but-sweet fourth studio album, ‘so sad so sexy.’
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
Category Reviews
Prince, ‘Mary Don’t You Weep’ | Track Review
![Prince, Piano & A Microphone [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/prince-piano-a-microphone-1983-warner-bros.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
A stunning piano-accompanied interpretation of the spiritual “Mary Don’t Weep” provides further support for the absolute genius of the late, great Prince.
Nicki Minaj, ‘Rich Sex’ | Track Review
![Nicki Minaj, Rich Sex [Photo Credit: Cash Money]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nicki-minaj-rich-sex-cash-money.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Nicki Minaj, building towards her fourth studio album, enlists Lil Wayne for the absolutely filthy, yet hard-hitting banger, “Rich Sex.”
Shakira & Maluma, ‘Clandestino’ | Track Review
![Shakira & Maluma, Clandestino [Photo Credit: Sony Music Latin]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/shakira-maluma-clandestino-sony-latin.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Iconic Colombian singer/songwriter Shakira and rising Columbia reggaetón singer Maluma make a formidable team as ‘secret lovers’ on “Clandestino.”
Vic Mensa, ‘Reverse’ | Track Review
![Vic Mensa, Reverse [Photo Credit: Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/vic-mensa-reverse-roc-nation.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Chi-town rapper Vic Mensa, assisted by the ever-confident, ubiquitous, Bay Area rapper G-Eazy, drop a sick banger with “Reverse.”
Gnash, ‘Imagine If’ | Track Review
![gnash, imagine if [Photo Credits: :): / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gnash-imagine-if-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Alternative artist Garret Nash, better known as gnash, returns with his second, ‘imaginative’ single of 2018, “Imagine If.”
Maroon 5, ‘Three Little Birds’ | Track Review
![Maroon 5, Three Little Birds [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/maroon-5-three-little-birds-interscope.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Maroon 5 surprises with a cover of the chill, happy, and uplifting Bob Marley & The Wailers classic, “Three Little Birds.”
Ne-Yo, Good Man | Album Review 💿
![Ne-Yo, Good Man [📷: Motown]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ne-yo-good-man-motown-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning R&B artist Ne-Yo returns following a three-year hiatus with an enjoyable, overall well-rounded seventh studio album with ‘Good Man.’
Thomston, Acid Rain | Track Review 🎵
![Thomston, Acid Rain [Photo Credit: Warner Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/thomston-acid-rain-warner-music.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
22-year old New Zealand-bred alternative-pop artist Thomston reflects on a bad, ‘acidic’ relationship on his compelling single, “Acid Rain.”
88rising, Joji & Rich Brian, ‘Midsummer Madness’ | Track Review
![88 Rising, Midsummer Madness [Photo Credit: 88rising]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/88rising-midsummer-madness-88rising.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
88 Rising enlists Joji, Rich Brian, Higher Brothers, and AUGUST 08 for the enjoyable, ‘F the rules’ anthem, “Midsummer Madness.”
Gorillaz, ‘Sorcererz’ | Track Review
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Three weeks in advance of the release of the highly-anticipated LP ‘The Now Now,’ Gorillaz drops a third single, “Sorcererz.”
Mason Ramsey, ‘Lovesick Blues’ | Track Review
![Mason Ramsey [📷: Atlantic / Big Loud]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mason-ramsey-lovesick-blues-big-loud.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
After releasing his post-yodeling, debut single, “Famous,” 11-year old Mason Ramsey returns with a studio version of his viral hit, “Lovesick Blues.”