Songs (singles + tracks) of various styles are reviewed in this section of The Musical Hype. Songs are assigned a rating between 0 and 5 stars.
![Post Malone & Roddy Ricch, “Cooped Up” [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/post-malone-cooped-up.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Post Malone enlists Roddy Ricch for the enjoyable though not groundbreaking “Cooped Up,” which appears on Malone’s fourth studio album.
![Måneskin, “SUPERMODEL” [📷: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/maneskin-supermodel-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Italian pop/rock collective Måneskin deliver their first single of 2022, the short but sweet and totally entertaining, “SUPERMODEL.”
![Kendrick Lamar, "The Heart Part 5" [📷 : Aftermath / Interscope / pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/kendrick-lamar-the-heart-part-5-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following a 5-year hiatus, Kendrick Lamar returns compellingly with “The Heart Part 5,” which arrives in advance of his 5th studio album.
![Taylor Swift, “This Love (Taylor’s Version)” [📷: Taylor Swift]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/taylor-swift-this-love-taylors-version-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Taylor Swift does a nice job keeping the magic alive and well on “This Love (Taylor’s Version),” which appears on 1989 (Taylor’s Version).
![DNCE, “Move” [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/dnce-move-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Joe Jonas-led pop collective DNCE returns strong with a hella groovy, utterly infectious earworm, simply titled “Move.” No doubt you will, indeed, move.
![Tove Lo, “No One Dies From Love” [📷: Pretty Swede / mtheory]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/tove-lo-no-one-dies-from-love-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Standout Swedish singer/songwriter Tove Lo delivers a relatable, surefire pop bop with “No One Dies From Love.”
![Lady Gaga, “Hold My Hand” [📷: Paramount Pictures / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/lady-gaga-hold-my-hand-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Academy & Grammy award-winning musician delivers positive, uplifting vibes on “Hold My Hand,” the theme song from Top Gun: Maverick.
![Myylo, "Tally Ho" [📷: Myylo]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/myylo-tally-ho-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Myylo, who can do no wrong, continues his streak of must-hear pop bops with the incredibly infectious “Tally Ho.” Yeehaw!
![Ava Max, "Maybe You're The Problem" [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ava-max-maybe-youre-the-problem-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Ava Max outdoes herself on “Maybe You’re the Problem,” easily one of the must-hear, certified pop bops of 2022.
![Lil Baby, “Frozen” [📷: Quality Control Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/lil-baby-frozen-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated rapper Lil Baby is on fire on his latest banger, “Frozen,” which isn’t the least bit chilly!
![MAX, “Gucci Bag” [📷: Jawline, Inc. / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/max-gucci-bag-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Talented pop musician MAX brings some cool energy – and a ripe falsetto – to his short but sweet and potent single, “Gucci Bag.”
![Sam Smith, “Love Me More” [📷: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sam-smith-love-me-more-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Academy and Grammy-award winning singer Sam Smith shines on their first single of 2022, the uplifting “Love Me More.”