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.
![Asbjørn, "Be Human" [📷: Embassy of Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/asbjorn-be-human-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Danish pop artist Asbjørn ‘brings it on home’ on his moving, transcendent, sermon to the LGBTQ community, “Be Human (Pride Version).”
![Role Model, "Death Wish" [📷: Brent Faulkner, Interscope, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/role-model-death-wish-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising Maine pop singer/songwriter Role Model (Tucker Pillsbury) shines on his dark yet satisfying single, “Death Wish.”
![Gunna, “Too Easy” (Ft. Future) [📷: 300 Entertainment, Brent Faulkner, Gunna Music, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/gunna-too-easy-2.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Atlanta rapper Gunna taps fellow Atlantan rapper Future for “Too Easy,” a flex track that’s entertaining but doesn’t break new ground.
![Coldplay x BTS, “My Universe” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Parlophone]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/coldplay-bts-my-universe-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Alternative collective Coldplay and K-Pop superstars BTS successfully collaborate on the entertaining, ‘universal’ single, “My Universe.”
![GIVĒON, “For Tonight” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Epic, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/giveon-for-tonight-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated R&B singer GIVĒON shines on “For Tonight,” the promo single from his forthcoming debut album.
![Elton John & Charlie Puth, “After All” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Mercury, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/elton-john-after-all.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Iconic pop/rock musician Elton John taps Grammy-nominated pop musician/producer Charlie Puth for the assist on “After All.”
![Xavier, Marooned Again [📷: Vicious Tunes Music Group]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/xavier-marooned-again.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Xavier gets his new era underway in style with his release, ‘Marooned Again’, which sticks out like a sore thumb for all the right reasons.
![Mike Taveira, "Sex for Breakfast" [📷: Brent Faulkner, Mike Taveira, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/mike-taveira-sex-for-breakfast-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising queer pop artist Mike Taveira, assisted by Canadian pop artist Allie X, delivers a surefire, titillating bop, “Sex for Breakfast.”
![Whethan, “Think You Right” (Ft. ericdoa & glaive) [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/whethan-think-you-right-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
DJ/producer Whethan, collaborating with ericdoa and glaive, delivers a brief but enjoyable electronic pop single with “Think You Right.”
![Chloe, "Have Mercy" [📷: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/chloe-have-mercy-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Chlöe of Grammy-nominated sister duo, Chloe x Halle, steps out on her own on her brief, sexy, suggestive R&B single, “Have Mercy.”
![Ari Lennox, "Pressure" [📷: Brent Faulkner, Dreamville, Interscope,The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ari-lennox-pressure-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Underrated R&B singer/songwriter Ari Lennox drops one of the sassiest, sexiest, and best records of 2021 (R&B or otherwise).
George James: Marije provides the goods with ‘Stupid Lie,’ which is new and out of the box pop music at its best.