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.
![Sub Urban & Bella Poarch, "INFERNO" [📷: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sub-urban-bella-poarch-inferno-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
“INFERNO” is a glorious, worthwhile, and ear-catching two-and-a-quarter minutes courtesy of Sub Urban and Bella Poarch.
![Elton John & Dua Lipa, "Cold Heart - PNAU Remix" [📷: Mercury]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/elton-john-dua-lipa-cold-heart-pnau-remix-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Elton John, Dua Lipa, and PNAU gives us the groovy dance-pop bop that we didn’t even know we needed with “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix.”
![Anthony Hamilton, "Love is the New Black" [📷: My Music Box / BMG Rights Management]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/anthony-hamilton-love-is-the-new-black.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Anthony Hamilton continues to a career-long flex on “Love is the New Black,” the soulful title track from his first album in five years.
![Lizzo, "Rumors" [📷: Nice Life / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/lizzo-rumors-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Lizzo, assisted by Cardi B, shines on her first single of 2021, “Rumors.” Both ladies flip the bird to critics and haters and it’s awesome.
![The Mad Game, "Funny" [📷: Blaklyte]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/the-mad-game-funny.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
George James: The Mad Game are a red-hot electronic combo whose latest single, ‘Funny,’ is quickly gaining popularity. Read the full review here.
![Jack Harlow & Pooh Shiesty, “SUVs (Black on Black)” [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, Generation Now, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/jack-harlow-pooh-shiesty-suvs-black-on-black-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Louisville & Memphis – Jack Harlow & Pooh Shiesty – team up for a short but engaging, entertaining & enjoyable “SUVs (Black on Black).”
![The Weeknd, “Take My Breath” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/the-weeknd-take-my-breath-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning Canadian R&B singer/songwriter The Weeknd leaves us breathless on his energetic single, “Take My Breath.”
![BIA, “Whole Lotta Money (Remix)” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Epic, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bia-whole-lotta-money-remix-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Female rappers BIA and Nicki Minaj team up for the confident, entertaining, and unapologetic “Whole Lotta Money (Remix).”
![Pat Reilly, “Mars” [📷 : Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Pat Reilly]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pat-reilly-mars-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ singer/songwriter Pat Reilly slays on his outer space-driven pop single, “Mars,” which encompasses ‘out of this world’ pleasure.
![Jeremy Zucker, "Honest" [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/jeremy-zucker-honest-2.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Jeremy Zucker gets better and better with each release. On “HONEST,” he surprises delivering the most assertive performance to date.
![Dermot Kennedy, “Better Days” [📷: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/dermot-kennedy-better-days.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Irish pop singer/songwriter Dermot Kennedy provides much-needed encouragement to assuage the pain on “Better Days.”
![Silk Sonic, "Skate" [📷: Aftermath, Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/silk-sonic-skate.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
R&B duo Silk Sonic – Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars – shine once more on their old-school, yet refreshing single, “Skate.”