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.
![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.”
![Iron Maiden, "The Writing on the Wall" [📷: Sanctuary]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/iron-maiden-the-writing-on-the-wall.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Iconic heavy metal/hard rock band Iron Maiden makes a stellar return on “The Writing on the Wall,” the promo from their 17th LP, Senjutsu.
![Normani, “Wild Side” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Keep Cool, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/normani-wild-side-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop/R&B singer Normani ‘delivers the goods’ on her risqué, sexy single “Wild Side,” featuring Grammy winning rapper, Cardi B.
![Badflower, “Family” [📷: Big Machine, Brent Faulkner, John Varvatos, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/badflower-family.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
L.A. alt-rock band Badflower return superbly on “Family,” the personal promo single from their sophomore LP, This is How the World Ends.
![Lorde, “Stoned at the Nail Salon” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Universal Music New Zealand Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/lorde-stoned-at-the-nail-salon.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Alternative pop artist Lorde shines once more on “Stoned at the Nail Salon,” the second single from her third studio album, Solar Power.
![Brandi Carlile, "Right on Time" [📷: Elektra]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/brandi-carlile-right-on-time.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Brandi Carlile shines on “Right on Time,” the dynamic opener and promo single from her seventh studio album, In These Silent Days.
![Jennifer Hudson, “(You Make Me Feel Like ) Natural Woman” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Epic, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/jennifer-hudson-you-make-me-feel-like-a-natural-woman.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Jennifer Hudson shines on her remake of the Aretha Franklin classic, “(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman” from RESPECT.