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.
![Olivia Rodrigo, "deja vu" [📷: Geffen]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/olivia-rodrigo-deja-vu.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
“Déjà vu” may have big shoes to fill following “drivers license,” but Olivia Rodrigo serves up another legitimate hit all said and done.
![Ekelle, "I Need That" [📷: Motive Music Canada]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ekelle-i-need-that-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Multi-genre Toronto artist Ekelle brings the heat on “I Need That,” indeed the fiery, sexy banger we all need in 2021.
![Miesha & The Spanks, "Mixed Blood Girls" [📷: Miesha & The Spanks]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/miesha-and-the-spanks-mixed-blood-girls-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Calgary, AB rock collective Miesha and the Spanks shine on the personal, dynamic, and expressive single, “Mixed Blood Girls.”
George James: Sabi Pitt is on a mission to change the world, and he uses his talent as a platform to raise awareness for the worlds intricate problems.
George James: Ivan Makvel is the electro-funk maestro who delivers the goods with his new release ‘How You Make Me Feel’. Read the full review here.
Taylor Swift doesn’t miss a beat on “You All Over Me,” featuring Maren Morris, the second single from her Fearless (Taylor’s Version).
![BROCKHAMPTON, "Buzzcut" (Ft. Danny Brown) [📷: Question Everything, Inc / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/brockhampton-buzzcut-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
BROCKHAMPTON taps Danny Brown for “BUZZCUT,” the intriguing single from their 2021 LP, ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE.
![Demi Lovato, "Dancing With the Devil" [📷: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/demi-lovato-dancing-with-the-devil-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Demi Lovato shines on “Dancing with the Devil,” the moving promo single from her 7th LP, Dancing with the Devil… The Art of Starting Over.
![Lil Nas X, "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" [📷: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lil-nas-x-montero-call-me-by-your-name-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Lil Nas X shocks the world with his bold new single, “MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name),” which explores and reflects upon sexuality.
![Lil Tjay, "Headshot" (Ft. Polo G & Fivio Foreign) [📷: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lil-tjay-headshot-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rapper Lil Tjay enlists fellow rappers Polo G and Fivio Foreign for the brief but potent banger, “Headshot.”
![bbno$ & lentra, “bad to the bone” [📷: OFFMETA / bbno$]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/bbnos-lentra-bad-to-the-bone-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the short, novel rap record “bad to the bone,” by bbno$ and lentra.
George James: Hip hop arrives most potent when it is true, and Untold Poet knows this too well with his latest release, ‘Don’t Understand’.