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.
![St. Vincent, "Pay Your Way in Pain" [📷: Loma Vista]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/st-vincent-pay-your-way-in-pain-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy winning alternative singer/songwriter St. Vincent compels on her colorful, intriguing, and quirky single, “Pay Your Way in Pain.”
![Drake, Scary Hours 2 [📷: OVO / Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/drake-scary-hours-2-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After delaying his new album, Certified Lover Boy, Drake brings some fire to his three-track EP (or single), Scary Hours 2.
![Nick Jonas, "This is Heaven" [📷: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/nick-jonas-this-is-heaven-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop standout Nick Jonas gives us a “little slice of heaven” on “This is Heaven,” the second single from his 2021 solo album, Spaceman.
![Brandon Furtado, "Selena" [📷: Records DK]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/brandon-furtado-selena-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the song “Selena” by Somerset, Massachusetts pop artist, Brandon Furtado.
![Olivia Morreale, "Parasomnia" [📷: Olivia Morreale]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/olivia-morreale-parasomnia-2.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LA-based artist, writer, and producer Olivia Morreale stands out from the crowd with her adventurous, totally satisfying single, “Parasomnia.”
![Kandle, "Honey Trap" [📷: Kandle Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/kandle-honey-trap-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Alternative British Columbia singer/songwriter Kandle delivers an absolutely stellar, must hear single with “Honey Trap.”
![Alan Dreezer, "Equal" [📷: Alan Dreezer]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/alan-dreezer-equal-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop musician Alan Dreezer delivers an utterly infectious synth pop single with “Equal,” set to appear on his forthcoming sophomore album.
![Lauren Daigle, "Hold On to Me" [📷 Centricity Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lauren-daigle-hold-on-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning CCM/Christian pop artist Lauren Daigle inspires once more on single “Hold on to Me.”
![OpenSoul, “Differences” [📷: Artekal]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/opensoul-differences-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the intriguing single “Differences” by Jamaican R&B artist, OpenSoul.
![Zuli Jr., "Blue Sky" [📷: Zuli Jr. / Nurtured Ideas]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/zuli-jr-blue-sky-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Zuli Jr. delivers a must hear, surefire bop with “Blue Sky,” set to appear on his forthcoming album, Stop It God.
![We Were Sharks, "Problems" [📷: Revival Recordings]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/we-were-sharks-problems-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Alternative collective We Were Sharks shines on their first single of 2021, “Problems,” set to appear on their 2021 album, New Low.
![Silk Sonic, "Leave the Door Open" [📷: Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/silk-sonic-leave-the-door-open.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning artists Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak shine as duo Silk Sonic on their soulful single, “Leave the Door Open.”