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.
Katy Perry delivers a thoughtful, empowering message on “What Makes a Woman” but fails to recapture/rejuvenate her superstar status.
![Myylo, "Bored to Tears" [Photo Credits: Myylo]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/myylo-bored-to-tears-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
“Bored to Tears” of lame boys, there’s nothing the least bit boring about the latest pop bop courtesy of the musical gift that is Myylo.
![Pharrell Williams, "Entrepreneur" [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pharrell-williams-entrepreneur-columbia-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pharrell Williams enlists JAY-Z for “Entrepreneur,” a powerful though quirky record for racially charged times such as these.
![Joey Ariemma, “Miss You Now” [Photo Credits: Higher Nature Sound / Ariemma Publishing LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/joey-ariemma-miss-you-now-higher-nature-sound-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rock singer/songwriter Joey Ariemma continues to show great potential on “Miss You Now,” his second single released in 2020.
![EARTHGANG, "Powered Up" [Photo Credits: Dreamville / Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/earth-gang-powered-up-dreamville-roc-nation-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
EARTHGANG – Doctur Dot and Johnny Venus – shine on “Powered Up,” a highly energetic, high-flying banger from Madden NFL 21.
![Nas & Hit-Boy, "Ultra Black" [Photo Credit: Mass Appeal]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nas-ultra-black-mass-appeal-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Nas enlists Hit-Boy on “Ultra Black,” the promo single from King’s Disease, which celebrates blackness in all its glory.
![Jack Harlow, “Automatic” [Photo Credit: Generation Now / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/jack-harlow-automatic-atlantic-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Jack Harlow may not ‘flip the game on its side’ with “Automatic,” but the Madden NFL 21 track is a respectable banger all said and done.
![Dua Lipa, "Levitating (The Blessed Madonna Remix" (Ft. Madonna & Missy Elliott) [Photo credit: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dua-lipa-levitating-the-blessed-madonna-remix-warner-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winner Dua Lipa enlists fellow Grammy-winners Madonna and Missy Elliott for the hella groovy “Levitating (The Blessed Madonna Remix).”
![Alicia Keys, "So Done" (Ft. Khalid) [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/alicia-keys-so-done-rca-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Alicia Keys continues to build anticipation for her seventh studio album, ALICIA, with her sixth advance single, “So Done,” featuring Khalid.
![Charlie Puth, "Hard on Yourself" (Ft. blackbear) [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/charlie-puth-hard-on-yourself-atlantic-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Charlie Puth continues to show musical growth and maturity on the positive single “Hard on Yourself,” featuring blackbear.
![Miley Cyrus, "Midnight Sky" [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/miley-cyrus-midnight-sky-rca-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After generating little buzz musically in the back half of the 2010s, Miley Cyrus comes out strong in 2020 with single “Midnight Sky.”
![Drake, "Laugh Now Cry Later" (Ft. Lil Durk) [Photo Credits: OVO / Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/drake-laugh-now-cry-later-republic-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Though it’s moderately interesting, “Laugh Now Cry Later,” the promo single from Certified Lover Boy, isn’t a slam dunk for Drake.