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.
![James Blake, "Are You Even Real?" [Photo Credits: Republic / Polydor]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/james-blake-are-you-even-real-republic-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
With “Are You Even Real?” Mercury Prize winning alternative musician James Blake delivers one of his most gorgeous offerings to date.
![Kid Cudi & Eminem, “The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady” [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/kid-cudi-eminem-the-adventures-of-moon-man-slim-shady-republic-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Kid Cudi and Eminem join forces for quite the hip-hop trip on single “The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady.”
![Aloe Blacc, "My Way" [Photo Credit: BMG Rights Management]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/aloe-blacc-my-way-bmg-rights-management.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After a six-year hiatus, Aloe Blacc makes a strong comeback with the soulful, uplifting “My Way,” the promo single from All Love Everything.
The exuberant, uplifting single “Smile” is just what the doctor ordered for Grammy-nominated pop star Katy Perry as well as for her fans.
![Myylo, "Kiss on Your Dad" [Photo Credit: Myylo]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/myylo-kiss-on-your-dad-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Myylo lightens up a hellacious 2020 with the absolutely, laugh out loud hilarious, ‘hot dad crushing’ bop, “Kiss on Your Dad.”
Joey Ariemma delivers the brutally honest, reckless rockin’ single you need in your life with “Twenty Something Wreck.”
![Tati Shear, "Fool" [Photo Credit: Shear]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/tali-shear-fool-shear.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Tali Shear knocks it out of the park with “Fool”. A track which provides enormous relevance for anyone who has had a wobbly relationship.
![Sufjan Stevens, "America" [Photo Credit: Asthmatic Kitty]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sufjan-stevens-america-asthmatic-kitty-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Sufjan Stevens wows with “America,” the lengthy but incredibly deep and thoughtful promo single from his 2020 album, The Ascension.
![Ellie Goulding, "Slow Grenade" (Ft. Lauv) from Brightest Blue [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ellie-goulding-slow-grenade-brightest-blue-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Ellie Goulding drops the fourth track off of the EG.0 portion of her fourth studio album, Brightest Blue, “Slow Grenade” featuring Lauv.
![Kanye West, "Wash Us in the Blood" (Ft. Travis Scott) [Photo Credit: Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/kanye-west-wash-us-in-the-blood-def-jam-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Kanye West, assisted by Travis Scott, drops a conscious, effective banger (sans profanity mind you) with “Wash Us in the Blood.”
![The Chicks, "March March" from Gaslighter [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/the-chicks-march-march-columbia.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Now The Chicks, the Natalie Maines-led country trio continue their comeback with the epic, unapologetic single, “March March.”
![Melanie Martinez, "Fire Drill" [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/melanie-martinez-fire-drill-atlantic-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Standout alternative pop singer/songwriter Melanie Martinez shines on “Fire Drill,” her second single of 2020 following “Copy Cat”.