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.
![24kGoldn, "Coco" [📷: Records LLC / Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/24kgoldn-coco-columbia-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
The good ‘mood’ continues for melodic rapper 24kGoldn on his short but sweet single, “Coco,” where he’s assisted by DaBaby.
![Britney Spears, "Swimming in the Stars" [📷 : RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/britney-spears-swimming-in-the-stars-rca-1.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Despite experiencing a sketchy year, pop icon Britney Spears impresses with the beautiful, lush balladry of “Swimming in the Stars.”
![Juice WRLD (with benny blanco), "Real Shit" [📷 : Grade A Productions / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/juice-wrld-benny-blanco-real-shit-interscope-1.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
The great Juice WRLD blesses us with positive vibes on his no lying, posthumous single, “Real Shit” alongside writer/producer benny blanco.
![Trey Lewis, "Dicked Down in Dallas" [📷 : Trey Lewis]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/trey-lewis-dicked-down-in-dallas-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Not to be taken seriously, country musician Trey Lewis shocks and entertains on his utterly filthy single, “Dicked Down in Dallas.”
![Cordae, "The Parables" [📷 : Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cordae-the-parables-atlantic-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated rapper Cordae brings the heat on his second single of 2020, the aggressive, hard-hitting “The Parables.”
![Arlo Parks, "Caroline" [📷 : Transgressive]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/arlo-parks-caroline-transgressive-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
British R&B singer/songwriter Arlo Parks shows immense potential on her chill, narrative-driven single, “Caroline.”
![YUNGBLUD, "Mars" [📷 : Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/yungblud-mars-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Nonconformist alternative standout YUNGBLUD shines on “mars,” the fifth advance single from his sophomore album, weird!
![Rina Sawayama, "LUCID" [📷: Dirty Hit]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/rina-sawayama-lucid-dirty-hit-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rina Sawayama continues to slay, dreaming about being with or being the dream girl on her fresh new single, “LUCID.”
![Jennifer Lopez, "In the Morning" [📷: HITCO]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/jennifer-lopez-in-the-morning-hitco-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Although she serves up nothing ‘game changing,’ Jennifer Lopez reminds us she’s still got it on the sexy pop single, “In the Morning.”
![iann dior, "Holding On" [📷 : Internet Money / TenThousand Projects]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/iann-dior-holding-on-internet-money-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Fresh off a dominant number one hit, rising Puerto Rican artist iann dior drops a brief, entertaining pop single with “Holding On.”
![Tanaka Makoni, "The Streets" [📷: Tanaka Makoni]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tanaka-makoni-the-streets-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
George James: Tanaka Makoni is back with her latest release, “The Streets”. It is a track about the singer’s relationship to her hometown, London.
![Miley Cyrus, "Prisoner" (Ft. Dua Lipa) [📷 : RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/miley-cyrus-prisoner-rca-1.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Miley Cyrus enlists Grammy-winning pop artist Dua Lipa for the assist on the short but utterly sweet “Prisoner.”