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.
![Usher, Lil Jon & Ludacris, "SexBeat" [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/usher-lil-jon-ludacris-sexbeat-rca-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Usher, Lil Jon, and Ludacris reunite, 16 years after “Yeah!” with a ‘bang’ on the sensual R&B smash, “SexBeat.”
![Bob Dylan, "Murder Most Foul" [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bob-dylan-murder-most-foul-columbia-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Although “Murder Most Foul” is well-written and thoughtfully conceived, the Bob Dylan record is ambitious in length, nearing 17 minutes.
![Twenty One Pilots, “Level of Concern” [Photo Credit: Fueled by Ramen]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/twenty-one-pilots-level-of-concern-fueled-by-ramen-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In a time filled with anxiety (COVID-19), Twenty One Pilots’ “Level of Concern” helps to assuage; it’s one of the grooviest songs of 2020.
![Ricky Dillard, "Let There Be Peace on Earth (Live)" from CHOIRMASTER [Photo Credit: Motown Gospel]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ricky-dillard-let-there-be-peace-on-earth-choirmaster-motown-gospel.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Ricky Dillard, joined by a mass choir and an anointed countertenor, delivers a record for times like these, “Let There Be Peace on Earth.”
![Tyga & Curtis Roach, "Bored in the House" [Photo Credits: Last Kings, Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tyga-curtis-roach-bored-in-the-house-last-king-columbia-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Both Tyga and Curtis Roach were bored, so they decided to make us all less bored with the minimalist, COVID-19 banger, “Bored in the House.”
![Ledisi, "Anything for You" [Photo Credit: BMG Rights Management]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ledisi-anything-for-you-bmg-rights-management-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Hearkening back to the R&B of old, Ledisi delivers a home run on her first single of 2020, the dedicated, heartfelt “Anything for You.”
![Future, "Tycoon" [Photo Credit: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/future-tycoon-epic-1-e1759245118434.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
While he doesn’t ‘move the needle’ in the least on “Tycoon,” Grammy-winning rapper Future continues to flex like a boss.
![Lindsay Lohan, "Back to Me" [Photo Credit: Casablanca]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lindsay-lohan-back-to-me-casablanca-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Lindsay Lohan makes her pop comeback with “Back to Me” and surprisingly, the result actually is NOT terrible.
![Thomas Rhett, "Be a Light" [Photo Credit: Big Machine]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/thomas-rhett-be-a-light-big-machine-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Country artist Thomas Rhett, alongside a star-studded group of musicians, uplifts with the COVID-19 relief single, “Be a Light.”
![Isaac Dunbar, “comme des garçons (like the boys)” [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/isaac-dunbar-comme-des-garcons-rca-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Isaac Dunbar, exploring identity and stereotypes, opts against conformity, embracing individuality on “comme des garçons (like the boys).”
![The 1975, "Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless You" from Notes on a Conditional Form [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/the-1975-jesus-christ-2005-god-bless-you-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
The 1975, assisted by Phoebe Bridgers highlight Christianity and sexuality add odds on the thoughtful “Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America.”
![Troye Sivan, "Take Yourself Home" [Photo Credit: Universal Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/troye-sivan-take-yourself-home-universal-music-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop sensation Troye Sivan returns with fierceness, slaying on his first single of 2020, the certified bop, “Take Yourself Home.”