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.
![Megan Thee Stallion & Normani, "Diamonds" from BIRDS OF PREY: THE ALBUM [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/megan-thee-stallion-normani-diamonds-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Megan Thee Stallion & Normani join forces on “Diamonds,” the promo single from Birds of Prey: The Album, the soundtrack to the DC film.
![Tame Impala, "Lost in Yesterday" [Photo Credits: Modular Recordings / Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tame-impala-lost-in-yesterday-island-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Tame Impala continues to build the anticipation for their fourth studio LP, The Slow Rush, with the fourth advanced single, “Lost in Yesterday.”
![Lil Baby, "Sum 2 Prove" [Photo Credits: Motown / Quality Control]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/lil-baby-sum-2-prove-motown-quality-control-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Lil Baby is true to self, delivering an enjoyable single with “Sum 2 Prove” that doesn’t expand his craft or ascend to the next level.
![Luke James, "Blow" [Photo Credits: Culture Collective / Howling Nights]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/luke-james-blow-culture-collective-howling-nights-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated R&B artist Luke James makes sex sound quite poetic on “Blow,” his first single of the new decade, 2020.
![Khalid, "Eleven" [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/khalid-eleven-rca-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Khalid returns with a pleasant urban contemporary single in “Eleven,” but offers nothing groundbreaking or brand-new.
![Halsey, "You should be sad" [Photo Credit: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/halsey-you-should-be-sad-capitol-tmh-track-review-01.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On “You should be sad,” the country/folk-flavored, sixth advance single from MANIC, Halsey is filled with scorn – mad as hell.
![Future, "Life is Good" (Ft. Drake) [Photo Credit: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/future-life-is-good-epic-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Future, assisted by his buddy, Drake, are so-so at best on their first collaboration of the new decade, “Life is Good.”
![John Legend, "Conversations in the Dark" [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/john-legend-conversations-in-the-dark-columbia-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter John Legend returns with his first single of the new decade, the elite “Conversations in the Dark.”
![Conan Gray, "The Story" (Kid Krow): The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/conan-gray-the-story-republic-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising pop star Conan Gray shines on “The Story,” the thoughtful promo single from his highly anticipated debut album, KID KROW.
![Alicia Keys, "Underdog" [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/alicia-keys-underdog-rca-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys drops an empowering, inspirational, and uplifting first single of 2020 with “Underdog.”
![Mac Miller, "Good News": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mac-miller-good-news-warner-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
“Good News,” the promo single from the posthumous Mac Miller album, Circles, is well-produced, well-written, and hauntingly performed.
![Yung Scuff & Jakkyboí, "U DO U" [Photo Credits: Yung Scuff & Jakkyboí]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/yung-scuff-jakkyboi-u-do-u-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Yung Scuff & Jakkyboí continue to propel the emo-/punk-tinged hip-hop movement with their short, but sweet banger, “U DO U.”