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.
![Normani, "Motivation" : The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credits: Keep Cool / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/normani-motivation-rca-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Continually ascending R&B/pop artist Normani delivers a sexy, surefire summer bop with her highly ‘motivating’ single, “Motivation.”
![Myylo, "Skinny Boys": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Myylo]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/myylo-skinny-boys-myylo-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Nashville-based, LGBTQ pop standout Myylo brilliantly addresses a gray area in pop music, male body positivity, on his surefire bop, “Skinny Boys.”
![Jeezy, "MLK BLVD" (Ft. Meek Mill): The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jeezy-mlk-blvd-def-jam.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Perhaps he doesn’t ‘change the game’ on banger “MLK BLVD,” but rapper Jeezy sounds recharged, assisted by Philly standout Meek Mill.
![Miley Cyrus, "Slide Away": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/miley-cyrus-slide-away-rca-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop artist Miley Cyrus delivers a beautiful, personal, and relatable breakup record with single “Slide Away.”
![BROCKHAMPTON, "Boy Bye": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credits: Question Everything / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/brockhampton-boy-bye-rca-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Hip-hop collective BROCKHAMPTON drops the short, but sweet “Boy Bye” as the third advance single from their highly anticipated fifth LP, ‘GINGER.’
![Taylor Swift, "Lover": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Taylor Swift]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/taylor-swift-lover-taylor-swift-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop superstar Taylor Swift saves her best ‘advance single’ for last, “Lover,” ahead of her highly anticipated seventh studio album, ‘Lover.’
![Ty Dolla $ign, "Hottest in the City": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ty-dolla-sign-hottest-in-the-city-atlantic-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Hip-hop standout Ty Dolla Sign, assisted by rappers Juicy J and Project Pat, drops a wild, ‘depth-free’ banger with “Hottest in the City.”
![BROCKHAMPTON, "If You Pray Right": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/brockhampton-if-you-pray-right-rca-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Hip-hop collective BROCKHAMPTON follows up ‘GINGER’ promo single “I Been Born Again,” with another brilliant advance gem, “If You Pray Right.”
![Alessia Cara, "Rooting For You": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/alessia-cara-rooting-for-you-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop artist Alessia Cara shines on her ‘short, but sweet’ second solo single of 2019 (post-‘The Pains of Growing’), “Rooting for You.”
![Katy Perry, "Small Talk" : The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/katy-perry-small-talk-capitol-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
13x Grammy nominee Katy Perry returns with a brief and pleasant, yet relatively forgettable single, “Small Talk,” co-written by Charlie Puth.
![Megan Thee Stallion, "Hot Girl Summer (Ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign): The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: 300 Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-300-entertainment-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising rapper Meghan Thee Stallion enlists Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign for record that’s ready-made for summer, “Hot Girl Summer.”
![TOOL, "Fear Inoculum": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: TOOL]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/tool-fear-inoculum-tool-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After a 13-year hiatus, alt-metal collective TOOL returns with “Fear Inoculum,” the promo single from the highly-anticipated fifth LP of the same name.