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.
![Tyga, Girls Have Fun [Photo Credits: Last Kings Music / EMPIRE]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/tyga-girls-have-fun-last-kings-music-empire.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Continuing to ride the wave of his resurgence, Tyga enlists G-Eazy and Rich the Kid for the assist on his hella dumb, infectious banger, “Girls Have Fun.”
![Franchise, Here [Photo Credit: VIBR8]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/franchise-here-vibr8.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising self-made singer, songwriter, and producer Franchise shows off his potential on a superb reinterpretation of the Alessia Cara gem, “Here.”
![Nina Luna, Betrayed [Photo Credit: NLY]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nina-luna-betrayed-nly.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
New York City-based Indie-pop singer, songwriter, and producer Nina Luna returns in compelling and relatable fashion on her therapeutic single, “Betrayed.”
![Lauv & Troye Sivan, I'm So Tired [Photo Credit: Lauv]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lauv-troye-sivan-im-so-tired-lauv.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising pop singer/songwriter Lauv joins forces with the brilliant Troye Sivan on an enjoyable, ‘not-so-tired’ single, “I’m So Tired.”
![J. Cole, Middle Child [Photo Credits: Dreamville / Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/j-cole-middle-child-dreamville-rocnation.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Fayetteville, North Carolina rapper extraordinaire J. Cole comes back strong with his first new single of 2019, “Middle Child,” co-produced with T-Minus.
![Yo Gotti, Put a Date on It [Photo Credit: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/yo-gotti-put-a-date-on-it-epic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Tennessee rapper Yo Gotti returns with an infectious banger, assisted by the ubiquitous, rising rapper Lil Baby, “Put a Date on It.”
![Bahjat, What We Were [Photo Credit: Bahjat]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bahjat-what-we-were-bahjat.png?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Continuing to show utmost determination, Rising, independent Libyan singer/songwriter Bahjat shines on his first new single of 2019, “What We Were.”
![James Morrison, You're Stronger Than You Know [Photo Credit: Stanley]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/james-morrison-youre-stronger-than-you-know-stanley.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Soulful English singer/songwriter James Morrison taps Grammy-nominated pop/R&B standout Joss Stone for the electrifying “My Love Goes On.”
![Mansionair, Shadowboxer [Photo Credit: Glassnote]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mansionair-shadowboxer-glassnote.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated Australian alt, electro-pop collective Mansionair sound superb on “Shadows,” their distinct and memorable first single of 2019.
![YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Kick Yo Door [Photo Credit: Never Broke Again, LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/youngboy-never-broke-again-kick-yo-door-never-broke-again.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again return with his first new single of the 2019, respectable, but not game changing banger, “Kick Yo Door.”
![YUNGBLUD, Loner [Photo Credit: Geffen]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/yungblud-loner-geffen.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising English alternative musician YUNGBLUD brings plenty of energy and intrigue on his first new single of 2019, the intense “Loner.”
![Why Don't We, Big Plans [📷: Signature / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/why-dont-we-big-plans-signature-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising boy band Why Don’t We returns post-8 Letters with their first brand-new single of 2019, “Big Plans.”