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.
![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.
![Love Fame Tragedy, "Backflip": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Good Soldier]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/love-fame-tragedy-backflip-good-soldier-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Love Fame Tragedy, the solo project of Matthew “Murph” Murphy (The Wombats), drops a superb second single, “Backflip,” from his forthcoming EP.
![Ariana Grande & Social House, "Boyfriend": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ariana-grande-social-house-boyfriend-republic-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop superstar Ariana Grande, alongside up-and-coming pop duo Social House, drop a certified bop with the infectious single, “Boyfriend.”
![Carlos Vara, "Want Me To": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Warner Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/carlos-vara-want-me-to-warner-music-tmh-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Carlos Vara continues to make his case for ‘the next big’ thing in pop music with his superb, highly-expressive single, “Want Me To.”