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.
![Lennon Stella, BITCH (takes one to know one) [Photo Credits: RECORDS, LLC / Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/lennon-stella-bitch-takes-one-to-know-one-records-columbia.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Employing a heaping dose of shock value, Lennon Stella uses “BITCH (takes one to know one)” to empower females and set shallow males straight.
![Anderson .Paak, Ventura [Photo Credits: Aftermath / 12 Tone Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/anderson-paak-ventura-aftermath-12-tone-music.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Anderson .Paak delivers a respectable message and flaunts his superb musicianship on “King James,” the promo single for his fourth album, ‘Ventura.’
![Arcade Fire, Baby Mine [Photo Credit: Walt Disney]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/arcade-fire-baby-mine-walt-disney.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning alt-rock band Arcade Fire delivers a terrific reinterpretation of “Baby Mine,” the end title from Disney’s 2019 live action version of Dumbo.
![ScHoolboy Q, Numb Numb Juice [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/schoolboy-q-numb-numb-juice-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following a three-year hiatus, unapologetic West Coast rapper ScHoolboy Q returns with the short, hard-nosed single, “Numb Numb Juice.”
![Sabrina Carpenter, Pushing 20 [Photo Credit: Hollywood]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sabrina-carpenter-pushing-20-hollywood.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In advance of her 20th birthday, 19-year old actress and pop singer Sabrina Carpenter delivers a fierce new single with “Pushing 20.”
![Dustin Lynch, Ridin' Roads (Single) [Photo Credit: This is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Broken Bow]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dustin-lynch-ridin-roads-broken-bow.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Dustin Lynch makes a respectable return with his single ‘Ridin’ Roads,’ comprised of 3 songs: “Ridin’ Roads,” “Little Town Livin’” & “Red Dirt, Blue Eyes.”
![Louis Tomlinson, Two of Us [Photo Credit: Sony]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/louis-tomlinson-two-of-us-sony.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson delivers his best and most meaningful single as a solo artist yet, “Two of Us,” dedicated to his late mum.
![Vampire Weekend, Father of the Bride [📷: Sony Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/vampire-weekend-father-of-the-bride-sony.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning alternative collective Vampire Weekend shows off superb musicianship on the short, but sweet single “Sunflower” featuring Steve Lacy.
Vampire Weekend continues to make a compelling case ahead of their fourth LP, ‘Father of the Bride’ with brief, but memorable single, “Big Blue.”
![Cage The Elephant, Social Cues [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cage-the-elephant-social-cues-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning alternative collective Cage the Elephant drops a brief, electrifying single, “House of Glass,” from their forthcoming 5th LP, ‘Social Cues.’
![Ben Platt, Sing to Me Instead [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ben-platt-sing-to-me-instead-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
With “Temporary Home,” actor-musician Ben Platt delivers another winning advance single from his highly-anticipated debut LP, ‘Sing to Me Instead.’
Actor-musician Ben Platt delivers an authentic, thoughtfully-penned, and sincere record with “Grow as We Go,” from his debut LP, ‘Sing to Me Instead.’