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.
![Mike Posner, A Real Good Kid [Photo Credit: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/mike-posner-a-real-good-kid-island.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Mike Posner plays to his strengths on “Move On,” the third single from his much-anticipated 2019 LP, ‘A Real Good Kid.’
![Lizzo, Juice [Photo Credit: Nice Life / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lizzo-juice-nice-life-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising Minneapolis pop musician Lizzo exudes the utmost confidence on her first brand-new single of 2019, “Juice.”
![D'Angelo, Unshaken [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dangelo-unshaken-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After a four-year hiatus, Grammy-winning neo-soul artist D’Angelo returns with an understated but incredibly soulful single, “Unshaken.”
![Beekwilder, Fridge Broke [Photo Credit: Spin Move]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/beekwilder-fridge-broke-spin-move.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising Dutch musician Sam Beekwilder ‘warms up’ 2019 with a quirky, incredibly captivating single, “Fridge Broke.”
![Lil Pump, Butterfly Doors [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lil-pump-butterfly-doors-warner-bros.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Teen rapper Lil Pump continues to fall short on his latest, utterly forgettable single, “Butterfly Doors.” No transcendence to be found.
![Bring Me the Horizon, amo [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bring-me-the-horizon-amo-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
English rock band Bring Me the Horizon returns with “Medicine,” the third advanced single from their 2019, highly-anticipated album, ‘amo.’
![Cub Sport, Cub Sport [📷: Cub Sport]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cub-sport-cub-sport.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Australian alt-pop collective Cub Sport shines on the dreamy, summery “Summer Lover,” the second single from their self-titled, third album.
![Marteen, This Shit Sux [Photo Credit: Marteen]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/marteen-this-shit-sux-marteen.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising Berkley-born R&B teen musician Marteen shines on his well-rounded, hella smooth, heartbreak-filled single, “This S**t Sux.”
![Alexander Stewart, Best Damn Thing [📷: Cherrytree]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/alexander-stewart-best-damn-thing-cherrytree.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising Canadian pop singer and YouTuber Alexander Stewart delivers an alluring, infectious, must-hear single with “Best Damn Thing.”
![Joey Graceffa, Kingdom (EP) [Photo Credit: Joey Graceffa]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/joey-graceffa-kingdom-ep-joey-graceffa.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Despite his sincerest attempt, YouTuber Joey Graceffa fails to move “Kingdom” from the realm of ‘stereotypical YouTube music,’ to legit mainstream pop.
![Post Malone, Wow. [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/post-malone-wow-republic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Post Malone is on autopilot on his two-and-a-half-minute flex-fest, “Wow,” released on December 24 (Christmas Eve), 2018.
![Avril Lavigne, Head Above Water [Photo Credits: Avril Lavigne Music / BMG Rights Management]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/avril-lavigne-head-above-water-lp-bmg-rights-management.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Avril Lavigne strikes gold once more on “Tell Me It’s Over,” the second single from her highly-anticipated sixth studio album, ‘Head Above Water.’