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.
![Lauren Jaurengui, Expectations [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lauren-jaurengui-expectations-columbia.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Lauren Jauregui proves she has the chops to be a compelling, truly viable pop artist on her soulful, solo debut single, “Expectations.”
![Takeoff, Last Memory [Photo Credit: Quality Control / Motown / Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/takeoff-last-memory-quality-control-motown-capitol.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Takeoff of Southern rap trio Migos, drops his debut solo single, “Last Memory.” The results are respectable, but not ‘earth shattering.’
![Jon Bellion, JT [Photo Credit: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/jon-bellion-jt-capitol.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following “Conversations With my Wife,” Pop singer, songwriter, and producer Jon Bellion returns with another compelling single, “JT.”
![Ellie Goulding x Diplo, Close to Me [Photo Credit: Polydor]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ellie-goulding-diplo-close-to-me-polydor.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
British pop artist Ellie Goulding and American producer extraordinaire Diplo collaborate on “Close to Me,” which also features rapper/singer Swae Lee.
![Cameron Dallas, Why Haven't I Met You? [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cameron-dallas-why-havent-i-met-you-columbia.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Actor and Internet personality Cameron Dallas tries his hand at music once more, dropping the low-key, urban-pop single, “Why Haven’t I Met You?”
![Eman8, Amen [Photo Credit: Eman8]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/eman8-amen-eman8.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Progressive soul singer/songwriter EMAN8 (Brandyn Burnette) proves he’s an artist watch on the alluring, spiritually-tinged single, “Amen.”
![Kygo, Happy Now [Photo Credits: Sony/Ultra]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/kygo-happy-now-sony-ultra.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Norwegian DJ/producer Kygo enlists Swedish singer and former Avicii associate Sandro Cavazza for his pleasant, ‘happy’ new single, “Happy Now.”
![James Arthur, Empty Space [Photo Credit: Sony Music Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/james-arthur-empty-space-sony.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
British pop singer/songwriter James Arthur maintains consistency on his relatable, ‘matters of the heart’ themed single, “Empty Space.”
![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)
Bring Me the Horizon, assisted by Cradle of Filth frontman Dani Filth, make sweet, aggressive, hard-rocking music on “Wonderful Life.”
![Normani x Calvin Harris [Photo Credits: Keep Cool / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/normani-calvin-harris-keep-cool-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Fifth Harmony member Normani and Scottish DJ & producer Calvin Harris join forces on “Slow Down,” one of two collaborative singles.
![Steve Aoki, Neon Future III [📷: Ultra]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/steve-aoki-neon-future-iii-ultra.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
DJ/producer Steve Aoki enlists K-pop sensation BTS on his record “Waste it On Me,” the promo single from his 2018 LP, ‘Neon Future III.’
![XXXTENTACION & Lil Pump, Arms Around You [Photo Credits: Warner Bros. Records / Bad Vibes Forever / EMPIRE]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/xxxtentacion-lil-pump-arms-around-you-warner-bros.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Posthumous XXXTENTACION singles continue with the co-headlining Lil Pump record “Arms Around You,” also featuring Maluma and Swae Lee.