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.
![Lizzo, Cuz I Love You [📷: Nice Life / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/lizzo-cuz-i-love-you-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Lizzo, assisted by the iconic Missy Elliott, delivers an utterly infectious anthem for the ‘big-boned,’ ‘thick women’ everywhere, “Tempo.”
![blackbear, ANONYMOUS [📷: Alamo / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/blackbear-anonymous-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Blackbear vows to change for the better on his short, but sweet “SWEAR TO GOD,” an advance single from his 2019 LP, ANONYMOUS.
![In Real Life, Crazy AF [Photo Credit: Hollywood]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/in-real-life-crazy-af-hollywood.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising boy band In Real Life drops ‘the bomb’ on a not-so-kid-friendly, suggestive but highly enjoyable pop single, “Crazy AF.”
![Why Don't We, I Don't Belong in This Club (Ft. Macklemore) [📷: Signature Entertainment / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/why-dont-we-i-dont-belong-in-this-club-signature-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising boy band Why Don’t We taps Grammy-winning rapper Macklemore for their ‘totally awkward,’ surefire bop, “I Don’t Belong in This Club.”
![Rich the Kid, Tic Toc [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/rich-the-kid-tic-toc-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
While Rich the Kid delivers a banger with “Tic Toc,” featuring Tory Lanez, he still struggles to solidify his own distinct rap identity.
![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.