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.
![Sammie, Times 10 [Photo Credits: Star Camp Music / EMPIRE]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sammie-times-10-star-camp-music-empire.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following his 2018 comeback, contemporary R&B artist Sammie returns with a sexually-charged new single, “Times 10,” featuring Lil Baby.
![talker, Intimidated [Photo Credit: talker]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/talker-intimidated-talker.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising Los Angeles grunge-pop artist talker (Celeste Tauchar) drops a sick music video to her marvelous 2018 acoustic single, “Intimidated.”
![Ariana Grande, 7 Rings [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ariana-grande-7-rings-republic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop standout Ariana Grande continues to drop hot new music with her ultra-sleek third single post-Sweetener, “7 Rings.”
![Backstreet Boys, DNA [Photo Credits: K-bahn / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/backstreet-boys-dna-k-bahn-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Veteran boy band Backstreet Boys return with their best single released in advance of their highly-anticipated 2019 album (DNA), “Breathe.”
![Logic, Keanu Reeves [Photo Credit: Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/logic-keanu-reeves-def-jam.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated rapper Logic remains prolific, releasing his first single of post-‘YSIV,’ banger, “Keanu Reeves.”
![Flowstate, That Shit Cray [Photo Credit: Flowstate]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/flowstate-that-shit-cray-flowstate.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Minneapolis-based downtempo, electronic hip-hop duo Flowstate shines on their vibe-laden single, “That Shit Cray,” assisted by Savannah.
![Mylo, Jonesing [Photo Credit: Myylo]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/myylo-jonesing-myylo-2.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising Nashville-based pop musician Myylo delivers a sublime gem about the plight of a long-distance relationship on single “Jonesing.”
![Sam Smith, Dancing with a Stranger [Photo Credit: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sam-smith-dancing-with-a-stranger-capitol.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning British pop musician Sam Smith enlists Fifth Harmony standout Normani on his first single of 2019, “Dancing with a Stranger.”
![Hozier, Wasteland, Baby! [📷: Rubyworks / Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/hozier-wasteland-baby-columbia.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After announcing the release of his sophomore LP, ‘Wasteland, Baby!’, Irish singer/songwriter Hozier releases single, “Almost (Sweet Music).”
![Gesaffelstein, Lost in the Fire [Photo Credits: Gesaffelstein / Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gesaffelstein-lost-in-the-fire-gesaffelstein-columbia.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
French electro. musician Gesaffelstein enlists The Weekend for a sleek, pleasant & controversial electro-urban-pop single “Lost in the Fire.”
![Halsey, Without Me (Ft. Juice WRLD) [Photo Credit: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/halsey-without-me-remix-capitol.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Halsey returns with a remixed version of her no. 1 hit single, “Without Me.” She’s assisted on the remix by rising rapper Juice WRLD.
![Kehlani, Nights Like This [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/kehlani-nights-like-this-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
R&B standout Kehlani makes a strong return on her first single of 2019, “Nights Like This,” featuring the ever-ubiquitous Ty Dolla $ign.