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.
![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.’
![Florida Georgia Line, Can't Say I Ain't Country [Photo Credit: Big Machine]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/florida-georgia-line-cant-say-i-aint-country-big-machine.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Florida Georgia Line highlight people’s differences on “People are Different,” the promo single for their 2019 LP, ‘Can’t Say I Ain’t Country.’
![Sam Smith, Fire on Fire [Photo Credit: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sam-smith-fire-on-fire-capitol.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Sam Smith continues to showcase his elite vocal talents on “Fire on Fire,” the lead single from the Netflix mini-series, ‘Watership Down.’
![5 Seconds of Summer, Lie to Me [Photo Credit: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/5-seconds-of-summer-lie-to-me-capitol.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop collective 5 Seconds of Summer releases a solid remixed version of “Lie to Me,” featuring by Julia Michaels, as their fourth single from ‘Youngblood.’
![Bad Bunny, Solo de Mí [Photo Credit: Rimas Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bad-bunny-solo-de-mi-rimas-entertainment.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising Puerto Rican Latin ‘trap-soul’ singer Bad Bunny ‘strikes gold’ on his infectious ‘solo’, anti-ex- single, “Solo de Mí.”
![AJ Mitchell, No Plans [📷: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/aj-mitchell-no-plans-epic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On his latest single, “No Plans,” rising teen-pop artist AJ Mitchell is looking to enjoy his youth while it lasts, putting aside the cares of the world.
![Ariana Grande, Imagine [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ariana-grande-imagine-republic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Continuing an impressive run in 2018, Ariana Grande delivers her second post-Sweetener single in lush, sensually-tinged slow jam, “Imagine.”
![Robin Thicke, Testify [📷: Thicke Music / EMPIRE]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/robin-thicke-testify-thicke-music-empire.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following a devastating, tumultuous couple of years, Robin Thicke ‘gets back on track’ with his authentic, honest, and soulful 2018 single, “Testify.”