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.
![Father John Misty, The Old Law [📷: Father John Misty / Sub Pop Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/father-john-misty-the-old-law.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Father John Misty impresses with his skillful pen and top-notch musicianship once more on his single, “The Old Law.”
![Feng, Cali Crazy [📷: Regularisperfect]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/feng-cali-crazy.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Gen-Z British rapper, singer, and songwriter Feng drops a summery single in the dead of winter with the short but utterly sweet “Cali Crazy.”
![Luke Combs, The Way I Am [📷: Seven Ridges Records, LLC / Sony Music Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/luke-combs-the-way-i-am.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Country singer-songwriter Luke Combs shines on the sleepless “Sleepless in a Hotel Room,” a single from his sixth studio album, The Way I Am.
![Stephen Sanchez, Sweet Love [📷: Stephen Sanchez / Mercury]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/stephen-sanchez-sweet-love.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Retro pop singer-songwriter Stephen Sanchez asserts that her love has a hold on him on his brief but entertaining single, “Sweet Love.”
![Robyn, Sexistential [📷: Konichiwa / Young]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/robyn-sexistential.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Swedish pop star Robyn drops an enjoyable, sex-positive bop in “Talk to Me,” an advanced single from her ninth studio album, Sexistential.
![A$AP Rocky, Don't Be Dumb [📷: A$AP Rocky Recordings LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/asap-rocky-dont-be-dumb.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rapper A$AP Rocky embraces punk and takes a more experimental, left field approach on “Punk Rocky,” the promo single from his fourth album, Don’t Be Dumb.
![Bruno Mars, The Romantic [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bruno-mars-the-romantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beloved, Grammy-winning pop superstar Bruno Mars makes a thrilling comeback with his funked-up, infectious single, “I Just Might.”
![Artemas, time alone w u [📷: Artemas]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/artemas-time-alone-w-u.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
English pop singer, songwriter, and producer Artemas continues to titillate on his brief but naughty and sensual single, “time alone w u.”
![mgk, lost americana [📷: EST 19XX, LLC / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/mgk-lost-americana.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Unfortunately, mgk doesn’t muster up too much excitement, let alone much innovation or musical excellence, on his single, “times of my life.”
![The Kid LAROI, BEFORE I FORGET [📷: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/the-kid-laroi-before-i-forget.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated Australian pop singer-songwriter The Kid LAROI reflects on a previous relationship in his single, “BACK WHEN YOU WERE MINE.”
![Jill Scott, Beautiful People [📷: Blues Babe Records LLC / Human Re Sources / The Orchard]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/jill-scott-beautiful-people.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After more than a decade-long hiatus, Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Jill Scott makes a strong, soulful return with “Beautiful People.”
![Joji, Piss In The Wind [📷: Palace Creek / Virgin Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/joji-piss-in-the-wind.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Alternative singer-songwriter Joji impresses once more on “Love You Less,” the shoegaze vibed fourth single from his fourth album, Piss in the Wind.