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.
![Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore [📷: Taylor Swift]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-the-encore.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pop superstar Taylor Swift delivers an irresistibly delicious earworm with “Patient Zero,” which appears on The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.
![Marsha Swanson, Something Real [📷: Mostly Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Artwork-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
“Like An Angel,” released as a standalone single by UK-based singer-songwriter Marsha Swanson, exudes warmth and thrives off its intimate sound.
![hemlocke springs, gloria! [📷: hemlocke springs / AWAL Recordings America Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hemlocke-springs-gloria.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Alternative singer-songwriter hemlocke springs delivers a divine, incredibly enticing single with “gloria!”
![Gus Dapperton, 4 Dear Life [📷: ALTER Music LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/gus-dapperton-4-dear-life.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alternative singer-songwriter and producer Gus Dapperton delivers a must-hear, surefire, ‘royal’ bop with “Queen.”
![Troye Sivan, She's the Best [📷: Tokky’s Music, LLC / Interscope Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/troye-sivan-shes-the-best.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-nominated, South African-born, Australian artist Troye Sivan hits the dancefloor on his party-centric single, “Party.”
![AJ McLean, Into Your Heart [📷: Johnny Wright Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/aj-mclean-into-your-heart.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thinking with his pants rather than his heart, AJ McLean intends to ‘fuck his way’ “Into Your Heart” on his risqué pop single.
![Anderson .Paak & Cordae, Heavy Is The Crown [📷: APESHIT + EMPIRE / Hi Level + Mass Appeal]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/anderson-paak-cordae-heavy-is-the-crown.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hip-hop standouts Anderson .Paak and Cordae make a dynamic duo on the short but utterly sweet, vibe-filled single, “A Good Day.”
![TEEKS, Overdose [📷: Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand Ltd]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/teeks-overdose.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Dashing, talented queer Māori soul singer-songwriter TEEKS delivers an utterly sublime, passionate MLM ballad with “Overdose.”
![Greyson Chance, BOYSTOWN [📷: GCM]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/greyson-chance-boystown.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Greyson Chance delivers an emotional, personal, and passionate song with “GARÇONOVA,” the penultimate track from BOYSTOWN.
![Yeat, ON NOTHING [📷: Field Trip Recordings / UMG Recordings, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/yeat-on-nothing.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Yeat disses Travis Scott diss on his brief, energetic single, “ON NOTHING.” The results are a mixed bag.
![John Legend, Muse [📷: John Legend Music, Inc. / Republic Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/john-legend-muse.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Decorated R&B singer-songwriter John Legend returns lovingly and soulfully with swagger on “Daylight,” the lead single from his 2026 LP, Muse.
![Victoria Monét, Frequency Of Love [📷: RCA Records / Lovett Music, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/victoria-monet-frequency-of-love.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Victoria Monét delivers another awesome song in the soulful, love-driven “Juicy.”