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.
![Ariana Grande, petal [📷: Babydoll Music / Republic Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ariana-grande-petal.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Once more, pop singer-songwriter Ariana Grande cooks on “hate that I made you love me,” the lead single from her eighth LP, petal.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Buenos Aires musician Paul Le Rocq shares his contagious song “Rock to the Top.”
![Lizzo, HOES [📷: Nice Life Recording Company / Atlantic Recording Corporation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lizzo-hoes.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Grammy-winner Lizzo taps outlandish St. Louis rapper Sexyy Red for the short, utterly wild rap single, “HOES” from Scary Movie.
![Charli xcx, SS26 [📷: Charli XCX, Inc. / Atlantic Recording Corporation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/charli-xcx-ss26.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning pop singer-songwriter Charli XCX delivers a catchy but reflective and thought-provoking pop/rock single in “SS26.”
![Lola Young, From Down Here [📷: Day One Music Limited / Universal Music Operations Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lola-young-from-down-here.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning South East London singer-songwriter Lola Young shines on her authentic, introspective single, “From Down Here.”
![Olivia Rodrigo, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love [📷: Olivia Rodrigo / Geffen Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/olivia-rodrigo-you-seem-pretty-sad-for-a-girl-so-in-love.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Grammy-winning pop singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo delivers another bop in “the cure” ahead of her third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.
![BabyChiefDoit, Game Six [📷: Artist Partner Group, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/babychiefdoit-game-six.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Teenage Chicago rapper BabyChiefDoit brings the heat with a compelling cadence and flow throughout the surefire, hard-hitting rap banger “Game Six.”
![Pharaoh Jo, A Wasteland Called Love [📷: Pharaoh Jo]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/pharaoh-jo-a-wasteland-called-love.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Louisville rapper Pharaoh Jo Unleashes New Song “Enough For You.”
![Concrete Club & Rowetta, People Like Us [📷: Concrete Club]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/concrete-club-people-like-us.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Guest Contributor George James: Concrete Club’s new single “People Like Us” hits like a jolt of electricity.
![Tove Lo, I'm Your Girl Right? [📷: Pretty Swede Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/tove-lo-im-your-girl-right.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Swedish pop singer-songwriter Tove Lo drops an entertaining pop banger with “I’m your girl right?” the lead single from her sixth LP, ESTRUS.
![Chaka Khan, Chakzilla [📷: EarthSong Records / BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/chaka-khan-chakzilla.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ At 73 years young, the legendary Chaka Khan ate and left no crumbs on her confident, funky, giant, and infectious pop single, “Chakzilla.”
![Charli xcx, Rock Music [📷: Charli XCX, Inc. / Atlantic Recording Corporation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/charli-xcx-rock-music.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning pop singer-songwriter Charli xcx ‘rocks out’ on her short but utterly sweet and entertaining single, “Rock Music.”