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.
![Cam, Road to Happiness [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cam-road-to-happiness-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated country singer/songwriter Cam keeps it simple, yet beautiful on her second single, yet first original of 2018, “Road to Happiness.”
![Cole Swindell, All of It [Photo Credit: Warner Music Nashville]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cole-swindell-all-of-it-warner-nashville.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Upon announcing his third studio LP, ‘All of It,’ country singer/songwriter Cole Swindell releases his fifth advance single, “Love You Too Late.”
![CupcakKe, Hot Pockets [Photo Credit: cupcakKe]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cupcakke-hot-pockets-cupcakke.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Though still outrageous, cupcakKe ‘reins herself in’ enough to make “Hot Pockets” among the more accessible singles of her career. She’s got bars.
![Eric Church, Desperate Man [Photo Credit: EMI Nashville]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/eric-church-desperate-man-emi-nashville.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Eric Church comes back strong following a three-year hiatus with “Desperate Man,” the title-track from his sixth studio LP.
![Benny Blanco (w/ Halsey & Khalid), Eastside [Photo Credits: Friends Keep Secrets / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/benny-blanco-eastside-friends-keep-secrets-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop super producer and songwriter Benny Blanco taps Halsey and Khalid for his new single, “Eastside.” It’s a pleasant though imperfect listening experience.
![Alessia Cara, A Little More [Photo Credit: Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/alessia-cara-a-little-more-def-jam.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop standout Alessia Cara keeps it ‘short, sweet, simple, and stripped’ on “A Little More,” her second single released in 2018.
![Lil Xan, Lies [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lil-xan-lies-columbia.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Lil Xan remains busy beyond the ‘TOTAL XANARCHY,’ dropping a new single, “Lies,” assisted by rising Pennsylvanian rapper, Lil Skies.
![Mac Miller, Swimming [📷: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mac-miller-swimming-warner-bros.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After announcing his fifth studio album, ‘Swimming,’ Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller drops the first official single from the project, “Self Care.”
Following ample success as a songwriter and producer for pop’s brightest, Teddy Geiger returns as teddy💔, liberated on the brilliant “I Was in a Cult.”
![Lil Kim, Nasty One [Photo Credit: Entertainment One]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lil-kim-nasty-one-entertainment-one.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following her return from a lengthy hiatus earlier in 2018, Lil Kim falls short of the glory on “Nasty One,” her second single.
![In Real Life, Tonight Belongs to You [Photo Credit: Hollywood]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/in-real-life-tonight-belongs-to-you-hollywood.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following “Tattoo (How ‘Bout You)” and “How Badly,” Rising LA boy band In Real Life drops its third single of 2018, “Tonight Belongs to You.”
![Mary J. Blige, Only Love [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mary-j-blige-only-love-republic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Post-divorce & post album-flop, Mary J. Blige returns ferociously on her throwback, neo-disco single, “Only Love.”