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.
![All Time Low, Birthday [Photo Credit: Fueled by Ramen]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/all-time-low-birthday-fueled-by-ramen.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Get the cake prepared for the profession of love by Alex Gaskarth and All Time Low on their rousing second single of 2018, “Birthday.”
![Allen Stone, Warriors [📷: ATO]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/allen-stone-warriors-ato.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Blue-eyed soul standout Allen Stone returns resolute, with his “head high” in full-fledged ‘battle mode’ on his second single of 2018, “Warriors.”
![OneRepublic, Connection [Photo Credit: Mosley Music / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/onerepublic-connection-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Ryan Tedder and OneRepublic keep it short but incredibly sweet on the yearning “Connection,” the pop collective’s second single of 2018.
![Bad Bunny, Estamos Bien [Photo Credit: Rimas Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bad-bunny-estamos-bien-rimas-music.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On the enjoyable “Estamos Bien,” Bad Bunny proves the only difference between Latin-trap and trap-soul is the language it’s performed in.
![A$AP Ferg, Not the Boy [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/asap-ferg-not-the-boy-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following his “verification” on “Verified,” A$AP Ferg claims that you’re “Not the Boy” on his second single released Friday, June 29.
![Charli XCX, Focus / No Angel - Single [Photo Credit: Atlantic UK]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/charli-xcx-focus-no-angel-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
No matter how suggestive she is, British pop artist Charli XCX is clear about what her ‘focus’ is on her single “Focus” – that universal three-letter word.
![Mason Ramsey [📷: Atlantic / Big Loud]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mason-ramsey-lovesick-blues-big-loud.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
11-year old rising country artist Mason Ramsey reminds the world just how great the country classics are, superbly covering “Jambalaya (On the Bayou).”
![AJ Mitchell, Girls [Photo Credit: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/aj-mitchell-girls-epic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On his fun, up-tempo single “Girls,” rising teen-pop artist AJ Mitchell simply can’t get the opposite sex off his mind. To be expected – he’s only 17.
![Alice in Chains, Rainier Fog [Photo Credit: BMG Rights Management]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/alice-in-chains-rainier-fog-bmg-rights-management.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Iconic rock band Alice in Chains returns with “So Far Under,” the second single from their highly-anticipated sixth studio album, ‘Rainier Fog.’
![A$AP Ferg, Verified [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/asap-ferg-verified-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
East coast rapper A$AP Ferg touts that ‘blue check’ throughout the course of his come-up banger, “Verified.” Important to note, it doesn’t ‘validate’ him.
![MAX, Still New York [📷: DCD2 / Crush Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/max-still-new-york-dcd2-crush-music.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising pop artist MAX, returns for the first time as the lead artist in 2018 on single, “Still New York,” featuring rapper Joey Bada$$.
![Keiynan Lonsdale, Preach [Photo Credit: Keiynan Lonsdale]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/keiynan-lonsdale-preach.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Versatile Australian actor, dancer, and singer/songwriter Keiynan Lonsdale proves he has the chops to be a pop star on his love-centric single, “Preach.”