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.
![Maluma, Mala Mía [Photo Credit: Sony Music Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/maluma-mala-mia-sony-music-entertainment.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columbia superstar Maluma uses his sexy, seductive charm and sick pipes to conjure up a hit on his new reggaetón single, “Mala Mía.”
![Skye & Chris Brown, Fairytale [Photo Credits: Skytunes / EMPIRE]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/skye-chris-brown-fairytale-skytunes-empire.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Skye and Chris Brown unite their powerful voices together for a lush, sleek, and sexy urban contemporary duet in “Fairytale.”
![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 “Never Fade,” the third single from their highly-anticipated sixth studio album, ‘Rainier Fog.’
![Kane Brown, Weekend [Photo Credit: Sony]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kane-brown-weekend-sony.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising country singer Kane Brown shows artistic growth on his chill, groovy, infectious new single, “Weekend.” There’s clear crossover potential.
![Ro James, Excuse Me [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ro-james-excuse-me-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated R&B artist Ro James impresses on his expressive new single, “Excuse Me,” which dabbles in relationship issues.
![Ciara, Freak Me [Photo Credit: Beauty Marks Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ciara-freak-me-beauty-marks-entertainment.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Continuing her musical return, Grammy-winning urban contemporary artist Ciara drops her second single of 2018, “Freak Me,” featuring Tekno.
![J. Cole, Album of the Year (Freestyle) [Photo Credit: Dreamville / Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/j-cole-album-of-the-year-dreamville-roc-nation.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Post- ‘KOD,’ J. Cole returns with a brief, new single, comprised of straight-up bars, “Album of the Year (Freestyle).”
![Watsky, Welcome to the Family [Photo Credit: Watsky]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/watsky-welcome-to-the-family-watsky.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rapper and poet George Watsky returns with his first new single in two years, “Welcome to the Family.” An awesome comeback it is.
![Louis the Child, Dear Sense [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/louis-the-child-dear-sense-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Chi-Town DJ/production duo Louis the Child taps rising pop singer MAX for their infectious, sleekly produced, tongue-in-cheek single, “Dear Sense.”
![Pig Destroyer, Head Cage [Photo Credit: Relapse]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pig-destroyer-head-cage-relapse.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grindcore/metal band Pig Destroyer returns with “The Torture Fields,” the second single from their highly-anticipated sixth studio album, ‘Head Cage.’
![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)
Georgia country musician Cole Swindell returns with the fifth advance single from his highly-anticipated third studio album, the title track, “All of It.”
![Atmosphere, Make It All Better Again [Photo Credit: Rhymesayers Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/atmosphere-make-it-all-better-again-rhymesayers-entertainment.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Veteran underground hip-hop duo Atmosphere returns strong with the heartbreak-fueled single, “Make it All Better Again.”