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.
![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.”
![Years & Years, Palo Santo [📷: Polydor]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/years-years-palo-santo-polydor.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
British electronic collective Years & Years releases “All for You,” their fourth single released in advance of their sophomore LP, ‘Palo Santo.’
![Cheat Codes x Little Mix, Only You [Photo Credit: 300 Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cheat-codes-little-mix-only-you-300-entertainment.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
L.A., Cali DJ and production trio Cheat Codes joins forces with British girl group Little Mix on their new single, “Only You.”
![Meek Mill, Stay Woke [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/meek-mill-stay-woke-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Philly rapper Meek Mill drops his first single, post-incarceration, with “Stay Woke.” On the honest, socially-conscious single, he’s assisted by Miguel.
![Wet, Still Run [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/wet-still-run-columbia.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Brooklyn alternative/indie pop trio Wet shines on “You’re Not Wrong,” the fourth advance single from their sophomore album, ‘Still Run.’
![Paul McCartney, Egypt Station [Photo Credit: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/paul-mccartney-egypt-station-capitol.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Musical icon Paul McCartney comes back in spirited fashion on “Come on to Me,” one of two promo singles from his 17th studio album, ‘Egypt Station.’
![Lizzo, Boys [Photo Credits: Nice Life / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lizzo-boys-nice-life-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Minneapolis alt-hip-hop/pop musician Lizzo comes roaring back with her second single of 2018, the testosterone-loving “Boys.”
![G-Eazy, Drop [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/g-eazy-drop-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
G-Eazy continues his predictable ‘playboy ways’ on banger “Drop,” where he’s assisted by rappers Blac Youngsta and BlocBoy JB.
R&B artist Christian Berishaj, better known as JMSN, returns with a prudent, soulful new, neo-soul single, “Talk is Cheap.”
![Cody Jinks, Lifers [Photo Credit: Rounder]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cody-jinks-lifers-rounder.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In preparation for his eighth studio album, ‘Lifers,’ country musician Cody Jinks has an old-school-sounding gem on his hands with “Must Be the Whiskey.”
![NF, Why [Photo Credit: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nf-why-capitol.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Christian rapper Nate Feuerstein, better known as NF, remains on autopilot on his compelling, energetic second single of 2018, “Why.”