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.
![Ciara, Level Up [Photo Credit: Beauty Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ciara-level-up-beauty-entertainment.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Ciara definitely ālevels upā on her slick new hip-hop infused single, āLevel Up.ā But, what will the impact of this ascent be on her commercial fortunes?
![Nina Luna, Keep Me [Photo Credit: 571975 Records DK]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/nina-luna-keep-me-571975-records-dk.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
NYC-based indie pop artist Nina Luna compels on her self-described āsultry, bittersweet, slow-jam for the dog days of summer,ā āKeep Me.ā
![ZAYN, Sour Diesel [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/zayn-sour-diesel-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
While ZAYN has some great ideas and some respectable moments on his new single, āSour Diesel,ā the overall execution and finesse are definitely suspect.
![Meghan Trainor, Treat Myself [Photo Credit: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/meghan-trainor-treat-myself-epic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After struggling to find a single that will stick, Meghan Trainor may have found her gem with āTreat Myself,ā the title track from her third studio LP.
![Imagine Dragons, Natural [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/imagine-dragons-natural-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning alternative band Imagine Dragons remain prolific post-Evolve, returning with āNatural,ā their second single of 2018.
![Big Mother Gig, Obliterate [Photo Credit: Sweet Sweet]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/big-mother-gig-obliterate-sweet-sweet.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Los Angeles-based, Milwaukee-bred alt-rock band Big Mother Gig returns with a ādestructive,ā dynamic, psychologically-tinged single, āObliterate.ā
![Daisy Maude, Don't Blame Me [Photo Credit: Daisy Maude]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/daisy-maude-dont-blame-me-daisy-maude.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Remember the name Daisy Maude. This up-and-coming singer/songwriter from Arizona drops a brilliant debut single with āDonāt Blame Me.ā
![Iggy Azalea, Survive the Summer (EP) [š·: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/iggy-azalea-survive-the-summer-ep-island.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated rapper Iggy Azalea keeps it short and druggy on the skeletal banger, āTokyo Snow Trip,ā the second track on the āSurvive the Summer (EP).ā Ā
![Galantis, Satisfied & Mama Look at Me Now [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/galantis-satisfied-mama-look-at-me-now-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated Swedish EDM duo Galantis, assisted by pop singer MAX, delivers a dance-pop single ready-made for the summer with āSatisfied.ā
![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, āRoad to Happiness.ā
![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, āAll of It,ā country singer/songwriter Cole Swindell releases his fifth advance single, āLove You Too Late.ā
![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 āreins herself inā enough to make āHot Pocketsā among the more accessible singles of her career. Sheās got bars.