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.
![Mac Miller, Buttons [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mac-miller-buttons-warner-bros.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Returning with his first new music since releasing ‘The Divine Feminine’ in 2016, Mac Miller drops not just one, but three new singles, including “Buttons.”
![Yellow Claw, New Blood [Photo Credit: Barong Family]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/yellow-claw-new-blood-barong-family.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Yellow Claw continues releasing singles in advance of their new album, ‘New Blood.’ Their latest single, “To the Max,” features MC Kekel, Lil Debbie, Bok Nero, and MC Gustta.
![Hanne Leland, Stay [Photo Credit: Mariann Vik]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/hanne-leland-stay-photo-cred-mariann-vik.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following the excellence of single “Carry On,” Rising Norwegian electro-pop artist Hanne Leland returns with an emotional follow-up single, “Stay.”
Ahead of his seventh studio album ‘Good Man,’ Grammy-winning R&B artist Ne-Yo drops one final advance single, “Summertime.”
![Mac Miller, Programs [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mac-miller-programs-warner-bros.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Returning with his first new music since releasing ‘The Divine Feminine’ in 2016, Mac Miller drops not just one, but three new singles, including “Programs.”
![The 1975, Give Yourself a Try [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/the-1975-give-yourself-a-try-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
The 1975 returns with their first new single of 2018, “Give Yourself a Try.” Matthew Healy has some worthwhile things to say, but there’s a nuisance – a ‘production annoyance.’
Adam Levine and Maroon 5 release a remix of the enjoyable ‘Red Pill Blues’ song, “Girls Like You,” as a single featuring ubiquitous female rap phenom, Cardi B.
Two unlikely musicians – Rex Orange County and Randy Newman – join forces on a simple, but incredibly pleasant performance of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.”
![Jake Shears, Jake Shears [📷: Freida Jean]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jake-shears-frieda-jean.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Scissor Sisters’ frontman Jake Shears steps out on his own on debut single, “Creep City,” from his forthcoming, self-titled, solo debut.
Dutch producer/DJ duo Yellow Claw continues to be prolific in 2018, dropping single “Fake Chanel” featuring rappers A$AP Ferg and Creek Boyz.
![Jonas Blue, Rise (Ft. Jack & Jack) - Single [Photo Credit: A Positiva / Virgin EMI]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jonas-blue-rise-a-positiva.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising English DJ Jonas Blue taps rising L.A.-based urban-pop/rap duo Jack & Jack for “Rise,” his second single of 2018.
Country singer Michael Ray asserts “She’s gonna be one hell of a one that got away” on “One That Got Away,” the fourth advance single from his sophomore LP, ‘Amos.’