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.
Washington soul singer Allen Stone returns with a compelling, thoughtful new single, “Brown Eyed Lover,” which centers around a successful, enduring relationship.
G-Eazy, alongside Yo Gotti and YBN Nahmir, join forces for “1942,” a single from the forthcoming film, ‘Uncle Drew,’ starring Boston Celtics point guard, Kyrie Irving.
Rae Sremmurd returns with their umpteenth single, “Guatemala.” Swae Lee takes the lead on this uncharacteristic, ill-suited Latin-pop record.
The ever-idiosyncratic and prolific Young Thug returns with a new single, “Anybody,” featuring ‘The Queen,’ Nicki Minaj. The results are mixed at best.
British alternative collective Florence + The Machine (Florence Welch) return following a three-year hiatus with a new single, “Sky Full of Song.”
Polarizing rapper Nicki Minaj looks to reclaim (or solidify) her perch atop the female rap game with “Chun-Li,” one of two singles released April 13, 2018.
![Bebe Rexha, Expectations [📷: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bebe-rexha-expectations-warner-bros.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following a ‘slow but steady’ rise to pop success, Bebe Rexha drops single “Ferrari” in advance of her full-length, debut album, ‘Expectations.’
After releasing Want You Back,” the underwhelming promo single for their third LP, ‘Youngblood,’ 5 Seconds of Summer returns much stronger on their second single, the album’s title track.
Former One Direction member and urban-pop standout ZAYN continues sings about sex on single “Let Me,” but does so with more class, maturity, and tastefulness.
Polarizing rapper Nicki Minaj looks to reclaim (or solidify) her perch atop the female rap game with the hard-nosed, unapologetic banger, “Barbie Tingz.”
Former American Idol winner and country standout Carrie Underwood returns better than ever on her second single of 2018, powerhouse ballad “Cry Pretty.”
![Shinedown, Attention Attention [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/shinedown-attention-attention-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Brent Smith and Shinedown remain energetic to the nth degree on “The Human Radio,” the second single from their sixth studio album, ‘Attention Attention.’