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.
![Cole Swindell, The Ones Who Got Me Here [Photo Credit: Warner Music Nashville]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cole-swindell-the-ones-who-got-me-here-warner-music-nashville.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Cole Swindell returns with a beautiful, reminiscent, and tasteful ballad, âThe Ones Who Got Me Here.â Albeit sound, the ballad is also predictable, lacking innovative spirit.Â
![Rita Ora, Girls [Photo Credit: Atlantic UK]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/rita-ora-girls-atlantic-uk.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Perhaps her heart was in the right place, but Rita Ora falls short on her star-studded bisexually-driven anthem, âGirls,â which features Cardi B, Charli XCX, and Bebe Rexha.
![John Mayer, New Light [Photo Credit: Snack Money]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/john-mayer-new-light-snack-money.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop artist John Mayer returns with a new single, âNew Light,â produced by No I.D. and released via his own label, Snack Money.
![Jacob Sartorius, Up with It [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jacob-sartorius-up-with-it-rca-group.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Heâs definitely NOT there yet, but to his credit, rising teen-pop artist Jacob Sartorius shows improvement on âUp with It,â his first single of 2018.Â
![KYLE, Light of Mine [đ·: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/kyle-light-of-mine-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In final preparation for his debut album âLight of Mine,â KYLE releases uniquely-titled, Japanese-oriented single âIkuyo,â featuring 2 Chainz and Sophia Black.
![Bastille, Quarter Past Midnight [Photo Credit: Virgin]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bastille-quarter-past-midnight-virgin.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
British alternative band Bastille, led by the ever-compelling Dan Smith, returns with âQuarter Past Midnight,â their first new single of 2018.
![Christina Aguilera, Liberation [đ·: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/christina-aguilera-liberation-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop icon Christina Aguilera returns emotionally and powerfully with âTwice,â the second single from her highly-anticipated comeback album, âLiberation.â
![Years & Years, Palo Santo [đ·: Polydor]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/years-years-palo-santo-polydor.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
British electro-pop collective Years & Years continue to shine on âIf Youâre Over Me,â the second single from their highly-anticipated sophomore album, âPalo Santo.â
![Meghan Trainor, Let you Be Right [Photo Credit: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/meghan-trainor-let-you-be-right-epic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop artist Meghan Trainor returns with âLet You Be Right,â her second single released in 2018.
![Alice in Chains, The One You Know [Photo Credit: BMG Rights Management]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/alice-in-chains-the-one-you-know-bmg-rights-management.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Iconic grunge/hard-rock band Alice in Chains makes an impressive comeback after a five-year hiatus with a menacing, rocking new single, âThe One You Know.â
![Guns N' Roses, Appetite for Destruction [Photo Credit: Geffen]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-geffen.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In preparation for the expanded edition of their classic rock album âAppetite for Destruction,â Guns Nâ Roses releases a previously unreleased studio recording, âShadow of Your Love.â
![Gallant, Doesn't Matter [Photo Credit: Mind of a Genius / Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/gallant-doesnt-matter-warner-bros.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following âGentleman,â Grammy-nominated urban contemporary artist Gallant returns with his second single of 2018, âDoesnât Matter.âÂ