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.
![Prince, Piano & A Microphone [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/prince-piano-a-microphone-1983-warner-bros.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
A stunning piano-accompanied interpretation of the spiritual âMary Donât Weepâ provides further support for the absolute genius of the late, great Prince.Â
![Nicki Minaj, Rich Sex [Photo Credit: Cash Money]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nicki-minaj-rich-sex-cash-money.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Nicki Minaj, building towards her fourth studio album, enlists Lil Wayne for the absolutely filthy, yet hard-hitting banger, âRich Sex.â
![Shakira & Maluma, Clandestino [Photo Credit: Sony Music Latin]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/shakira-maluma-clandestino-sony-latin.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Iconic Colombian singer/songwriter Shakira and rising Columbia reggaetĂłn singer Maluma make a formidable team as âsecret loversâ on âClandestino.â
![Vic Mensa, Reverse [Photo Credit: Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/vic-mensa-reverse-roc-nation.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Chi-town rapper Vic Mensa, assisted by the ever-confident, ubiquitous, Bay Area rapper G-Eazy, drop a sick banger with âReverse.â
![gnash, imagine if [Photo Credits: :): / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gnash-imagine-if-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Alternative artist Garret Nash, better known as gnash, returns with his second, âimaginativeâ single of 2018, âImagine If.â
![Maroon 5, Three Little Birds [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/maroon-5-three-little-birds-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Maroon 5 surprises with a cover of the chill, happy, and uplifting Bob Marley & The Wailers classic, âThree Little Birds.â
![Thomston, Acid Rain [Photo Credit: Warner Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/thomston-acid-rain-warner-music.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
22-year old New Zealand-bred alternative-pop artist Thomston reflects on a bad, âacidicâ Â relationship on his compelling single, âAcid Rain.â
![88 Rising, Midsummer Madness [Photo Credit: 88rising]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/88rising-midsummer-madness-88rising.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
88 Rising enlists Joji, Rich Brian, Higher Brothers, and AUGUST 08 for the enjoyable, âF the rulesâ anthem, âMidsummer Madness.â
![Gorillaz, The Now Now [đ·: Parlophone / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gorillaz-the-now-now-warner-bros.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Three weeks in advance of the release of the highly-anticipated LP âThe Now Now,â Gorillaz drops a third single, âSorcererz.â
![Mason Ramsey [đ·: Atlantic / Big Loud]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mason-ramsey-lovesick-blues-big-loud.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After releasing his post-yodeling, debut single, âFamous,â 11-year old Mason Ramsey returns with a studio version of his viral hit, âLovesick Blues.â
![Kane Brown, Lose It [Photo Credit: Sony]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kane-brown-lose-it-sony.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising country singer Kane Brown continues to âbuild his brandâ in country music with his enjoyable new single, âLose It.â
![Tove Lo, Bitches [Photo Credit: Universal]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tove-lo-bitches-universal.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
The ever-untamed Tove Lo returns with a remix of âBLUE LIPS (lady wood phase II)â record, âbitches,â featuring Charli XCX, Icona Pop, Elliphant, and ALMA.