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.
![Benson Boone, Pretty Slowly [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Night Street / Warner; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/benson-boone-pretty-slowly-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Handsome and talented pop singer/songwriter Benson Boone strikes gold once more with his honest, breakup-fueled single, “Pretty Slowly.”
![Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, Die With A Smile [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Interscope; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/lady-gaga-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Decorated, multifaceted musicians Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars make a formidable team in their first-ever collaboration, “Die With A Smile.”
![Ciara, Run It Up [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Beauty Marks Entertainment, Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ciara-run-it-up-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning R&B/hip-hop artist Ciara enlists BossMan Dlow for her entertaining, vibe-laden single, “Run It Up.”
![Zedd & Remi Wolf, Lucky [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Interscope; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/zedd-lucky.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Russian-German DJ/producer Zedd taps talented pop singer/songwriter Remi Wolf for his short but utterly sweet dance-pop single, “Lucky.”
![Katy Perry, LIFETIMES [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Capitol; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/katy-perry-lifetimes.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following the disastrous “WOMAN’S WORLD,” Katy Perry improves on “LIFETIMES.” Still, the second single from 143 feels average, not dynamic.
![Shawn Mendes, Isn’t That Enough [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Island; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shawn-mendes-isnt-that-enough.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated Canadian pop artist Shawn Mendes releases the folksy “Isn’t That Enough,” a promo single from his fifth LP, Shawn.
![Shawn Mendes, Why Why Why [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Island; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shawn-mendes-why-why-why.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Dashing pop singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes returns with the honest, well-rounded “Why Why Why,” a promo single from his fifth LP, Shawn.
![A$AP Rocky, HIGHJACK [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; A$AP Rocky Recordings LLC; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/asap-rocky-highjack-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated rapper A$AP Rocky taps singer/songwriter Jessica Pratt for the assist on “HIGHJACK,” a single from his comeback LP, DON’T BE DUMB.
![Ice Spice, GYAT [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Dolo Entertainment, Inc. / UMG Recordings, Inc. / 10K Projects, LLC; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ice-spice-gyat.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Unfortunately, “GYAT,” a bonus track on Y2K!, the debut LP by Ice Spice, doesn’t move the needle or change the trajectory positively.
![Charli XCX, Guess [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Atlantic; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/charli-xcx-billie-eilish-guess-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Charli XCX taps Academy and Grammy award winner Billie Eilish for a marvelous remix of “Guess,” which originally appeared in the expanded version of Brat.
![Cloud, Overdrive [📷: Lucky island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cloud-overdrive.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
George James: Cloud, the guitarist and songwriter from Japan, delivers a high-octane experience with his latest track, “Overdrive.”
![Muni Long, Ruined Me [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Supergiant / Def Jam; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/muni-long-ruined-me.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Muni Long delivers a marvelous soundtrack to heartbreak with her single, “Ruined Me.”