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.
Maren Morris responds to the Las Vegas mass shooting thoughtfully on her new single, “Dear Hate.” She’s assisted by Vince Gill.
Lin-Manuel Miranda assembles a star-studded cast of Latino artists for Puerto Rico benefit single, “Almost Like Praying.”
![P!nk, Beautiful Trauma [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/pink-beautiful-trauma-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop vet P!nk returns with her third single, “Whatever You Want,” a week ahead of her highly-anticipated, seventh studio album, ‘Beautiful Trauma.’
![Maroon 5, Red Pill Blues [📷: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/maroon-5-red-pill-blues-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Maroon 5 and Julia Michaels combine pop forces for “Help Me Out,” the fourth single from the band’s long-awaited album, ‘Red Pill Blues.’
![Charlie Puth, Voicenotes [📷: Atlantic / Artist Partner Group]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/charlie-puth-voicenotes.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Artistically, Charlie Puth continues his maturation with the second single off his highly-anticipated sophomore album ‘Voicenotes,’ “How Long.”
Upon announcement of his highly-anticipated sophomore album, ‘The Thrill of It All,’ Pop sensation Sam Smith drops a heartfelt second single, “Pray.”
DRAM returns with another exuberant new single, “ILL NANA,” assisted by Trippie Redd. Unfortunately, “Broccoli” it is not.
![Majid Jordan, The Space Between [📷: OVO/Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/majid-jordan-the-space-between-ovo-warner-bros.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Toronto duo Majid Jordan returns with “My Imagination,” a single from their sophomore album, The Space Between.
Canadian rapper/singer Tory Lanez returns with guilt pleasure single “Skrt Skrt,” which encompasses two popular things: drinking and sex.
Up-and-coming California rapper KYLE continues to showcase great potential on his infectious single “All Mine,” featuring MadeinTYO.
Marc E. Bassy shines on “Plot Twist,” a slickly produced, sexy single from his full-length album, ‘Gossip Columns.’ KYLE provides the assist.
Pop up-and-comer Marc E. Bassy continues to heat up on “So Simple,” a single from his album, Gossip Columns. G-Eazy provides the assist.