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.
![Al Calderon, Smoke [📷: Al Calderon / Create Music Group Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/al-calderon-smoke.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Smoke” marks another smoking hot, R&B-infused pop bop from the smoking hot, incredibly talented, and multifaceted Al Calderon.
![Jamie Foxx, Somebody [📷: Foxxhole Productions, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/jamie-foxx-somebody.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Decorated actor and singer-songwriter Jamie Foxx eats and leaves no crumbs on “Somebody” thanks to the relatable theme/lyrics, superb vocals & sublime production.
![Cloud, In My Dream [📷: Lucky Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cloud-in-my-dream.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Guest Contributor George James: Cloud returns with “In My Dream.”
![Lil Mabu, sand in turks [📷: YOUNG GENIUS ACADEMY INC.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/lil-mabu-sand-in-turks.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lil Mabu returns with a so-so, melodic rap single in “sand in the turks.” It encompasses matters of the heart and an extremely expensive vacation.
![Baby Rose & Leon Thomas, Friends Again [📷: Secretly Canadian]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/baby-rose-leon-thomas-friends-again.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ R&B singer-songwriter Baby Rose and Grammy-winning musician Leon Thomas are magical on their soulful, silky smooth duet, “Friends Again.”
![The Red Clay Strays, If I Didn't Know You [📷: RCA Records / HBYCO Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/the-red-clay-strays-if-i-didnt-know-you.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ South Alabama country rock band The Red Clay Strays delivers a gorgeous, moving, and utterly sincere record with “If I Didn’t Know You.”
![Victoria Monét, Let Me [📷: RCA Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/victoria-monet-let-me.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Victoria Monét continues to be consistent and engaging on her love-oriented single, “Let Me.”
![Fcukers, Ö [📷: Ninja Tune]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fcukers-o.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Electronic band Fcukers (no, your eyes don’t deceive you) bring the heat on “Beatback,” a single and the opening track from their debut album, Ö.
![Spilata, The Cuntiest [📷: Spilata]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/spilata-the-cuntiest.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spilata utterly slays and serves C U Next Tuesday with his bold, fearless, irresistibly delicious, and unapologetic jazz single, “The Cuntiest.”
![MUNA, Dancing On The Wall [📷: Saddest Factory Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/muna-dancing-on-the-wall.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Queer indie-pop band MUNA delivers an irresistible, dance-worthy single with “Dancing On The Wall,” the promo single from their fourth LP of the same name.
![Bleachers, everyone for ten minutes [📷: Dirty Hit]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bleachers-everyone-for-ten-minutes.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bleachers, led by Jack Antonoff, make a compelling return with “you and forever,” the promo single for their fifth LP, everyone for ten minutes.
![Charlie Puth, Whatever's Clever! [📷: Atlantic Records Group LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/charlie-puth-whatevers-clever.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop singer, songwriter, and producer Charlie Puth enlists smooth jazz god Kenny G for the incredibly sophisticated single, “Cry.”