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.
Country singer/former Survivor finalist Chase Rice returns with a single from his forthcoming album, entitled “Everybody We Know Does.”
Ingrid Michaelson’s singles “Hell No” and “Light Me Up” foreshadow the potential greatness of forthcoming album, ‘It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense.’
What makes Jasmin Stone so special? She offers something different and different is what the music world is starving for these days, particularly stateside. “Time” exceptionally introduces Stone to a new audience.
The best way to characterize the new Bastille single, “Good Grief,” the first single from sophomore LP, Wild World? It’s infectious!
Although quite loud, “Better Love” – the lead single from the motion picture, ‘The Legend of Tarzan’ – is epic and shows why Hozier is an intriguing artist.
Alicia Keys latest single “Hallelujah” is respectable, but not the “second coming.” “Hallelujah” likely isn’t a ‘pop’ hit. Still, there’s something here.
Continually rising Maryland rapper Logic ‘flexes hard’ on “Flexicution,” a record filled with braggadocio to the nth degree.
In no ways does Usher “crash and burn” on new single “Crash,” but neither does he make us yearn for his return to the music world.
No one will deny Shawn Mendes has “the package.” He’s got the looks and a respectable voice. Single “Treat You Better” is enjoyable but not timeless.
“In Common” continues to find R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys searching for her next big hit. Unfortunately, “In Common” probably isn’t it.
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Contemporary R&B standout Fantasia dabbles in countrified soul on “Ugly,” a single from her upcoming LP, ‘The Definition of…’
A truly glorious happening occurred – the return of one of neo-soul’s greatest, Maxwell, with a stellar new single, “Lake By the Ocean.”