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.
![NLE Choppa, Slut Me Out 2 [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; NLE Choppa Entertainment Inc. / Warner; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/nle-choppa-slut-me-out-2-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rapper NLE Choppa gets down, dirty, and absolutely, utterly filthy on the horny, lustful banger, “SLUT ME OUT 2.”
![Dua Lipa, Illusion [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Warner; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/dua-lipa-illusion-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
No ‘illusion’ here: Grammy-winning pop singer Dua Lipa ‘brings the heat’ on “Illusion,” the third single from her third LP, Radical Optimism.
![Beyoncé, Jolene [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Parkwood Entertainment, LLC / Columbia; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/beyonce-jolene.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Guest contributor, Bonita Alford: If Dolly Parton asks you to cover her signature song, “Jolene,” you better do it and do it right… which is exactly what Beyoncé did.
Tanya Walker’s latest single, “Good Days, Bad Days”, is as a melodic earworm with threads of introspection and resilience, set against a backdrop of…
![Joaicon, 2NITE [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; IconzRecordz; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/joaicon-2nite-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Ascending Dominican pop artist Joaicon delivers an entertaining, bite-sized vibe with his sexy single, “2NITE.”
![Orville Peck & Willie Nelson, Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Orville Peck, LLC / Warner; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/orville-peck-cowboys-are-frequently-secretly-fond-of-each-other-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Orville Peck and Willie Nelson collaborate on a fabulous cover of the Ned Sublette, queer country song, “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other.”
![Quavo, Potato Loaded [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Quality Control Music / UMG Recordings, Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/quavo-potato-loaded-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated rapper Quavo enlists fellow rapper Destroy Lonely for the assist on the ‘delicious’ single, “Potato Loaded.”
![Omar Apollo, Spite [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Omar Apollo / Warner; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/omar-apollo-spite-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop standout Omar Apollo delivers another bop with his authentic, honest, and enjoyable single, “Spite.”
![Glass Animals, Creatures in Heaven [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Polydor; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/glass-animals-creatures-in-heaven.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Alternative pop collective Glass Animals make a compelling return with “Creatures in Heaven,” the lead single from their fourth LP, I Love You So F***ing Much.
![Imagine Dragons, Eyes Closed [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; KIDinaKORNER / Interscope; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/imagine-dragons-eyes-closed-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning alternative rock band Imagine Dragons sounds refreshing in their ear-catching, energetic single, “Eyes Closed.”
![Kehlani, After Hours [📷: 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/2024/04/kehlani-after-hours-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated R&B artist Kehlani delivers a pleasant, sexy pop-oriented R&B single with “After Hours.”
![Mike Taveira, Summer Cinnamon [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Mike Taveira; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mike-taveira-summer-cinnamon-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Talented pop singer/songwriter Mike Taveira is transparent about loneliness and sadness in his relatable, summery single, “Summer Cinnamon.”