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.
![Khalid, in plain sight [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/khalid-in-plain-sight.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum pop and contemporary R&B artist Khalid sounds much more fun and loose on his brief and engaging single, “in plain sight.”
![Chief Keef & Mustard, Shake Dat [📷: 10 Summers / 43B]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/chief-keef-mustard-shake-dat.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Drill rapper Chief Keef and producer extraordinaire Mustard keep it short but sweet on their utterly infectious viral rap banger, “Shake Dat.”
![Steve Lacy, Nice Shoes [📷: RCA / L-M]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/steve-lacy-nice-shoes.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Steve Lacy returns in a big way with his distinct alternative R&B single, “Nice Shoes.”
![Cardi B, AM I THE DRAMA? [📷: Atlantic Recording Corporation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cardi-b-am-i-the-drama.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B brings the heat on “Imaginary Playerz,” which samples a 1990s Jay-Z joint.
![The Beaches, No Hard Feelings [📷: The Beaches / AWAL Recordings America, Inc]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-beaches-no-hard-feelings.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Canadian alternative rock band The Beaches deliver an authentic, relatable, and thoughtfully penned queer song with “Lesbian Of The Year.”
![Laufey, A Matter Of Time [📷: Vingolf Recordings / AWAL Recordings America, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/laufey-a-matter-of-time.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning Icelandic-Chinese singer/songwriter Laufey delivers a beautiful, sincere song with “Snow White,” the fourth single from her third album, A Matter Of Time.
Award-winning composer Julia Thomsen releases a piano version of “Amour,” stripping her orchestral piece down to its bare essentials.
![Kisos, Unbothered [📷: Miller Place]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kisos-unbothered.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
It is safe to say that independent, DIY pop artist Kisos is ‘unbothered’ on his short, sweet, and edgy diss track, “Unbothered.”
![Saucy Santana, Bad to the Bone [📷: Saucy Santana / StreamCut]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/saucy-santana-bad-to-the-bone.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Saucy Santana sounds extra saucy on his brief but confident, fierce, and ultra-infectious single, “Bad to the Bone.”
![Mariah the Scientist, HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY [📷: Buckles Laboratories, LLC / Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mariah-the-scientist-hearts-sold-separately.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
There is nothing criminal about “Is It A Crime,” a radiant collaboration between R&B standouts Mariah the Scientist and Kali Uchis.
![Chappell Roan, The Subway [📷: KRA International Inc. / Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/chappell-roan-the-subway.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Superb and relatable from start to finish, Grammy-winning pop singer/songwriter Chappell Roan put her foot, and her heart, into her single, “The Subway.”
![Luke Combs, Back in the Saddle [📷: Seven Ridges]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/luke-combs-back-in-the-saddle.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated country singer/songwriter Luke Combs brings the heat on his powerful single, “Back in the Saddle,” which rocks – in a countrified way!