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.
![Majid Jordan, Hands Tied [📷: OVO Sound]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/majid-jordan-hands-tied-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Canadian R&B duo Majid Jordan – Majid Al Maskati and Jordan Ullman – deliver an enjoyable, totally romantic single with “Hands Tied.”
![BabyTron, J1Hunnit & MJPaid, Save Stress” [📷: The Hip Hop Lab]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/babytron-save-stress-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
BabyTron, J1Hunnit, and MJPaid collaborate on the brief rap banger, “Save Stress.” While the single is enjoyable enough, it also feels a bit undercooked.
![Megan Thee Stallion, Out Alpha The Alpha [📷: A24]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/megan-thee-stallion-out-alpha-the-alpha.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Megan Thee Stallion (as Gloria Masters) shows the men who’s boss on “Out Alpha The Alpha,” a highlight from the Dicks: The Musical soundtrack.
![Cher, DJ Play a Christmas Song [📷: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cher-dj-play-a-christmas-song-1.webp?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Iconic singer and actress Cher falls a wee bit short of the mark on “DJ Play A Christmas Song,” the lead single from her 2023 holiday album, Christmas.
![Holly Humberstone, Paint My Bedroom Black [📷: Holly Humberstone]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/holly-humberstone-kissing-in-swimming-pools-1.webp?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
English singer/songwriter Holly Humberstone shines on “Kissing In Swimming Pools,” an advance single from her debut LP, Paint My Bedroom Black.
![Jordan Fox, Bubble Gum [📷: Jordan Fox]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/jordan-fox-bubble-gum-1.webp?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
New York LGBTQ pop artist Jordan Fox serves up a sugary-sweet, surefire bop with the relatable single, “Bubble Gum.”
![Joel Corry, Hey DJ [📷: Warner Music UK Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/joel-corry-hey-dj.webp?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
English DJ Joel Corry delivers a bop in “Hey DJ” that is sure to lift you up and make your body move and groove.
![Kevin Abstract, Blanket [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kevin-abstract-blanket-1.webp?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
The ever adventurous Kevin Abstract returns with a brief, surprising, totally left of singer single with “Blanket” post-BROCKHAMPTON.
![Bazzi, Beautiful World [📷: Artist Partner Group]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bazzi-beautiful-world-1.webp?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Bazzi wants to share the beautiful world with a truly special girl on the short but sweet pop single, “Beautiful World.”
![Tems, Me & U [📷: Tems]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tems-me-and-u-1.webp?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning Nigerian musician Tems shines on her first single of 2023, “Me & U,” which is the definition of a surefire vibe.
![Empress Of, Kiss Me [📷: Major Arcana / Giant Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/empress-of-kiss-me-1.webp?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop singer/songwriter Empress Of taps Japanese-British singer/songwriter Rina Sawayama for the assist on her marvelous first single of 2023, “Kiss Me.”
![Sexyy Red, Shake Yo Dreads [📷: Open Shift Distribution / gamma.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sexyy-red-shake-yo-dreads-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rapper Sexyy Red stays true to self on the fun, turnt up, if ridiculous rap banger, “Shake Yo Dreads.”