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.
![Måneskin, HONEY (ARE U COMING?) [📷: Epic / Sony Music Entertainment Italy S.p.a.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/maneskin-honey-are-u-coming-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Popular Italian rock band Måneskin drop an enjoyable, energetic, and L-O-U-D single, “HONEY (ARE U COMING?)” post-RUSH!.
![Nicki Minaj, Last Time I Saw You [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/nicki-minaj-last-time-i-saw-you-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Nicki Minaj, often brash and unapologetic, shows her versatility singing and rapping emotionally on her single, “Last Time I Saw You.”
![Doja Cat, Demons [📷: Kemosabe / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/doja-cat-demons-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy winner Doja Cat comes out swinging on her hard-nosed, malicious-sounding, unapologetic rap banger, “Demons.”
![Brent Faiyaz, Moment Of Your Life [📷: ISO Supremacy / UnitedMasters LLC / High Standardz / Def Jam Recordings]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/brent-faiyaz-moment-of-your-life-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Brent Faiyaz, with the help of the lovely and talented Coco Jones, delivers a fantastic R&B duet with “Moment of Your Life.”
![Selena Gomez, Single Soon [📷: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/selena-single-soon-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Selena Gomez returns with her first single of 2023, “Single Soon,” which is enjoyable enough but not groundbreaking or particularly innovative.
![Kirk Franklin, Try Love [📷: Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/kirk-franklin-try-love-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning gospel artist Kirk Franklin and his anointed choir preach love on the exuberant, uplifting single, “Try Love.”
![Conan Gray, Winner [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/conan-gray-winner-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Always consistent, versatile singer/songwriter Conan Gray bring the heat, once again, on his second straight winning single of 2023, “Winner.”
![David Archuleta, Afraid To Love [📷: Archie Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/david-archuleta-afraid-to-love-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
David Archuleta serves up a heaping does of danceability, inclusivity, and positivity on the marvelous pop bop, “Afraid To Love.”
![Omar Apollo, Ice Slippin [📷: Omar Apollo / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/omar-apollo-ice-slippin-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Omar Apollo gets personal on his chilly ballad, “Ice Slippin” where home doesn’t feel inviting.
![Al Green, Perfect Day [📷: Fat Possum]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/al-green-perfect-day-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy winning soul icon Al Green releases his first single in five years covering (and transforming) the Lou Reed classic, “Perfect Day,” perfectly.
![Paul Russell, Lil Boo Thang [📷: Paul Russell / Arista]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/paul-russell-lil-boo-thang-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Paul Russell repurposes a soul classic on his brief but infectious, potent pop single, “Lil Boo Thang.”
![Dixon Dallas, F150 [📷: Dixon Dallas]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dixon-dallas-f150.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Gay country singer/songwriter Dixon Dallas (aka Jake Hill) shines once more on his break-up single, “Better Without You.”