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.
![Usher, Boyfriend [📷: mega/gamma.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/usher-boyfriend-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning R&B superstar Usher returns with his third single of 2023, the incredibly entertaining, fun, and seemingly shady “Boyfriend.”
![Oliver Anthony, Rich Men North of Richmond [📷: DistroKid]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/oliver-anthony-music-rich-men-north-of-richmond-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Ascending conservative-championed country singer Oliver Anthony Music is brutally honest on his blue collar record, “Rich Men North of Richmond.”
![Charlie Puth, Lipstick [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/charlie-puth-lipstick-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter/producer Charlie Puth embraces his R&B era with his sensual single, “Lipstick.”
![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)
The always entertaining Dixon Dallas (Jake Hill) returns with another satisfying, gay country gem with “F150.”
![DJ Khaled, Supposed to Be Loved [📷: We The Best / Def Jam]Recordings](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dj-khaled-supposed-to-be-loved-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy winner DJ Khaled assembles a star-studded cast (Lil Baby, Future, and Lil Uzi Vert) on the single “Supposed to Be Loved,” but fails to deliver the goods.
![Olivia Rodrigo, bad idea right? [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Olivia Rodrigo / Geffen; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/olivia-rodrigo-bad-idea-right-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Olivia Rodrigo delivers another fierce bop with “bad idea right?”, the second single from her highly anticipated sophomore LP, GUTS.
Guest contributor, George James: UK singer-songwriter Ervin Munir teams up with Tina Blaber For ‘Pick up the Phone.’
![Lauv, Love U Like That [📷: Lauv]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/lauv-love-u-like-that-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Done judging himself, Lauv drops “Love U Like That,” an incredibly sexy pop joint tailormade for making out/sex playlists everywhere.
![Halle, Angel [📷: Parkwood Entertainment LLC / Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/halle-angel-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Halle, fresh off successfully portraying Ariel in The Little Mermaid, delivers a truly angelic, ear-catching debut solo R&B single with “Angel.”
![Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage, Good Good [📷: mega / gamma.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/usher-summer-walker-21-savage-good-good.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Usher, Summer Walker, and 21 Savage join forces for “Good Good,” an enjoyable single that is just that – GOOD, GOOD!
![Doja Cat, Paint The Town Red [📷: Kemosabe / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/doja-cat-paint-the-town-red-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Versatile, Grammy winner Doja Cat, fully embraces rap and goes hard on her enjoyable, fun, and infectious single, “Paint The Town Red.”
![Offset & Cardi B, Jealousy [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/offset-cardi-b-jealousy-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Offset, assisted by his wife, Grammy winner Cardi B, drops an entertaining rap banger with “JEALOUSY,” which samples Three 6 Mafia.