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.
![Tawnted, do the same for me [📷: Tawnted]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tawnted-do-the-same-for-me-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Tawnted (Jonathan Armswood) continues to be prolific, releasing another fabulous single in the heartbroken, “do the same for me.”
![The Chainsmokers, Summertime Friends [📷: Secondhand Happiness, Inc. / Disruptor / Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/the-chainsmokers-summertime-friends-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On the respectable “Summertime Friends,” The Chainsmokers – specifically Drew Taggart – recalls the night he met his girlfriend.
![The Rolling Stones, Angry [📷: Promotone B.V.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/the-rolling-stones-angry-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
The Rolling Stones deliver and enjoyable, well-rounded rock joint with “Angry,” the lead single from their 26th studio album, Hackney Diamonds.
![Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion, Bongos [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion-bongos-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy winning rappers Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion join forces once more for “Bongos,” another bold, raunchy, and unapologetic banger.
![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.”