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.
![Omar Rudberg, Happier [📷: Record Company TEN]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/omar-rudberg-happier-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Handsome and talented Venezuelan-Swedish singer/actor Omar Rudberg delivers an enjoyable, relatable pop single in “Happier.”
![Charli XCX, Speed Drive [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Atlantic / Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/charli-xcx-speed-drive-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop standout Charli XCX delivers another brief, entertaining, and cute bop from Barbie: The Album with “Speed Drive.”
![Yavin, Now + Then. [📷: Yavin]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/yavin-now-and-then-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop singer/songwriter Yavin drops a slickly produced, thoughtfully penned, and relatable single with “Now & Then.”
![Olivia Rodrigo, vampire [📷: Olivia Rodrigo / Geffen]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/olivia-rodrigo-vampire-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo makes a colorful and thrilling comeback with “vampire,” the lead single from her sophomore LP, GUTS.
![Dominic Fike, Mama's Boy [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sandy's Boys LLC / Columbia; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dominic-fike-mamas-boy.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On “Mama’s Boy,” the third single from Sunburn, the sophomore album by Dominic Fike, he throws both an interesting concept and an acquired, unique sound.
![Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice, Barbie World (with Aqua) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; 10K Projects / Capitol / Dolo Entertainment, Inc. / UMG Recordings, Inc.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/nicki-minaj-ice-spice-barbie-world-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice collaborate for the second time in 2023 on “Barbie World,” a single from Barbie The Album which samples a 1990s Aqua classic.
![Mike Taveira, Sujo [📷: Mike Taveira]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mike-taveira-sujo-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pansexual pop musician Mike Taveira titillates something fierce on his brief but electrifying, NSFW single, “Sujo.”
![BLP KOSHER, Special K [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Dreidel Gang LLC / Encore Recordings; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/blp-kosher-special-k-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Colorful Jewish rapper BLP KOSHER drops an entertaining banger with this carb-heavy single, “Special K.”
![Thomas Cole, Up In Smoke [📷: Thomas Cole]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/thomas-cole-up-in-smoke.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Guest contributor, George James: NYC pop singer Thomas Cole has unleashed a nightclub storm with his latest single, ‘Up In Smoke’.
![Niall Horan, The Show [📷: Neon Haze Music Ltd. / Niall Horan / UMG Recordings, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/niall-horan-the-show-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Irish pop musician and former One Directioner Niall Horan delivers his best album to date with The Show.
Guest contributor, George James: James Sebastian goes old school with ‘Life’s Tasting Good,’ a throwback to the glory days of classic rock.
![Cooper Bloom, End of Time [📷: Cooper Bloom]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cooper-bloom-end-of-time-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Cooper Bloom, self-proclaimed ‘pop creator with a western twist,’ serves up an authentic, dedicated bop with “End of Time.” Oh, the feels!