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, Off My Mind [📷: Record Company TEN]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/omar-rudberg-off-my-mind-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop singer and actor Omar Rudberg, assisted by Jubël, brings the heat on the muy caliente, Spanish-tinged single, “Off My Mind.”
![Charli XCX & Sam Smith, In The City [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/charli-xcx-sam-smith-in-the-city-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
“In The City,” the first collaboration between pop standouts Charli XCX and the highly decorated Sam Smith, is nothing short of a dance/electro-pop bop.
![Marsha Swanson, Not You [📷: Marsha Swanson]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/marsha-swanson-not-you.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
‘Not You’ is an intensely personal single by Marsha Swanson, characterized by evocative vocals exuding raw emotion, ensuring profound resonance with each lyrical utterance.
![PinkPantheress, Capable of love [📷: Warner Music UK Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/pinkpantheress-capable-of-love.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Ascending pop artist PinkPantheress delivers another fabulous single in advance of her debut album, Heaven Knows, with “Capable of love.”
![BabyTron, $1M [📷: The Hip Hop Lab Records / EMPIRE]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/babytron-1m-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Michigan rapper BabyTron keeps things brief and heavy in the flex department on the single, “$1M.”
![Binoy, BoysBoysBoys [📷: Binoy Zachariah]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/binoy-boysboysboys-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Kenyan pop musician Binoy brings ample attitude, fierceness, and sexiness on his ear-catching single, “BoysBoyBoys.”
![Ice Spice & Rema, Pretty Girl [📷: Dolo Entertainment, Inc. / UMG Recordings, Inc. / 10K Projects, LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ice-spice-rema-pretty-girl-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
New York rapper Ice Spice and Nigerian rapper/singer Rema team up for a short but sweet, vibe-laden single, “Pretty Girl.”
![Mad Tsai, mad's world [📷: Mad Tsai]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mad-tsai-mads-world-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Coming from a dark, emotional place on his single, “mad’s world,” the pain, as well as the musicianship of pop artist, Mad Tsai, is our listening pleasure.
![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.