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.
![Lil Baby, “Detox” [📷: Quality Control Music, LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/lil-baby-detox-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
While his flow is potent, Grammy-nominated rapper Lil Baby doesn’t deliver that ‘wow’ factor on his brief banger, “Detox.”
![Arctic Monkeys, “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball” [📷: Domino]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/arctic-monkeys-thered-better-be-a-mirrorball.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Alternative darlings Arctic Monkeys return with their seventh studio album, The Car, led by radiant, distinct single, “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball.”
With her top-quality performance on her single, ‘Sometimes I Wonder’, Natasha Vroegindeweij explodes through the speakers like a broken light bulb.
![Joji, “YUKON (INTERLUDE)” [📷: 88rising / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/joji-yukon-interlude.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Joji returns with 🎵 “YUKON (INTERLUDE),” his second single of 2022 from his forthcoming album, SMITHEREENS.
![Elton John & Britney Spears, "Hold Me Closer" [📷: Mercury]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/elton-john-britney-spears-hold-me-closer-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
“Hold Me Closer” marks the comeback of Britney Spears as well as an iconic collaboration with the legendary Elton John, repurposing three of his classics.
![Matt Jaffe, “Favorite Song on Repeat” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Matt Jaffe, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/matt-jaffe-favorite-song-on-repeat-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Singer/songwriter Matt Jaffe impresses once again with “Favorite Song on Repeat,” a dedicated, utterly sublime love song for the ages.
Guest Contributor, George James: The new track that Mr Jayvic and Aisha J have released, ‘Let Love Lead The Way’, is awe-inspiring. Read the full review here.
![Ruel, “YOU AGAINST YOURSELF” [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ruel-you-against-yourself-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
British-Australian musician Ruel continues to build a compelling case as pop’s next big thing with his second single of 2022, “YOU AGAINST YOURSELF.”
![BLACKPINK, “Pink Venom” [📷: YG Entertainment / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blackpink-pink-venom-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
K-Pop girl group BLACKPINK return with plenty of attitude, and lots of musical ideas and shifts on their ear catching single, “Pink Venom.”
![Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers, “Make Me Say It Again, Girl” [📷: RI Top Ten]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ronald-isley-the-isley-brothers-make-me-say-it-again-girl-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Musical icons Ronald Isley and The Isley Brothers enlist superstar Beyoncé for a superb remake of the 1975 Isley classic, 🎵 “Make Me Say It Again Girl.”
American indie-rocker Hank Quillen releases the moving “Treading Water,” featuring a fresh, crisp edge and dipping into a sound made famous by others in the sector.
Guest contributor, George James: British producer and songwriter Spider Plant releases his new single, “Mountain.”