Empress Of, Kiss Me | Track Review 🎵
![Empress Of, Kiss Me [📷: Major Arcana / Giant Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/empress-of-kiss-me-1.webp?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop singer/songwriter Empress Of taps Japanese-British singer/songwriter Rina Sawayama for the assist on her marvelous first single of 2023, “Kiss Me.”

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Empress Of, Kiss Me [📷: Major Arcana / Giant Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/empress-of-kiss-me-1.webp?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop singer/songwriter Empress Of taps Japanese-British singer/songwriter Rina Sawayama for the assist on her marvelous first single of 2023, “Kiss Me.”
![Sexyy Red, Shake Yo Dreads [📷: Open Shift Distribution / gamma.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sexyy-red-shake-yo-dreads-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rapper Sexyy Red stays true to self on the fun, turnt up, if ridiculous rap banger, “Shake Yo Dreads.”
![The Manhattans, Hurt: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 151 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/the-manhattans-hurt-throwback-vibez-151-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 151st edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Hurt” by the Grammy-winning soul collective, The Manhattans.
![Lil Wayne, Kat Food: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 78 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Young Money / Republic; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/lil-wayne-kat-food-midnight-heat-78-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 78th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Kat Food” by Lil Wayne.
![Rick Ross & Meek Mill, SHAQ & KOBE [📷: Maybach Music Group / gamma.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/rick-ross-meek-mill-shaq-and-kobe-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rappers Rick Ross and Meek Mill make a dynamic duo on their unapologetic collaborative single, “SHAQ & KOBE.”
![Chase Atlantic, MAMACITA [📷: Chase Atlantic Music Pty Ltd. / Fearless]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/chase-atlantic-mamacita-e1768999764528.jpeg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Australian collective Chase Atlantic delivers a fun one with “MAMACITA,” a song about a bad girl that front man Mitchel Cave just might keep.
![Thomas Rhett, Mamaw's House [📷: Big Machine Label Group]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/thomas-rhett-mamaws-house-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Country musicians Thomas Rhett and Morgan Wallen collaborate on the single, “Mama’s House,” which appears on Rhett’s compilation LP, 20 Number Ones.
![Latto, Issa Party [📷: Streamcut / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/latto-issa-party-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated rapper Latto taps BabyDrill for the assist on the hard-nosed banger, “ISSA PARTY.”
![George Michael, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face: Covers No. 41 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited; cottonbro studio, MART PRODUCTION, Ron Lach from Pexels; Paul Brennan from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/george-michael-the-first-time-ever-i-saw-your-face-covers-41-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 41st edition of COVERS (2023), George Michael delivers a compelling rendition of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” famously recorded by Roberta Flack.
![Interesting Songs That Feature Acronym Titles, Vol. 2 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/interesting-songs-that-feature-acronym-titles-vol-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Interesting Songs That Feature Acronym Titles, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of Brent Faiyaz, Coco Jones, jaboukie, Lana Del Rey, and Peso Pluma.
![AJR, Yes I'm A Mess [📷: AJR Productions LLC / Mercury / Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ajr-yes-im-a-mess.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
AJR continues to live the millennial (and ‘old’ Gen-Z) experience with “Yes I’m A Mess,” an advance single from their 2023 LP, The Maybe Man.
![PinkPantheress, Mosquito [📷: Warner Records UK]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/pinkpantheress-mosquito-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ascending artist PinkPantheress ‘brings the heat’ on “Mosquito,” the lead single from her forthcoming debut album.
![Bad Bunny, UN PREVIEW [📷: Rimas Entertainment LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bad-bunny-un-preview-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
It’s safe to say that Bad Bunny don’t stop… delivering hits. “UN PREVIEW” gives the Puerto Rican superstar another fab addition to his collection.
![Peezy & BabyTron, Psilocybin [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; #Boyz Entertainment LLC / EMPIRE; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/peezy-babytron-psilocybin.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rappers Peezy and BabyTron bring a surefire high on their brief but potent collaborative banger, “Psilocybin.”
![*NSYNC, Better Place [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nsync-justin-timberlake-better-place.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
It’s all good vibes on the infectious “Better Place,” the promo single from TROLLS Band Together which finds *NSYNC reunited (“and it feels so good”).
![Ne-Yo, Link Up [📷: Shaffer Smith / UMG Recordings, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ne-yo-link-up-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Keeping the summery vibes going past summer, Grammy winner Ne-Yo drops the short but utterly sweet, groovy single, “Link Up.”
![Zach Benson, White Lies [📷: Zach Benson]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/zack-benson-white-lies-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The ‘white lies’ of the single “white lies” don’t stop pop singer/songwriter Zach Benson from delivering a sweet bop.
![The Rolling Stones, Sweet Sounds of Heaven (Ft. Lady Gaga & Stevie Wonder) [📷: Promotone B.V.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/the-rolling-stones-sweet-sounds-of-heaven-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On “Sweet Sounds of Heaven,” the second single from Hackney Diamonds, The Rolling Stone collaborates with Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder.
![Jung Kook, 3D [📷: BIGHIT MUSIC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/jung-kook-3d-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Handsome and talented K-Pop singer, Jung Kook, taps Jack Harlow for the assist on his second proper single, “3D.”
![George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Bad to the Bone: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 150 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; EMI; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/george-thorogood-bad-to-the-bone-throwback-vibez-150-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 150th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Bad to the Bone” by George Thorogood & The Destroyers.
![11 Skeletal, Hella Bony, Bone Songs 🦴 🩻 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 3530416, Dina Dee, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/11-skeletal-hella-bony-bone-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Skeletal, Hella Bony, Bone Songs features music courtesy of Demi Lovato, Doja Cat, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Ghostemane and Maren Morris.
![Bobby (Boris) Pickett, Monster Mash: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 149 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Decca Music Group Limited; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/bobby-boris-pickett-monster-mash-throwback-vibez-149-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 149th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Monster Mash” by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers.
![Lou Reed vs. Al Green: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 39 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Fat Possum, RCA; Hernán Toro, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/lou-reed-al-green-head-2-head-39-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 39th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Lou Reed and Al Green contend for the best rendition of “Perfect Day.”
![Jean Knight, Mr. Big Stuff: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 148 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Fantasy, Inc.; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jean-knight-mr-big-stuff-throwback-vibez-148-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 148th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Mr. Big Stuff” by Jean Knight.
![Elmiene, Marking My Time [📷: Polydor / Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/elmiene-marking-my-time-single-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
British R&B singer/songwriter Elmiene put his foot into “Marking My Time,” an ear catching and utterly stupendous single from his second EP.
![Alex Sampson, Til The World Gets Sick of Us [📷: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/alex-sampson-til-the-world-gets-sick-of-us-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Gen-Z Canadian musician Alex Sampson may be young, but he showcases his musical talent on his fourth single of 2023, “Til The World Gets Sick of Us.”
![The Champs, Tequila: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 147 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Curb; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/the-champs-tequila-throwback-vibez-147-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 147th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on the 1958 no. 1 hit, “Tequila” by The Champs.