Ben Platt, Imagine | Track Review 🎵
![Ben Platt, "Imagine" [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ben-platt-imagine-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ben Platt gets off to a good start with his first single of 2021, “Imagine,” which has a more pop oriented sound.
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Sasha Sloan, when was it over? | Track Review 🎵
![Sasha Sloan, "when was it over?" [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sasha-sloan-when-was-it-over-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop artist Sam Sloan taps Grammy-nominated country standout Sam Hunt for the superb heartbroken duet, “when was it over?”
H.E.R., Come Through | Track Review 🎵
![H.E.R., "Come Through" [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/her-come-through-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winner H.E.R. taps Grammy-winner Chris Brown for another awesome collaboration on single, “Come Through.”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Save Your Tears (Remix) | Track Review 🎵
![The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, "Save Your Tears (Remix)" [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/the-weeknd-save-your-tears-remix-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning R&B superstar The Weeknd taps Grammy-winning pop superstar for the remix of his After Hours hit, “Save Your Tears.”
12 Captivating Same & Different Songs | Playlist 🎧
![12 Captivating Same & Different Songs 🎧 [📷: Andreas Göllner [Pixabay], Brent Faulkner, Gordon Johnson, Joel Bottaro, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12-captivating-same-different-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
12 Captivating Same & Different Songs 🎧 features Camila Cabello, Jack Harlow, Jon Bellion, serpentwithfeet & SZA.
People | 3BOPS
![People: 3BOPS No. 25 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Free-Photos from Pixabay, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/people-3bops-25-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 25th edition of 3BOPS (2021), we select three awesome songs that are associated with PEOPLE in some form or fashion.
An Engaging, Unorthodox Soundtrack to Spring | Playlist 🎧
![An Engaging, Unorthodox Soundtrack to Spring 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Claudel Rheault on Unsplash, Jill Wellington from Pixabay, Joshua J. Cotten on Unsplash, Kyle Glenn on Unsplash, Meriç Dağlı on Unsplash, The Musical Hype, Nong Vang on Unsplash, sienna on Unsplash, Steve Buissinne from Pixabay ,Virgin, Yoksel 🌿 Zok on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/an-engaging-unorthodox-soundtrack-to-spring.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
An Engaging, Unorthodox Soundtrack to Spring 🎧 features Hayley Williams, The Isley Brothers, Kacey Musgraves, serpentwithfeet & SuperM.
Spinabenz, Yungeen Ace…, Who I Smoke | Track Review 🎵
![Spinabenz, Yungeen Ace & FastMoney Goon, “Who I Smoke” (Ft. Whoppa Wit Da Choppa) [📷: Cinematic Music Group / ATK / A-Team]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/spinabenz-who-i-smoke-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Spinabenz, Yungeen Ace & FastMoney Goon, assisted by Whoppa Wit Da Choppa and an unlikely sample, are cold as ice on must-hear “Who I Smoke.”
IDK & Offset, Shoot My Shot | Track Review 🎵
![IDK & Offset, "SHOOT MY SHOT" [📷: Clue No Clue / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/idk-offset-shoot-my-shot-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rappers IDK and Offset bring some serious F-I-R-E on their certified B-A-N-G-E-R, “Shoot My Shot.”
Same | 5ive Songs
![Same: 5ive Songs No. 33 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Scorpio Creative on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/same-5ive-songs-33-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 33rd edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs that are associated with being the SAME in some form or fashion.
girl in red, You Stupid Bitch | Track Review 🎵
![girl in red, "You Stupid Bitch" [📷: world in red / AWAL]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/girl-in-red-you-stupid-bitch.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Alternative artist girl in red brings the heat on her bluntly titled, “You Stupid Bitch” from her debut LP, if I could make it go quiet.
Tommy Newport & EARTHGANG, Stargazer | Track Review 🎵
![Tommy Newport & EARTHGANG, "Stargazer" [📷: Real Dirty Boy / Silk Ivory, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/tommy-newport-earthgang-stargazer-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Alternative musician Tommy Newport and hip-hop standouts EARTHGANG join forces for surefire gem, “Stargazer.”
Andra Day, Phone Dies | Track Review 🎵
![Andra Day, "Phone Dies" [📷: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/andra-day-phone-dies-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Award winning R&B singer & actress Andra Day drops a serious V-I-B-E on her 2021 single, “Phone Dies.”
serpentwithfeet, DEACON | Album Review 💿
![serpentwithfeet, DEACON [📷: Secretly Canadian]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/serpentwithfeet-deacon-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Alternative R&B singer/songwriter serpentwithfeet shines on his short but sweet sophomore album, DEACON.
Taylor Swift is ‘Fearless’ at No. 1 | Scanning the Charts 📉
Scanning the Charts (4/24/21): Taylor Swift returns to a familiar spot on the Billboard 200 with Fearless (Taylor’s Version) – no. 1.
10 Incredibly Peachy, Peach 🍑 Songs | Playlist 🎧
![10 Incredibly Peachy Peach Songs 🎧 [📷: Alexander Mils from Pexels, Amanda Whitlatch from Pixabay, Amy Shamblen on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, Couleur from Pixabay, Jason Leung on Unsplash, The Musical Hype, RitaE from Pixabay , こうこう きちでん from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/10-incredibly-peachy-peach-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
10 Incredibly Peachy Peach Songs 🎧 features 112, Chevelle, Justin Bieber, Kevin Abstract & The Presidents of the United States of America.
Getting to Know… The Telling | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know... The Telling: Interview No. 178 [📷: The Telling, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/getting-to-know-the-telling-interview-179.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 179th interview on The Musical Hype, we get the scoop from the Dublin, Ireland band, The Telling.
Moneybagg Yo & BIG30, GO! | Track Review 🎵
![Moneybagg Yo, "GO!" [📷: N-Less / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/moneybagg-yo-go.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Moneybagg Yo enlists the services of fellow rapper BIG30 on the short, tough single, “GO!” which appears on his album, A Gangsta’s Pain.
Sam Gellaitry, Duo | Track Review 🎵
![Sam Gellaitry, "Duo" [📷: Parlophone / Viewfinder Recordings Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sam-gellaitry-duo-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Scottish singer, songwriter, and producer Sam Gellaitry shines on his short yet utterly sweet single, “Duo.”
Ready | 5ive Songs
![Ready: 5ive Songs No. 32 [📷: Altin Ferreira on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, Gerd Altmann from Pixabay, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ready-5ive-songs-32-2021-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this the 32nd edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs that are associated with being READY in some form or fashion.
iann dior & Trippie Redd, shots in the dark | Track Review 🎵
![iann dior & Trippie Redd, "shots in the dark" [📷: 10K Projects]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/iann-dior-shots-in-the-dark.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ascending pop artist iann dior and intriguing, idiosyncratic melodic rapper Trippie Redd shine on the love-driven “shots in the dark.”
Julia Michaels, Love is Weird | Track Review 🎵
![Julia Michaels, "Love is Weird" [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/julia-michaels-love-is-weird.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Julia Michaels, best known for her skill with the pen, also shines artistically on the short, sweet, and relatable single, “Love is Weird.”
Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae, You | Track Review 🎵
![Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae, “You” [📷: Ministry of Sound Recordings Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/regard-troye-sivan-tate-mcrae-you-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Regard, Troye Sivan, and Tate McRae make a truly formidable team on the thrilling dance/pop collaboration, “You.”
iann dior, don’t wanna believe | Track Review 🎵
![iann dior, "don't wanna believe" [📷: 10K Projects]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/iann-dior-dont-wanna-believe.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Although far too short, rising pop star iann dior gives us lots to heart about his single, “don’t wanna believe.”
Bebe Rexha, Sabotage | Track Review 🎵
![Bebe Rexha, "Sabotage" [📷: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/bebe-rexha-sabotage-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop star Bebe Rexha shines on her reflective, minor-key ballad, “Sabotage,” produced by the great Greg Kurstin.
13 Songs Where the Focus is TWO | Playlist 🎧
![13 Songs Where the Focus is TWO [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Raphael Renter on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/13-songs-where-the-focus-is-two.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs Where the Focus is TWO 🎧 features 24kGoldn, Carrie Underwood, Fantasia, Justin Bieber & Kiana Ledé.
Dolly Parton vs. Whitney Houston | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Dolly Parton vs. Whitney Houston: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 10 [📷: Arista, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Sony, Valentin Tikhonov from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/dolly-parton-whitney-houston-head-2-head-10.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 10th edition of Head 2 Head, Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston duke it over their respective takes on “I Will Always Love You.”