Sabrina Carpenter, Skin | Track Review 🎵
![Sabrina Carpenter, "Skin" [📷: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sabrina-carpenter-skin-1.jpeg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
While she doesn’t reinvent the wheel, pop artist Sabrina Carpenter drops a relatable, overall well-rounded single with “Skin.”
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13 Thrilling Songs About Today | Playlist 🎧
![13 Thrilling Songs About Today [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/13-thrilling-songs-about-today.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Thrilling Songs About Today 🎧 features music by August Alsina, John Prine, Ozzy Osbourne, Tink & Young Thug.
Clean Bandit, Higher | Single Notez 🎶
![Clean Bandit, "Higher" (Ft. iann dior) [📷 : Atlantic UK]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/clean-bandit-higher-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on “Higher” by UK electronic collective Clean Bandit featuring Puerto Rican standout, iann dior.
Diamonds 💠 | 5ive Songs
![Diamonds: 5ive Songs No. 10 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/diamonds-5ive-songs-no-10-2021-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this the 10th edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs that are associated with DIAMONDS in some form or fashion.
Tears | 3BOPS
![Tears: 3BOPS No. 10 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/tears-3bops-10-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with TEARS in some form or fashion.
Benny blanco, Marshmello & Vance Joy, You | Track Review 🎵
![benny blanco, Marshmello & Vance Joy [📷: Friends Keep Secrets, Interscope, Joytime Collective]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/benny-blanco-you-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Benny blanco taps Marshmello and Vance Joy – an unlikely cast of characters – for an enjoyable new pop single, “You.”
Selena Gomez & Rauw Alejandro, Baila Conmigo | Track Review 🎵
![Selena Gomez & Rauw Alejandro, "Baila Conmigo" [📷 : Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/selena-gomez-baila-conmigo-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Selena Gomez successfully continues embracing her heritage on “Baila Conmigo,” alongside rising Puerto Rican artist, Rauw Alejandro.
Brent Faiyaz & DJ Dahi, Gravity | Track Review 🎵
![Brent Faiyaz & DJ Dahi, "Gravity" (Ft. Tyler, The Creator) [📷 : Lost Kids]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/brent-faiyaz-gravity-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Brent Faiyaz & DJ Dahi, assisted by Tyler, The Creator, deliver a superb single in “Gravity,” which encompasses L-O-V-E.
Lil Mosey, Holy Water | Track Review 🎵
![Lil Mosey, "Holy Water" [📷 : Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lil-mosey-holy-water-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Lil Mosey returns with the short, melodic single “Holy Water” which is relatively enjoyable but certainly not game changing.
CJ, BOP | Track Review 🎵
![CJ, "BOP" [📷 : Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cj-bop-1.jpeg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Back with his second drill single, “BOP,” Staten Island rapper CJ brings nothing particularly notable or game changing to the table.
10 Flavorful Strawberry 🍓 Songs | Playlist 🎧
![10 Flavorful Strawberry Songs [📷 : Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/10-flavorful-strawberry-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
10 Flavorful Strawberry 🍓 Songs 🎧 features The Beatles, Lil Uzi Vert, Melanie Martinez, Rauw Alejandro & YUNGBLUD.
Ashanti, 235 (2:35 I Want You) | Track Review 🎵
![Ashanti, "235 (2:35 I Want You)" [📷: Written Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ashanti-235-1.jpeg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Years after releasing new music, Ashanti returns with an incredibly enjoyable, sexy, and sleek new single, “235 (2:35 I Want You).”
Outside | 3BOPS
![Outside: 3BOPS No. 9 (2021) [📷 : Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Zen Chun from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/outside-3bops-no-9-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with being OUTSIDE in some form or fashion.
Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: January 2021 | Playlist 🎧
![Awesome Songs That Tickled my Fancy: January 2020 [📷 : Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Siora Photography from Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/awesome-songs-january-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: January 2021 🎧 features Aaron Frazer, Jazmine Sullivan, Morgan Wallen, Olivia Rodrigo & SZA.
Saccades, Islands Past | Single Notez 🎶
![Saccades, "Islands Past" from Flowing Fades [📷 : Fuzz Club]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/saccades-islands-past-flowing-fades.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the incredibly trippy single “Islands Past,” by Saccades (Nicholas Wood).
Kids in Fashion, F**k Love | Single Notez 🎶
![Kids in Fashion, "Fuck Love" [📷 : Universal Music (Denmark)]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/kids-in-fashion-fuck-love-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the explicit but infectious song 🎵 “F**k Love,” by Danish newcomers Kids in Fashion.
OpenSoul, Could Have Said | Single Notez 🎶
![OpenSoul, "Could Have Said" [📷 : Artekal]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/opensoul-couldve-said-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the intriguing single “Could Have Said,” by Jamaican R&B artist, OpenSoul.
Future | 5ive Songs
![Future: 5ive Songs No. 9 [📷: Drew Graham on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/future-5ive-songs-no-9-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs that are associated with the FUTURE in some form or fashion.
Branjae, Free Facts | Single Notez 🎶
![Branjae, "Free Facts" [📷 : Powersource Productions]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/branjae-free-facts-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the song 🎵 “Free” by genre-fluid artist, Branjae and produced by Nathan Wright.
Getting to Know… In Peril | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… In Peril: Interview No. 161 🎤 [📷: In Peril, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/getting-to-know-in-peril-interview-161.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On our 161th interview in our Getting to Know… series, we chat it up with In Peril, a band balancing catchy tunes & having fun.
Sweat | 3BOPS
![Sweat: 3BOPS No. 8 [📷 : Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sweat-3bops-no-8-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with SWEAT or SWEATING in some form or fashion.
Jason Derulo, Lifestyle | Track Review 🎵
![Jason Derulo, "Lifestyle" (Ft. Adam Levine) [📷 : Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/jason-derulo-lifestyle-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Fresh off success in 2020, Jason Derulo drops “Lifestyle” with an assist from Grammy-winner Adam Levine. The results are so-so.
12 Songs Filled with Utter Shame | Playlist 🎧
![12 Songs Filled with Utter Shame 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/12-songs-filled-with-utter-shame.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
12 Songs Filled with Utter Shame 🎧 features 5 Seconds of Summer, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Foo Fighters, Freddie Gibbs & Tyrese.
Tim McGraw & Tyler Hubbard, Undivided | Track Review 🎵
![Tim McGraw & Tyler Hubbard, "Undivided" [📷 : McGraw Music / Big Machine]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tim-mcgraw-undivided-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard have good intent on “Undivided,” though fall short of enacting progressive change.
Getting to Know… Ivory Lake | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Ivory Lake: Interview No. 160 🎤 [📷: Ivory Lake, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/getting-to-know-ivory-lake-interview-160.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On our 160th interview in our Getting to Know… series, we chat it up singer, songwriter, and drummer, Ivory Lake.
Boots | 5ive Songs
![Boots: 5ive Songs No. 8 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, KAL VISUALS on Unsplash, The Musical Hype, Robert Fretwell from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/boots-5ive-songs-no-8-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs that are associated with BOOTS in some form or fashion.
Zombies | 3BOPS
![Zombie: 3BOPS No. 7 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Cristian Ferronato from Pixabay, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/zombies-3bops-no-7-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with ZOMBIES in some form or fashion.