Katy Perry, Smile | Album Review 💿
![Katy Perry, Smile [Photo Credit: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/katy-perry-smile-capitol-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
After disappointing with Witness in 2017, Smile definitely marks an improvement for Grammy-nominated pop superstar Katy Perry.
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Ty Dolla $ign, Expensive | Track Review 🎵
![Ty Dolla $ign, "Expensive" (Ft. Nicki Minaj) [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ty-dolla-sign-expensive-atlantic-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The always colorful Ty Dolla $ign enlists the ever-ubiquitous, hard-nosed Nicki Minaj for the short, ‘pricey’ banger, “Expensive.”
BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez, Ice Cream | Track Review 🎵
![BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez, "Ice Cream" [Photo Credits: YG Entertainment / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/blackpink-selena-gomez-ice-cream-interscope-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Standout K-Pop girl group BLACKPINK tap pop superstar Selena Gomez for the short but utterly sweet single, “Ice Cream.”
Chris Stapleton, Starting Over | Track Review 🎵
![Chris Stapleton, "Starting Over" [Photo Credit: Mercury Nashville]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chris-stapleton-starting-over-single-mercury-nashville.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning country musician Chris Stapleton successfully ‘starts over’ on his marvelous new single, “Starting Over.”
Calvin Harris & The Weeknd, Over Now | Track Review 🎵
![Calvin Harris & The Weeknd, "Over Now" [Photo Credits: Sony UK, XO, Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/calvin-harris-the-weeknd-over-now-sony-republic-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Scottish DJ/producer Calvin Harris and Canadian R&B singer/songwriter The Weeknd join forces for the surefire bop, “Over Now.”
Big Sean, Deep Reverence | Track Review 🎵
![Big Sean, "Deep Reverence" (Ft. Nipsey Hussle) [Photo Credits: G.O.O.D. / Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/big-sean-deep-reverence-def-jam-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Big Sean returns in reflective fashion on promo single “Deep Reverence,” featuring an assist from the late, great Nipsey Hussle.
Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2020 | Playlist 🎧
![Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2020 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/awesome-songs-that-tickled-my-fancy-august-2020.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
‘Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2020’ features Cardi B, The Killers, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Omar Apollo & Troye Sivan.
Weak… | 5ive Songs
![Weak: 5ive Songs No. 27 [Photo Credits: BMG Rights Management, Brent Faulkner, Flo Milli, Metal Blade, The Musical Hype, Republic, Universal Music AB, Unsplash, XO]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/weak-5ive-songs-no-27.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this edition of 5ive Songs, we select five compelling songs that are WEAK or associated with weakness in some form or fashion.
The Killers, Imploding the Mirage | Album Review 💿
![The Killers, Imploding the Mirage [Photo Credit: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/the-killers-imploding-the-mirage-island-1.jpeg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vannucci Jr., the sole remaining members of The Killers drop an awesome sixth album with Imploding the Mirage.
Getting to Know… Riveryard | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know... Riveryard [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Riveryard]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/getting-to-know-riveryard-interview-110.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Manchester indie-rock trio Riveryard serve as the subjects of the 110th interview in our ever-colorful & informative Getting to Know… series.
10 Intriguing Songs That Reference the 5 Senses | Playlist 🎧
![10 Intriguing Songs That Reference the 5 Senses [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/10-intriguing-songs-that-reference-the-5-senses.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
‘10 Intriguing Songs That Reference the 5 Senses’ features music by Billie Eilish, Ghost, Logic, Nirvana, and Ro James.
Touch… | 5ive Songs
![Touch | 5ive Songs No. 26 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, By Storm Entertainment, Epic, The Musical Hype, Republic, Robbins Entertainment LLC, Sony, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/touch-5ive-songs-no-26-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 26th edition of 5ive Songs, we select five compelling songs associated with touch in some form or fashion.
Nas, King’s Disease | Album Review 💿
![Nas, King's Disease [Photo Credit: Mass Appeal]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nas-kings-disease-mass-appeal-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
After falling short in 2018 with the brief Nasir, iconic rapper Nas atones with King’s Disease, his best work in years.
Internet Money, Thrusting | Track Review 🎵
![Internet Money, "Thrusting" from B4 The Storm [Photo Credit: Internet Money / TenThousand Projects]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/internet-money-b4-the-storm-internet-money-tenthousand-projects-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In advance of B4 The Storm, Internet Money releases the mellow, sexual “Thrusting” featuring Swae Lee and Future.
blackbear, everything means nothing | Album Review 💿
Suffering from heartbreak, the pain of pop musician blackbear on everything means nothing is the listener’s gain.
11 Dumb, Ignorant, or Stupid Songs | Playlist 🎧
![11 Dumb, Ignorant, or Stupid Songs [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/11-dumb-ignorant-or-stupid-songs-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
‘11 Dumb, Ignorant, or Stupid Songs’ features brilliant musical ‘stupidity’ courtesy of Ashnikko, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Polo G & Rihanna.
Getting to Know… Mojo Alice | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know...Mojo Alice: Interview #109 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Mojo Alice, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/getting-to-know-mojo-alice-interview-109.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For our 109th interview, we chat it up with Matty Ray, the bassist of New Zealand hard rock, blues grooving band, Mojo Alice.
Bazzi, Crazy | Track Review 🎵
![Bazzi, "Crazy" [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bazzi-crazy-atlantic-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop artist Bazzi drops one of the best singles of his career with the short but absolutely sweet “Crazy.”
Travis Scott, The Plan | Track Review 🎵
![Travis Scott, "The Plan" (from the Motion Picture TENET) [Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/travis-scott-the-plan-tenet-warner-bros-entertainment-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated rapper Travis Scott shines on “The Plan,” which appears on the 2020 Christopher Nolan film (and soundtrack), TENET.
BTS, Dynamite | Track Review 🎵
K-pop darlings BTS are on fire with their very first English-exclusive single, the incredibly sunny and ‘explosive’ “Dynamite.”
Love Again… | 5ive Songs
![Love Again… 5ive Songs No. 25 [Photo Credits: Aftermath, Brent Faulkner, Entertainment One, Interscope, Mass Appeal, The Musical Hype, Shady, Universal Island, Unsplash, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/love-again-5ive-songs-no-25-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs associated with love, specifically the phrase, ‘love again.’
Brandy, b7 | Album Review 💿
![Brandy, b7 [Photo Credit: Entertainment One]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/brandy-b7-entertainment-one-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following an eight-year hiatus, Grammy-winning R&B artist Brandy makes a strong comeback with her seventh album, B7.
Getting to Know… Esteban | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know... Esteban [Photo Credits: Esteban, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/getting-to-know-esteban-interview-108.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Derby alternative, indie pop, ‘desert funk’ collective Esteban serve as the interviewees on the 108th interview on The Musical Hype.
Mariah Carey, Save The Day | Track Review 🎵
![Mariah Carey, "Save the Day" from The Rarities [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mariah-carey-save-the-day-columbia.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Mariah Carey celebrates 30 years in the game by dropping “Save the Day,” featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill, the promo single from The Rarities.
Katy Perry, What Makes a Woman | Track Review 🎵
Katy Perry delivers a thoughtful, empowering message on “What Makes a Woman” but fails to recapture/rejuvenate her superstar status.
Myylo, Bored to Tears | Track Review 🎵
![Myylo, "Bored to Tears" [Photo Credits: Myylo]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/myylo-bored-to-tears-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“Bored to Tears” of lame boys, there’s nothing the least bit boring about the latest pop bop courtesy of the musical gift that is Myylo.
Pharrell Williams, Entrepreneur | Track Review 🎵
![Pharrell Williams, "Entrepreneur" [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pharrell-williams-entrepreneur-columbia-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pharrell Williams enlists JAY-Z for “Entrepreneur,” a powerful though quirky record for racially charged times such as these.