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    2016 pop tracks

    Fifty Shades Freed [📷: Republic]
    Music

    Halsey, Not Afraid Anymore | Track Review 🎵

    Halsey returns with a new single, “Not Afraid Anymore,” the second single from the Fifty Shades Darker motion picture soundtrack.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsJanuary 17, 2017 ago
    Machine Gun Kelly, bloom [📷: Bad Boy/Interscope]
    Music

    Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello, Bad Things | Track Review 🎵

    Midwest rapper Machine Gun Kelly and up-and-coming pop star Camila Cabello showcase mad chemistry on pop megahit, “Bad Things.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 29, 2016 ago
    Jacob Sartorius, The Last Text EP © T3 Music Group
    Music

    Jacob Sartorius, Last Text | Track Review 🎵

    They say third time’s charm. The same fortune can’t be said for a third Jacob Sartorius single, “Last Text.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 27, 2016 ago
    Zayn & Taylor Swift, I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) © Republic
    Music

    Zayn & Taylor Swift, I Don’t Wanna Live Forever | Track Review 🎵

    Pop standouts Zayn & Taylor Swift join forces for “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever,” the featured single from Fifty Shades Darker.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 19, 2016 ago
    Leann Rimes, Remnants © Sony UK
    Music

    Leann Rimes, Long Live Love | Track Review 🎵

    Country-pop veteran Leann Rimes proves she has pop chops on promo single “Long Live Love.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 9, 2016 ago
    Empire © Twentieth Century Fox
    Music

    Empire Cast, Aces High (Serayah) | Track Review 🎵

    “Aces High,” a song performed by Serayah on the third season of Empire, suffers from the pitfalls of the soundtrack cut.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 9, 2016 ago
    john-mayer-love-on-the-weekend-columbia
    Music

    John Mayer, Love on the Weekend | Track Review 🎵

    Pop-rock singer-songwriter & beastly guitarist John Mayer returns with “Love on the Weekend,” a lovely single but no means the second coming.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 2, 2016 ago
    Daniel Skye, No Party © RCA
    Music

    Daniel Skye, No Party | Track Review 🎵

    Up-and-coming teen-pop artist Daniel Skye woos the ladies on enjoyable new single, “No Party.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 1, 2016 ago
    The Hamilton Mixtape [📷: Atlantic]
    Music

    Kelly Clarkson, It’s Quiet Uptown | Track Review 🎵

    Pop sensation Kelly Clarkson makes an appearance on the Hamilton Mixtape, covering “It’s Quiet Uptown.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 21, 2016 ago
    Timeflies, Gravity © Forty8Fifty
    Music

    Timeflies, Gravity | Track Review 🎵

    Pop duo Timeflies return with a romantic new single, “Gravity.” Clearly, the M.O. is “falling in love.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 19, 2016 ago
    DNCE, DNCE [📷: Republic]
    Music

    DNCE, Be Mean | Track Review 🎵

    Up-and-coming pop collective DNCE release one final single, “Be Mean,” ahead of issuing its self-titled, full-length debut LP.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 17, 2016 ago
    DNCE, DNCE [📷: Republic]
    Music

    DNCE, Good Day | Track Review 🎵

    “Good Day” gives DNCE another catchy, carefree, and fun single. It’s slickly produced much like previous singles by the pop collective.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 8, 2016 ago

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