2016 pop tracks | The Musical Hype

Maroon 5, Don’t Wanna Know | Track Review

Adam Levine and Maroon 5 come over too breezy and too lightweight on new single “Don’t Wanna Know” featuring Kendrick Lamar.

Comeback pop artist JoJo delivers a restrained, moving performance on final pre-release single, “Music.” from her 3rd studio album Mad Love.

Lady Gaga starkly contrasts promo single “Perfect Illusion” with country/folk-tinged, singer-songwriter ballad, “Million Reasons.”

R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys comes from an honest place on personal new single “Blended Family” featuring A$AP Rocky.

On promo single “Love Me Now,” John Legend embraces the neo-, post-R&B script, embedding soulfulness within the context of pop.

Bruno Mars returns with single “24K Magic,” a record dripping with swagger, characterized by 80s funk cues, and made for the airwaves.

DNCE returns with “Cake By The Ocean” follow-up, “Body Moves,” yet another energetic, enthusiastic, and infectious single.

Up and coming eclectic musician gnash returns with “Something,” the follow-up to his breakthrough single, “I Hate U I Love U.”

OneRepublic releases one final single, “A.I.,” ahead of their fourth studio album, Oh My My. The band receives an assist from Peter Gabriel.

Just ahead of debut album ‘Sit Still, Look Pretty’, Teen-pop newcomer Daya releases her final pre-release single, “Cool.”

Irish pop star Niall Horan spreads his wings and drops his debut solo single, “This Town.” The results are respectable, if predictable.

JoJo returns with the third single from forthcoming LP, Mad Love. “FAB.” Is jam-packed with attitude, but falls short of previous single, “Mad Love.”