Prince, ‘Mary Don’t You Weep’ | Track Review
![Prince, Piano & A Microphone [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/prince-piano-a-microphone-1983-warner-bros.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
A stunning piano-accompanied interpretation of the spiritual “Mary Don’t Weep” provides further support for the absolute genius of the late, great Prince.
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Tag 2018 track reviews
Nicki Minaj, ‘Rich Sex’ | Track Review
![Nicki Minaj, Rich Sex [Photo Credit: Cash Money]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nicki-minaj-rich-sex-cash-money.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Nicki Minaj, building towards her fourth studio album, enlists Lil Wayne for the absolutely filthy, yet hard-hitting banger, “Rich Sex.”
Vic Mensa, ‘Reverse’ | Track Review
![Vic Mensa, Reverse [Photo Credit: Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/vic-mensa-reverse-roc-nation.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Chi-town rapper Vic Mensa, assisted by the ever-confident, ubiquitous, Bay Area rapper G-Eazy, drop a sick banger with “Reverse.”
Gnash, ‘Imagine If’ | Track Review
![gnash, imagine if [Photo Credits: :): / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gnash-imagine-if-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Alternative artist Garret Nash, better known as gnash, returns with his second, ‘imaginative’ single of 2018, “Imagine If.”
Maroon 5, ‘Three Little Birds’ | Track Review
![Maroon 5, Three Little Birds [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/maroon-5-three-little-birds-interscope.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Maroon 5 surprises with a cover of the chill, happy, and uplifting Bob Marley & The Wailers classic, “Three Little Birds.”
Macy Gray, ‘Sugar Daddy’ | Track Review
![Macy Gray, Sugar Daddy [Photo Credit: Mack Avenue]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/macy-gray-sugar-daddy-mack-avenue.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Macy Gray, known for her Grammy-winning pop megahit, “I Try,” returns with a superb new single, “Sugar Daddy,” her first offering of 2018.
Thomston, Acid Rain | Track Review 🎵
![Thomston, Acid Rain [Photo Credit: Warner Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/thomston-acid-rain-warner-music.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
22-year old New Zealand-bred alternative-pop artist Thomston reflects on a bad, ‘acidic’ relationship on his compelling single, “Acid Rain.”
88rising, Joji & Rich Brian, ‘Midsummer Madness’ | Track Review
![88 Rising, Midsummer Madness [Photo Credit: 88rising]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/88rising-midsummer-madness-88rising.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
88 Rising enlists Joji, Rich Brian, Higher Brothers, and AUGUST 08 for the enjoyable, ‘F the rules’ anthem, “Midsummer Madness.”
Gorillaz, ‘Sorcererz’ | Track Review
![Gorillaz, The Now Now [📷: Parlophone / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gorillaz-the-now-now-warner-bros.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Three weeks in advance of the release of the highly-anticipated LP ‘The Now Now,’ Gorillaz drops a third single, “Sorcererz.”
Kane Brown, ‘Lose It’ | Track Review
![Kane Brown, Lose It [Photo Credit: Sony]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kane-brown-lose-it-sony.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising country singer Kane Brown continues to ‘build his brand’ in country music with his enjoyable new single, “Lose It.”
Tove Lo, ‘b*tches’ | Track Review
![Tove Lo, Bitches [Photo Credit: Universal]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tove-lo-bitches-universal.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
The ever-untamed Tove Lo returns with a remix of ‘BLUE LIPS (lady wood phase II)’ record, “bitches,” featuring Charli XCX, Icona Pop, Elliphant, and ALMA.
Christina Aguilera, ‘Like I Do | Track Review
![Christina Aguilera, Liberation [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/christina-aguilera-liberation-rca.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Christina Aguilera, assisted by GoldLink, returns with one final advance single before unleashing ‘Liberation’ – the Anderson .Paak-produced “Like I Do.”