Alessia Cara, Rooting for You | Track Review
![Alessia Cara, "Rooting For You": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/alessia-cara-rooting-for-you-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop artist Alessia Cara shines on her ‘short, but sweet’ second solo single of 2019 (post-‘The Pains of Growing’), “Rooting for You.”

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Alessia Cara, "Rooting For You": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/alessia-cara-rooting-for-you-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop artist Alessia Cara shines on her ‘short, but sweet’ second solo single of 2019 (post-‘The Pains of Growing’), “Rooting for You.”
![Katy Perry, "Small Talk" : The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/katy-perry-small-talk-capitol-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13x Grammy nominee Katy Perry returns with a brief and pleasant, yet relatively forgettable single, “Small Talk,” co-written by Charlie Puth.
![Megan Thee Stallion, "Hot Girl Summer (Ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign): The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: 300 Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/megan-thee-stallion-hot-girl-summer-300-entertainment-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rising rapper Meghan Thee Stallion enlists Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign for record that’s ready-made for summer, “Hot Girl Summer.”
![TOOL, "Fear Inoculum": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: TOOL]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/tool-fear-inoculum-tool-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
After a 13-year hiatus, alt-metal collective TOOL returns with “Fear Inoculum,” the promo single from the highly-anticipated fifth LP of the same name.
![Love Fame Tragedy, "Backflip": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Good Soldier]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/love-fame-tragedy-backflip-good-soldier-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=700%2C700&ssl=1)
Love Fame Tragedy, the solo project of Matthew “Murph” Murphy (The Wombats), drops a superb second single, “Backflip,” from his forthcoming EP.
![Clairo, Immunity: The Musical Hype album review [Photo Credit: Fader]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/clairo-immunity-fader-tmh-lp-review-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rising Alternative pop artist Clairo gets personal on her brilliant debut album, ‘Immunity,’ produced (or co-produced) by Rostam Batmanglij.
![Ariana Grande & Social House, "Boyfriend": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ariana-grande-social-house-boyfriend-republic-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop superstar Ariana Grande, alongside up-and-coming pop duo Social House, drop a certified bop with the infectious single, “Boyfriend.”
![Justin Moore, Late Nights and Longnecks: The Musical Hype Album Review [Photo Credit: Big Machine]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/justin-moore-late-nights-and-longnecks-big-machine-tmh-lp-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
As the title suggests, ‘Late Nights and Longnecks,’ the fifth studio album by country artist Justin Moore, has no shortage of references to the bottle.
![Carlos Vara, "Want Me To": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Warner Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/carlos-vara-want-me-to-warner-music-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Carlos Vara continues to make his case for ‘the next big’ thing in pop music with his superb, highly-expressive single, “Want Me To.”
![BROCKHAMPTON, "I Been Born Again": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/brockhampton-i-been-born-again-rca-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
L.A. based hip-hop collective BROCKHAMPTON make a triumphant return with “I Been Born Again,” the promo single from their fifth album, ‘GINGER.’
![Lauv, fuck, i'm lonely (with Anne-Marie): The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Lauv]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lauv-fuck-im-lonely-lauv-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ari Leff, better known as Lauv, assisted by Anne-Marie, drop the lonely, but enjoyably, explicit “f**k, I’m Lonely,” from ‘13 Reasons Why: Season 3.’
![BJ the Chicago Kid, 1123: The Musical Hype album review [Photo Credit: Motown]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bj-the-chicago-kid-1123-motown-tmh-lp-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Although not characterized as flashy, R&B singer/songwriter BJ The Chicago Kid delivers another solid, highly enjoyable R&B album with ‘1123.’