Chaka Khan, Hello Happiness | Album Review 💿
![Chaka Khan, Hello Happiness [📷: Diary / Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/chaka-khan-hello-happiness-diary-island.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
R&B icon Chaka Khan comes roaring back after a lengthy hiatus with a hella funky, feel-good album of originals, HELLO HAPPINESS.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Chaka Khan, Hello Happiness [📷: Diary / Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/chaka-khan-hello-happiness-diary-island.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
R&B icon Chaka Khan comes roaring back after a lengthy hiatus with a hella funky, feel-good album of originals, HELLO HAPPINESS.
![Offset, Red Room [Photo Credits: Quality Control, Capitol, Motown]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/offset-red-room-quality-control-capitol-motown.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
As Migos continue to oversaturate themselves, Offset misses an opportunity to ‘right the ship’ on the totally forgettable single, “Red Room.”
![Bebe Rexha, Last Hurrah [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/bebe-rexha-last-hurrah-warner-bros.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop artist Bebe Rexha returns with a ‘short, but pretty sweet’ new single, “Last Hurrah,” her first new single of 2019.
![Zedd & Katy Perry, 365 [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/zedd-katy-perry-365-interscope.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning Russian-German DJ/producer Zedd enlists Katy Perry for his next potential big-time dance hit, “365.”
![Cardi B & Bruno Mars, Please Me [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cardi-b-bruno-mars-please-me-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
The magical pairing of Cardi B and Bruno Mars delivers more musical deliciousness with stellar hip-hop/urban contemporary single, “Please Me.”
![Florida Georgia Line, Can't Say I Ain't Country [Photo Credit: Big Machine]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/florida-georgia-line-cant-say-i-aint-country-big-machine.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Bro country duo Florida Georgia Line delivers an enjoyable, if sometimes corny fourth studio album with Can’t Say I Ain’t Country.
![Khalid, Talk [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/khalid-talk-rca.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Khalid returns with a super sleek new urban contemporary single, “Talk,” produced by Grammy-nominated electronic duo, Disclosure.
![Meghan Trainor, The Love Train (EP) [Photo Credit: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/meghan-trainor-the-love-train-epic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
After delaying the release of her third studio album, Meghan Trainor returns with a love-centric, six-song EP, ‘The Love Train.’
![Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next [📷 : Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ariana-grande-thank-u-next-lp-republic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Exceptionally gifted pop singer Ariana Grande continues her impressive run on her fifth studio album, ‘Thank U, Next,’ among her very best.
![AJR, 100 Bad Days [Photo Credit: BMG Rights Management]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ajr-100-bad-days-bmg-rights-management.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Alternative pop brother trio AJR returns with “100 Bad Days,” their first new single of 2019, set to appear on their forthcoming album.
![Mike Posner, A Real Good Kid [Photo Credit: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/mike-posner-a-real-good-kid-island.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Despite being underrated throughout his career, Mike Posner comes off incredibly authentic & mature throughout his 3rd LP, ‘A Real Good Kid.’
![Peter Manos, You Don't Know Me [Photo Credits: Peter Manos / Human Re Sources]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/peter-manos-you-dont-know-me-peter-manos-human-re-sources.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising alternative musician Peter Manos shows immense potential (and vibes) on his second single of 2019, and third overall, “You Don’t Know Me.”