2020 music reviews | The Musical Hype

SZA, Hit Different | Track Review 🎵

SZA, with the help of Ty Dolla $ign and The Neptunes, drops a captivating new single, “Hit Different,” that does indeed ‘hit different.’

Kem remains classy and incredibly consistent on his fifth studio album, Love Always Wins, which arrives following a six-year hiatus.

Oscar Merry is a rock driving force and his new track ‘Cower’ is a jewel. Taken from his EP, ‘Unfurl’, this gem sticks out like a beacon.

London classical composer, Julia Thomsen is back bigger and better than ever before with her new composition “Beauty Inside And Out.”

After disappointing with Witness in 2017, Smile definitely marks an improvement for Grammy-nominated pop superstar Katy Perry.

The always colorful Ty Dolla $ign enlists the ever-ubiquitous, hard-nosed Nicki Minaj for the short, ‘pricey’ banger, “Expensive.”

Standout K-Pop girl group BLACKPINK tap pop superstar Selena Gomez for the short but utterly sweet single, “Ice Cream.”

Grammy-winning country musician Chris Stapleton successfully ‘starts over’ on his marvelous new single, “Starting Over.”

Scottish DJ/producer Calvin Harris and Canadian R&B singer/songwriter The Weeknd join forces for the surefire bop, “Over Now.”

Big Sean returns in reflective fashion on promo single “Deep Reverence,” featuring an assist from the late, great Nipsey Hussle.

Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vannucci Jr., the sole remaining members of The Killers drop an awesome sixth album with Imploding the Mirage.

After falling short in 2018 with the brief Nasir, iconic rapper Nas atones with King’s Disease, his best work in years.