Ed Sheeran, Afterglow | Track Review 🎵
![Ed Sheeran, "Afterglow" [📷: Asylum UK / Atlantic UK / Warner Music UK]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ed-sheeran-afterglow-01.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winner Ed Sheeran surprises with a simple but overall respectable new solo single, “Afterglow,” unattached to any future project.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Ed Sheeran, "Afterglow" [📷: Asylum UK / Atlantic UK / Warner Music UK]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ed-sheeran-afterglow-01.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winner Ed Sheeran surprises with a simple but overall respectable new solo single, “Afterglow,” unattached to any future project.
![Gwen Stefani, "Let Me Reintroduce Myself" [📷 : Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/gwen-stefani-let-me-reintroduce-myself-interscope-1.jpeg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Gwen Stefani successfully reintroduces herself on her comeback, ska-infused pop single, “Let Me Reintroduce Myself.”
![Twenty One Pilots, "Christmas Saves the Year" [📷 : Fueled by Ramen]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/twenty-one-pilots-christmas-saves-the-year-fueled-by-ramen-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Twenty One Pilots give the world a thoughtful and inspirational holiday song in the midst of COVID-19 with “Christmas Saves the Year.”
![Ari Lennox, "Grounded" [📷 : Dreamville / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ari-lennox-grounded-dreamville-interscope-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
R&B singer Ari Lennox is incredibly prudent on the short but utterly sweet and surprising single, “Grounded.”
![Tate McRae, "r u ok" [📷 : RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/tate_mcrae-r-u-ok-rca-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following a turbulent relationship, Tate McRae has successfully moved on but questions her ex’s emotional state on the relatable, “r u ok.”
![Madison Beer, "BOYSHIT" [📷: Madison Beer / Access]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/madison-beer-boyshit-access-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rising pop singer Madison Beer is over the BS – rather the “BOYSHIT” – from an ex- on her entertaining, attitude-filled single.
![Alexander 23 & Jeremy Zucker, "Nothing's the Same" [📷 : Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/alexander-23-jeremy-zucker-nothings-the-same-interscope-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Alexander 23 and Jeremy Zucker join forces for the pleasant and incredibly relatable pop single, “Nothing’s the Same.”
![The Kid LAROI & Juice WRLD, "Reminds Me of You" [📷 : Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/the-kid-laroi-juice-wrld-reminds-me-of-you-interscope-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The Kid LAROI & the late Juice WRLD collaborate once again on “Remind Me of You,” released on the 1-year anniversary of Juice’s passing.
![Minna Ora, "Sea" [📷: Puuma]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/minna-ora-sea-puuma.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
George James: Minna Ora captivates with, “Sea”. It is an indie-folk track which delves into a unique space with the Finnish star rising to the occasion.
![Lil Baby, “On Me” [📷: Quality Control Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/lil-baby-on-me-quality-control-music-1.jpeg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Lil Baby, who has dominated 2020, keeps on releasing new music including the brief, drippy banger, “On Me.”
![Mr. Eazi & J Balvin, “Lento” [📷: Eazi Core / emPawa Africa Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/mr-eazi-j-balvin-lento-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Nigerian singer Mr. Eazi and Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin make a formidable team on their certified bop, “Lento.”
![Ant Clemons, "Better Days" (Ft. Justin Timberlake) [📷 : A. Blessing / Legion / Human Re Sources]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ant-clemons-better-days-human-re-sources.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rising Grammy-nominated R&B artist Ant Clemons taps Grammy-winner Justin Timberlake for the sleek, soulful single, “Better Days.”