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    2022 music reviews

    Ava Max, "Million Dollar Baby" [📷: Atlantic]
    Music

    Ava Max, “Million Dollar Baby” | Track Review 🎵

    Listeners will have to wait until 2023 for a new Ava Max album (Diamonds & Dancefloors) but her ‘miraculous’ single, “Million Dollar Baby,” will ‘tide you over.’

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsSeptember 5, 2022 ago
    Lil Baby, “Detox” [📷: Quality Control Music, LLC]
    Music

    Lil Baby, “Detox” | Track Review 🎵

    While his flow is potent, Grammy-nominated rapper Lil Baby doesn’t deliver that ‘wow’ factor on his brief banger, “Detox.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsSeptember 5, 2022 ago
    Arctic Monkeys, “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball” [📷: Domino]
    Music

    Arctic Monkeys, “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball” | Track Review 🎵

    Alternative darlings Arctic Monkeys return with their seventh studio album, The Car, led by radiant, distinct single, “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsSeptember 5, 2022 ago
    Demi Lovato, HOLY FVCK [📷: Island]
    Album 💿

    Demi Lovato, HOLY FVCK | Album Review 💿

    Demi Lovato delivers one of the most surprising albums of 2022 with HOLY FVCK, arguably, the best album of their career.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsSeptember 5, 2022 ago
    Natasha Vroegindeweij
    Guest Posts

    Natasha Vroegindeweij, Sometimes I Wonder | Track Review 🎵

    With her top-quality performance on her single, ‘Sometimes I Wonder’, Natasha Vroegindeweij explodes through the speakers like a broken light bulb.

    By George James, 3 yearsAugust 31, 2022 ago
    Joji, “YUKON (INTERLUDE)” [📷: 88rising / Warner]
    Music

    Joji, “YUKON (INTERLUDE)” | Track Review 🎵

    Joji returns with 🎵 “YUKON (INTERLUDE),” his second single of 2022 from his forthcoming album, SMITHEREENS.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsAugust 29, 2022 ago
    Elton John & Britney Spears, "Hold Me Closer" [📷: Mercury]
    LGBTQ

    Elton John & Britney Spears, “Hold Me Closer” | Track Review 🎵

    “Hold Me Closer” marks the comeback of Britney Spears as well as an iconic collaboration with the legendary Elton John, repurposing three of his classics.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsAugust 29, 2022 ago
    Matt Jaffe, “Favorite Song on Repeat” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Matt Jaffe, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Music

    Matt Jaffe, “Favorite Song on Repeat” | Track Review 🎵

    Singer/songwriter Matt Jaffe impresses once again with “Favorite Song on Repeat,” a dedicated, utterly sublime love song for the ages.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsAugust 29, 2022 ago
    Panic! At The Disco, Viva Las Vengeance [📷: Fueled By Ramen]
    Album 💿

    Panic! At the Disco, Viva Las Vengeance | Album Review 💿

    Panic! At The Disco, led by Brendon Urie, serves up surefire excellence from start to captivating finish on their seventh studio album, Viva Las Vengeance.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsAugust 25, 2022 ago
    Guy Hale
    Album 💿

    Jimmy Wayne, Killing Me Softly | Album Review 💿

    Guest contributor, George James: Guy Hale unleashes the ‘Killing Me Softly’ Soundtrack, recorded by Mike Zito featuring Kid Anderson.

    By George James, 3 yearsAugust 25, 2022 ago
    Mr Jayvic
    Guest Posts

    Mr Jayvic, Let Love Lead The Way | Track Review 🎵

    Guest Contributor, George James: The new track that Mr Jayvic and Aisha J have released, ‘Let Love Lead The Way’, is awe-inspiring. Read the full review here.

    By George James, 3 yearsAugust 24, 2022 ago
    Ruel, “YOU AGAINST YOURSELF” [📷: RCA]
    Music

    Ruel, “YOU AGAINST YOURSELF” | Track Review 🎵

    British-Australian musician Ruel continues to build a compelling case as pop’s next big thing with his second single of 2022, “YOU AGAINST YOURSELF.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsAugust 22, 2022 ago

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