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ROSALÍA, “SAOKO” | Track Review

Grammy-winning Latin pop musician ROSALÍA drops another surefire bop with her first single from 2022, “SAOKO.”

Machine Gun Kelly & WILLOW join forces on “emo girl,” a pop-punk track with a dumb chorus and no shortage of predictable, emo clichés.

Ecology is on the minds of Red Hot Chili Peppers, who return with their first new single, “Black Summer,” in nearly six years.

Tate McRae makes Gen-Z’s (and everybody else’s) ears perk up with her fun and relatable pop/rock bop, “she’s all I wanna be.”

Sofi Tukker (Sophie Hawley-Weld & Tucker Halpern) drop a truly sinful single, “Original Sin,” in advance of their sophomore album, WET TENNIS.

Nicki Minaj returns, assisted by ubiquitous rapper Lil Baby on the confident banger, “Do We Have a Problem?”

Mary J. Blige continues her ‘comeback tour’ with “Rent Money” featuring Dave East, the third single from Good Morning Gorgeous.

Pop singer/songwriter Conan Gray releases one of his best songs to date with the heartfelt, vulnerable pop/rock gem, “Jigsaw.”

Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby joins forces with fellow rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again on the meaningless banger, “HIT.”

Although she’s still a teen, GAYLE addresses an adult situation on her second single and first of 2022, “ur just horny.”

Grammy-nominated musician Charlie Puth entices on his lustful – but not too lustful – first single of 2022, “Light Switch.”

Grammy-winner Chris Brown continues to ride his tried and true ‘bad boy’ wave on another confident, banger with “Iffy.”