Sampha, Spirit 2.0 | Track Review 🎵
![Sampha, Spirit 2.0 [📷: Young]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sampha-spirit-2-0-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following a six-year-hiatus, singer and producer Sampha makes an epic comeback with his introspective single, “Spirit 2.0.”
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Tag 2023 music reviews
Omar Rudberg, Happier | Track Review 🎵
![Omar Rudberg, Happier [📷: Record Company TEN]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/omar-rudberg-happier-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Handsome and talented Venezuelan-Swedish singer/actor Omar Rudberg delivers an enjoyable, relatable pop single in “Happier.”
Charli XCX, Speed Drive | Track Review 🎵
![Charli XCX, Speed Drive [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Atlantic / Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/charli-xcx-speed-drive-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop standout Charli XCX delivers another brief, entertaining, and cute bop from Barbie: The Album with “Speed Drive.”
Yavin, Now & Then. | Track Review 🎵
![Yavin, Now + Then. [📷: Yavin]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/yavin-now-and-then-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop singer/songwriter Yavin drops a slickly produced, thoughtfully penned, and relatable single with “Now & Then.”
Olivia Rodrigo, vampire | Track Review 🎵
![Olivia Rodrigo, vampire [📷: Olivia Rodrigo / Geffen]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/olivia-rodrigo-vampire-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo makes a colorful and thrilling comeback with “vampire,” the lead single from her sophomore LP, GUTS.
Kim Petras, Feed The Beast | Album Review 💿
![Kim Petras, Feed The Beast [📷: Amigo / Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/kim-petras-feed-the-beast-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Although it has some great moments, Kim Petras’ debut album, Feed The Beast is enjoyable but not consistently ‘beastly’ as its title suggests.
Kelly Clarkson, chemistry | Album Review 💿
![Kelly Clarkson, chemistry [📷: Kelly Clarkson / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/kelly-clarkson-chemistry-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop superstar Kelly Clarkson remains a steady, consistent artist on her tenth album, the divorce-fueled chemistry.
Dominic Fike, Mama’s Boy | Track Review 🎵
![Dominic Fike, Mama's Boy [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sandy's Boys LLC / Columbia; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dominic-fike-mamas-boy.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On “Mama’s Boy,” the third single from Sunburn, the sophomore album by Dominic Fike, he throws both an interesting concept and an acquired, unique sound.
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice, Barbie World | Track Review 🎵
![Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice, Barbie World (with Aqua) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; 10K Projects / Capitol / Dolo Entertainment, Inc. / UMG Recordings, Inc.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/nicki-minaj-ice-spice-barbie-world-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice collaborate for the second time in 2023 on “Barbie World,” a single from Barbie The Album which samples a 1990s Aqua classic.
Mike Taveira, Sujo | Track Review 🎵
![Mike Taveira, Sujo [📷: Mike Taveira]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mike-taveira-sujo-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pansexual pop musician Mike Taveira titillates something fierce on his brief but electrifying, NSFW single, “Sujo.”
BLP KOSHER, Special K | Track Review 🎵
![BLP KOSHER, Special K [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Dreidel Gang LLC / Encore Recordings; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/blp-kosher-special-k-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Colorful Jewish rapper BLP KOSHER drops an entertaining banger with this carb-heavy single, “Special K.”
Thomas Cole, Up In Smoke | Track Review 🎵
![Thomas Cole, Up In Smoke [📷: Thomas Cole]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/thomas-cole-up-in-smoke.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Guest contributor, George James: NYC pop singer Thomas Cole has unleashed a nightclub storm with his latest single, 'Up In Smoke'.