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    2023 music reviews

    Niall Horan, The Show [📷: Neon Haze Music Ltd. / Niall Horan / UMG Recordings, Inc.]
    Music

    Niall Horan, The Show | Album Review 💿

    Irish pop musician and former One Directioner Niall Horan delivers his best album to date with The Show.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 22, 2023 ago
    James Sebastian
    Guest Posts

    James Sebastian, Life’s Tasting Good | Track Review 🎵

    Guest contributor, George James: James Sebastian goes old school with ‘Life’s Tasting Good,’ a throwback to the glory days of classic rock.

    By George James, 3 yearsJune 22, 2023 ago
    Cooper Bloom, End of Time [📷: Cooper Bloom]
    LGBTQ

    Cooper Bloom, End of Time | Track Review 🎵

    Cooper Bloom, self-proclaimed ‘pop creator with a western twist,’ serves up an authentic, dedicated bop with “End of Time.” Oh, the feels!

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 21, 2023 ago
    XILLAN, MY BROTHER'S TONGUE IS A GUN [📷: XILLAN]
    LGBTQ

    XILLAN, MY BROTHER’S TONGUE IS A GUN | Track Review 🎵

    Surinamese, Netherlands-based musician XILLAN delivers a tour de force as he chooses war in the arduous fight to live and love as he chooses.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 20, 2023 ago
    Coi Leray, Run It Up [📷: Uptown / Republic]
    Music

    Coi Leray, Run It Up | Track Review 🎵

    Rapper/singer Coi Leray drops a cute, entertaining, and fierce 🔥 rap bop with her latest single, “Run It Up.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 19, 2023 ago
    Victoria Monét, On My Mama [📷: Lovett Music, Inc. / RCA]
    LGBTQ

    Victoria Monét, On My Mama | Track Review 🎵

    R&B singer/songwriter Victoria Monét brings ample confidence on her fierce single, “On My Mama.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 19, 2023 ago
    Doja Cat, Attention [📷: Kemosabe / RCA]
    LGBTQ

    Doja Cat, Attention | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-winner Doja Cat successfully tweaks her sound on “Attention,” prioritizing her gift of bars in this enjoyable rap cut.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 19, 2023 ago
    Foo Fighters, But Here We Are [📷: Roswell]
    Album 💿

    Foo Fighters, But Here We Are | Album Review 💿

    In the midst of grief and tragedy, Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters deliver a consistent, incredibly well executed 11th studio album with But Here We Are.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 15, 2023 ago
    Janelle Monáe, The Age of Pleasure [📷: Wondaland Productions LLC / Bad Boy Records LLC]
    Album 💿

    Janelle Monáe, The Age of Pleasure | Album Review 💿

    After a five-year hiatus, Grammy-nominated actress/singer Janelle Monáe makes a bold, risqué, and triumphant return with The Age of Pleasure.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 14, 2023 ago
    Michaël Brun, Sak Pase [📷: BAYO MIZIK, INC / UMG Recordings, Inc.]
    Music

    Michaël Brun, Sak Pase | Track Review 🎵

    Haitian DJ Michaël Brun enlists Saint Levant and Lolo Zouaï for the short but sweet and potent single, “Sak Pase.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 13, 2023 ago
    Maluma, Coco Loco [📷: Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC]
    Music

    Maluma, Coco Loco | Track Review 🎵

    As always, the irresistibly hot Maluma brings the musical heat on “Coco Loco,” the latest single released in advance of his highly anticipated Don Juan album.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 13, 2023 ago
    City Girls, I Need A Thug [📷: Quality Control Music / Motown]
    Music

    City Girls, I Need A Thug | Track Review 🎵

    City Girls – Yung Miami and JT – need a thug, who they characterize explicitly and vividly on their brief single, “I Need A Thug.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 12, 2023 ago

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