H.E.R., Back of My Mind | Album Review πΏ
![H.E.R., Back of My Mind [π·: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/her-back-of-my-mind-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Multi-award winning, gifted R&B singer/songwriter H.E.R. delivers a superb, well-rounded, debut album with Back of My Mind.Β

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![H.E.R., Back of My Mind [π·: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/her-back-of-my-mind-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Multi-award winning, gifted R&B singer/songwriter H.E.R. delivers a superb, well-rounded, debut album with Back of My Mind.Β
![Say It Loud, Beautiful Black Voices [π·: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/say-it-loud-beautiful-black-voices.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
π§ βSay it Loud,β Beautiful Black Voices features Alicia Keys, Anthony Hamilton, BeyoncΓ©, H.E.R., James Brown & Nas.
![H.E.R., "We Made It" [π·: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/her-we-made-it.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Once more, multi-award-winning R&B singer/songwriter H.E.R. shines on βWe Made It,β the opener from her debut album, Back of My Mind.
![Maroon 5, JORDI [π·: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/maroon-5-jordi-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On their seventh studio album, JORDI, Maroon 5 has its moments, but fall suffers from a lack of distinction and engaging songwriting.
![Best Albums of 2021 (So Far) π§ [π·: Atlantic, Big Loud, Brent Faulkner, Capitol Nashville, Dead Oceans, Def Jam, Dreamville, Easy Eye Sound, EMI Nashville, EMPIRE, Epic, Fueled by Ramen, Geffen, Interscope, Keep Cool, Loma Vista, The Musical Hype, Nonesuch, Olivia Rodrigo, Paul Brennan from Pixabay, PMR, RCA, Republic, Roc Nation, Secretly Canadian, Sony Latin, Universal Music Operations Limited, Verve]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/25-best-albums-of-2021-so-far-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Jazmine Sullivan, Manchester Orchestra, Olivia Rodrigo, Shelley FKA DRAM and St. Vincent appear on π§ 25 Best Albums of 2021 (So Far).
![Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: May 2021π§ [π·: Brent Faulkner, Darkroom, Dreamville, Glen Carrie, The Musical Hype, pasja1000, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/awesome-songs-that-tickled-my-fancy-may-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: May 2021 π§ features Anthony Hamilton, Bella Poarch, Burna Boy, Olivia Rodrigo, P!nk, & Twenty One Pilots.
![10 Songs Focused on Lay π§ [π·: Anastasiya Lobanovskaya, Andrea Piacquadio, Brent Faulkner, Cloud96 Adedayo, David Gomes, DΖ°Ζ‘ng NhΓ’n, EKATERINA BOLOVTSOVA, Maksim Goncharenok, Marcio Nascimento, The Musical Hype, Miguel Γ. PadriΓ±Γ‘n, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/10-songs-focused-on-lay.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
π§ 10 Songs Focused on Lay features music courtesy of Al Green, Isaiah Rashad, Kelly Price, Sam Smith & Shelley FKA DRAM.
![Lay: 5ive Songs No. 40 (2021) [π·: Andrea Piacquadio, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/lay-5ive-songs-40-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 40th edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs that are associated with LAY or LAYING in some form or fashion.
![Shelley FKA DRAM, Shelley FKA DRAM [π·: EMPIRE / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shelley-fka-dram-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
DRAM, reborn as Shelley FKA DRAM, and embracing R&B exclusively, shines on his short but incredibly sweet self-titled sophomore album.
![Breathe: 5ive Songs No. 37 (2021) [π·: Brent Faulkner, Kelvin Valeria, The Musical Hype, Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/breathe-5ive-songs-37-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this 37th edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs that are associated with the word BREATHE, BREATH, or BREATHING.
![DJ Khaled, KHALED KHALED [π·: We The Best / Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/dj-khaled-khaled-khaled-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
As is the usual case, on KHALED KHALED, DJ Khaled assembles an album featuring big names with a few hits scattered throughout the track list.
![Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: April 2021 π§ [π·: Brent Faulkner, Joshua J. Cotton on Unsplash, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/awesome-songs-that-tickled-my-fancy-april-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: April 2021 π§ features Doja Cat, The Isley Brothers, Olivia OβBrien, Regard & serpentwithfeet.