![Demi Lovato, "Substance" [📷: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/demi-lovato-substance-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Demi Lovato, “Substance” | Track Review 🎵
In their second single from HOLY FVCK, an album with a pop-punk about-face, Demi Lovato is looking for “Substance.”
![Steve Lacy, Gemini Rights [📷: L-M / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/steve-lacy-gemini-rights-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Album 💿
Steve Lacy, Gemini Rights | Album Review 💿
Steve Lacy delivers one of the very best albums of 2022 with his relatively short but potent sophomore album, Gemini Rights.
![Myylo, “Pink Boy Heart” [📷: Myylo]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/myylo-pink-boy-heart-2.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Myylo, “Pink Boy Heart” | Track Review 🎵
LGBTQ pop musician Myylo, the definition of a ‘walking bop,’ delivers another surefire bop with this latest single, “Pink Boy Heart.”
![Latto, “P---y” [📷: Streamcut / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/latto-pussy-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
Latto, “P—y” | Track Review 🎵
Although profane, rapper Latto has a respectable, ‘real talk’ message on her latest single, “P—y.” A famous Betty Wright sample provides a big-time lift.
![Matt Jaffe, "Just an Echo" [📷: Matt Jaffe]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/matt-jaffe-just-an-echo-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
Matt Jaffe, “Just An Echo” | Track Review 🎵
Singer/songwriter Matt Jaffe returns with his first new single of 2022, “Just An Echo,” and it’s nothing short of epic.
![Lizzo, Special [📷: Nice Life / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/lizzo-special-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Album 💿
Lizzo, Special | Album Review 💿
Oft-criticized, bigger-than-life, Grammy-winning pop star Lizzo delivers a consistent, sickening sophomore album with Special.
![Fivio Foreign & The Kid LAROI, “Paris to Tokyo” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, RichFish, LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fivio-foreign-the-kid-laroi-paris-to-tokyo-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
Fivio Foreign & The Kid LAROI, “Paris to Tokyo” | Track Review 🎵
Rapper Fivio Foreign and melodic rapper/singer The Kid LAROI team up for a short, unexpected single, “Paris to Tokyo.”
![brakence, “venus fly trap” [📷: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/brakence-venus-fly-trap-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
brakence, “venus fly trap” | Track Review 🎵
Rising pop musician brakence impresses on his second single from 2022, “venus fly trap,” which encompasses deep infatuation.
![Jxckson, “Siren” [📷: Jxckson Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/jxckson-siren-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Jxckson, “Siren” | Track Review 🎵
Jxckson, the independent pop artist you need to be spinning, delivers a sickening new bop with “Sirens,” intact with a stellar music video.
![Ethan Bortnick, "Engravings" [📷: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Ethan Bortnick, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ethan-bortnick-engravings-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
Ethan Bortnick, “Engravings” | Track Review 🎵
Child prodigy Ethan Bortnick is as good as advertised on his single, “Engravings,” exhibiting top-notch musicianship and talent.
![Luke Bryan, "Country On" [📷: Capitol Nashville]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/luke-bryan-country-on-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
Luke Bryan, “Country On” | Track Review 🎵
Country superstar Luke Bryan comes from a good place with his single, “Country On.” The problem is that he’s predictable and fails to evolve.
![Dermot Kennedy, "Dreamer" [📷: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dermot-kennedy-dreamer.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
Dermot Kennedy, “Dreamer” | Track Review 🎵
Irish singer/songwriter Dermot Kennedy delivers an elite record with “Dreamer,” the third single from his sophomore album, Sonder.