Mary J. Blige, Good Morning Gorgeous | Album Review 💿
![Mary J. Blige, Good Morning Gorgeous [📷: Mary Jane Productions Inc. / 300 Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mary-j-blige-good-morning-gorgeous-lp-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Mary J. Blige, The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, retains her crown on her first album in five years, the consistent, enjoyable Good Morning Gorgeous.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Mary J. Blige, Good Morning Gorgeous [📷: Mary Jane Productions Inc. / 300 Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mary-j-blige-good-morning-gorgeous-lp-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Mary J. Blige, The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, retains her crown on her first album in five years, the consistent, enjoyable Good Morning Gorgeous.
![Omar, "Invincible" [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/omar-apollo-invincible.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Omar Apollo is the gift that keeps giving. He shines on “Invincible,” a single from his debut album, Ivory, featuring Daniel Caesar.
![ODESZA, "The Last Goodbye" (Ft. Betty LaVette) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Foreign Family Collective, The Musical Hype, Ninja Tune, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/odesza-the-last-goodbye-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Seattle electronic duo ODESZA returns with a superb, six-minute single, “The Last Goodbye” which samples a Betty LaVette gem.
![Ed Sheeran, “The Joker and the Queen” (Ft. Taylor Swift) [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ed-sheeran-taylor-swift-the-joker-and-the-queen-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy winner, Ed Sheeran, taps fellow Grammy winner, Taylor Swift, for a gorgeous remix of “The Joker and the Queen.”
![Kim Petras, Slut Pop (EP) [📷: Amigo / Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/kim-petras-slut-pop-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Slut Pop isn’t a deep or profound EP from Kim Petras, but there’s no shortage of naughty, sexed-up fun.
![Saweetie, "Closer" (Ft. H.E.R.) [📷: Brent Faulkner, ICY, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/saweetie-closer-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Saweetie taps H.E.R. for the assist on “Closer,” a groovy, melodic/pop-oriented rap single set to appear on her debut album, Pretty B*tch Music.
![Nicki Minaj, “Bussin” (Ft. Lil Baby) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/nicki-minaj-bussin-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Nicki Minaj, once more assisted by Lil Baby, brings ample attitude and energy to the short but potent single, “Bussin.”
![Pusha T, “Diet Coke” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Def Jam, Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc., The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, UMG Recordings, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/pusha-t-diet-coke-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
As always, Grammy-nominated rapper Pusha T brings the heat on “Diet Coke,” set to appear on his 2022 album, It’s Not Dry Yet.
![ROSALÍA, “SAOKO” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/rosalia-saoko-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning Latin pop musician ROSALÍA drops another surefire bop with her first single from 2022, “SAOKO.”
![Machine Gun Kelly & WILLOW, “emo girl” [📷: Bad Boy, Brent Faulkner, Interscope, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/machine-gun-kelly-emo-girl.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Machine Gun Kelly & WILLOW join forces on “emo girl,” a pop-punk track with a dumb chorus and no shortage of predictable, emo clichés.
![Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/red-hot-chili-peppers-black-summer-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
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, “she’s all I wanna be” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/tate-mcrae-shes-all-i-wanna-be-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
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.”