Selena Gomez, Rare | Album Review 💿
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Selena Gomez steps up her game on her sixth studio album, Rare, simultaneously conveying emotion and honesty and dropping pop bops.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
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Selena Gomez steps up her game on her sixth studio album, Rare, simultaneously conveying emotion and honesty and dropping pop bops.
![John Legend, "Conversations in the Dark" [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/john-legend-conversations-in-the-dark-columbia-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter John Legend returns with his first single of the new decade, the elite “Conversations in the Dark.”
![Conan Gray, "The Story" (Kid Krow): The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/conan-gray-the-story-republic-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rising pop star Conan Gray shines on “The Story,” the thoughtful promo single from his highly anticipated debut album, KID KROW.
![Alicia Keys, "Underdog" [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/alicia-keys-underdog-rca-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys drops an empowering, inspirational, and uplifting first single of 2020 with “Underdog.”
![Mac Miller, "Good News": The Musical Hype Track Review [Photo Credit: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mac-miller-good-news-warner-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“Good News,” the promo single from the posthumous Mac Miller album, Circles, is well-produced, well-written, and hauntingly performed.
![Yung Scuff & Jakkyboí, "U DO U" [Photo Credits: Yung Scuff & Jakkyboí]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/yung-scuff-jakkyboi-u-do-u-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Yung Scuff & Jakkyboí continue to propel the emo-/punk-tinged hip-hop movement with their short, but sweet banger, “U DO U.”
![Oh Wonder, "Happy" [Photo Credit: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/oh-wonder-happy-island-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
London-based, alt-pop duo Oh Wonder drops a certified pop bop with “Happy,” the 4th single from 3rd album, No One Else Can Wear Your Crown.
![Yung Pinch, "Beach Ballin" (Ft. blackbear) [Photo Credit: TWNSHP]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/yung-pinch-beach-ballin-twnshp-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following the chilled-out bop “Over It,” melodic rapper Yung Pinch shines once more on “Beach Ballin’,” featuring blackbear.
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London rock collective COUNTERFEIT. bring a heaping dose of sweet insanity on their first single of 2020, “The New Insane.”
![Verzache, "Talk" [Photo Credit: Zach Farache]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/verzache-talk-zach-farache-tmh-track-review-01.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Toronto musician Verzache (Zach Farache) delivers a unique record encompassing bottled-up thoughts and a blend of musical styles.
![Why Don't We, "Chills" [Photo Credits: Signature Entertainment, LLC / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/why-dont-we-chills-atlantic-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Boy band Why Don’t We have a case of the “Chills,” and it’s not because of the cold. Blame it on matters of the heart.
![Hailee Steinfeld, "Wrong Direction" [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hailee-steinfeld-wrong-direction-republic-tmh-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Hailee Steinfeld starts 2020 off right with the superb, heartbroken pop ballad, “Wrong Direction.” Nothing wrong with the direction here.