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    Mad Tsai, HOUNDSOFHELL [📷: Mad Tsai / Rebellion]
    LGBTQ

    Mad Tsai, HOUNDSOFHELL | Song Review

    Pop singer-songwriter Mad Tsai shows off his dark side on his fierce, hellish single, “HOUNDSOFHELL.”

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsNovember 25, 2025 ago
    Artemas, you and i could never be friends [📷: Artemas]
    Music

    Artemas, you and i could never be friends | Song Review

    English pop/darkwave singer-songwriter Artemas satisfies our thirst post-LOVERCORE with the brief, sexed-up bop, “you and i could never be friends.”

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsNovember 25, 2025 ago
    Key Glock, A+ [📷: Paper Route Empire, LLC / Republic]
    Music

    Key Glock, A+ | Song Review

    Although “A+” lacks any substance whatsoever, save for the desire to drink, Key Glock delivers a brief and infectious rap banger that slaps something fierce.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsNovember 24, 2025 ago
    Lil Baby, Real Shit [📷: Quality Control Music, LLC / UMG Recordings, Inc.]
    Music

    Lil Baby, Real Shit | Song Review

    Grammy-winning rapper Lil Baby keeps it real, no BS, on his entertaining, honest, and blunt rap banger, “Real Shit.”

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsNovember 24, 2025 ago
    Tainy & KAROL G, Única [📷: NEON16 LLC / Republic]
    Music

    Tainy & KAROL G, Única | Song Review

    Puerto Rican producer-songwriter Tainy and Colombian singer-songwriter KAROL G put in work on the short but utterly sweet “Única.”

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsNovember 24, 2025 ago
    The Kid LAROI, BEFORE I FORGET [📷: Columbia]
    Music

    The Kid LAROI, A PERFECT WORLD | Song Review

    The Kid LAROI conveys those pesky matters of the heart memorably on “A PERFECT WORLD,” the second single from his third LP, BEFORE I FORGET.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsNovember 24, 2025 ago
    Charli XCX, Wuthering Heights [📷: Charli XCX, Inc. / Atlantic Recording Corporation]
    Music

    Charli XCX, Chains of Love | Song Review

    Grammy-winning pop singer-songwriter Charli XCX slackens the tempo and amps up the emotion on her ballad, “Chains of Love.”

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsNovember 17, 2025 ago
    Romy, Love Who You Love [📷: Young]
    LGBTQ

    Romy, Love Who You Love | Song Review

    English singer-songwriter Romy sings about the power of love on her moving electronic pop/ dance single, “Love Who You Love.”

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsNovember 11, 2025 ago
    Joji, Piss In The Wind [📷: Palace Creek / Virgin Music]
    Music

    Joji, If It Only Gets Better | Song Review

    Although brief, “If It Only Gets Better” marks another consistent, well-rounded, and highly enjoyable single from Joji.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsNovember 11, 2025 ago
    Kelsea Ballerini, Mount Pleasant [📷: Black River Entertainment]
    Music

    Kelsea Ballerini, I Sit In Parks | Song Review

    Grammy-nominated country singer-songwriter Kelsea Ballerini shines on her short but sweet, and reflective single, “I Sit In Parks.”

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsNovember 11, 2025 ago
    Kehlani, Out The Window [📷: Atlantic Records Group LLC]
    LGBTQ

    Kehlani, Out The Window | Song Review

    Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter Kehlani continues her upward trajectory on her expressive, repentant ballad, “Out The Window.”

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsNovember 10, 2025 ago
    Katy Perry, bandaids [📷: Capitol]
    Music

    Katy Perry, bandaids | Song Review

    After the substantial ‘L’ that was 143 (as well as the all-female rocket launch), things are looking up for Katy Perry on her respectable single, “bandaids.”

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsNovember 10, 2025 ago

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