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    Melanie Martinez, POSSESSION [📷: Atlantic Recording Corporation]
    Music

    Melanie Martinez, POSSESSION | Song Review

    Alternative pop singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez has us under her spell with her mysterious but enticing single, “POSSESSION.”

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsFebruary 2, 2026 ago
    Noah Kahan, The Great Divide [📷: Mercury Records]
    Music

    Noah Kahan, The Great Divide | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Noah Kahan delivers an expressive vocal performance, intact with clever, honest, poetic lyrics on “The Great Divide.”

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsFebruary 2, 2026 ago
    Flo Milli, Flo Jackson [📷: RCA]
    Music

    Flo Milli, Flo Jackson | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Rapper Flo Milli gives zero f’s on her short, sweet, and unapologetic rap banger, “Flo Jackson.”

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsJanuary 26, 2026 ago
    Dermot Kennedy, The Weight of the Woods [📷: Riggins Recording / Interscope / Island]
    Music

    Dermot Kennedy, Funeral | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy excels on “Funeral,” the promo single and fourth track from his third LP, The Weight of the Woods.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsJanuary 26, 2026 ago
    Joji, Piss In The Wind [📷: Palace Creek / Virgin Music]
    Music

    Joji, Last of a Dying Breed | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Joji keeps things short and utterly sweet on the surefire vibe that is “Last of a Dying Breed,” the fifth single and third track from his fourth LP, Piss in the Wind.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsJanuary 26, 2026 ago
    Harry Styles, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. [📷: Erskine Records Limited / Columbia]
    Music

    Harry Styles, Aperture | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pop superstar Harry Styles returns with the surprising but engaging “Aperture,” the promo single from his fourth LP, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsJanuary 26, 2026 ago
    Snoop Dogg, Slid Off [📷: Death Row]
    Music

    Snoop Dogg, Slid Off | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Snoop Dogg doesn’t serve up anything innovative on “Slid Off,” but he does deliver a fun, minimalist rap banger that enhances the playlist in the dead of winter.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsJanuary 19, 2026 ago
    Charli XCX, Wuthering Heights [📷: Charli XCX, Inc. / Atlantic Recording Corporation]
    Music

    Charli XCX, Wall of Sound | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning pop singer-songwriter Charli XCX wows with the brief but dynamic and enigmatic single, “Wall of Sound.”

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsJanuary 19, 2026 ago
    Charlie Puth, Whatever's Clever! [📷: Atlantic Records Group LLC]
    Music

    Charlie Puth, Beat Yourself Up | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Pop singer, songwriter, and producer Charlie Puth drops another pleasant, well-rounded single, “Beat Yourself Up,” from his fourth LP, Whatever’s Clever!.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsJanuary 19, 2026 ago
    ZEE MACHINE, MAGNETIC [📷: HYMPHOMANIA INC.]
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    ZEE MACHINE, MAGNETIC | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pop singer-songwriter ZEE MACHINE puts their foot into “MAGNETIC,” one of the most electrifying, fun, and irresistible singles of their career.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsJanuary 15, 2026 ago
    Jill Scott, Pressha [📷: Blues Babe Records LLC / Human Re Sources / The Orchard]
    Music

    Jill Scott, Pressha | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Jill Scott shines on “Pressha,” the second advanced single from her long-awaited sixth album, To Whom This May Concern.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsJanuary 15, 2026 ago
    bbno$, diamonds are forever [📷: bbno$ / broke]
    Music

    bbno$, diamonds are forever | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Canadian rapper/singer bbno$ continues to be prolific and shows his versatility on his engaging first single of 2026, “diamonds are forever.”

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsJanuary 14, 2026 ago

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