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    Cody Simpson, Baby Blue / When It Comes To Loving You [📷: Range Music / BMG Rights Management (US)]
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    Cody Simpson, Baby Blue | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Following a six-year hiatus, Australian pop singer-songwriter Cody Simpson makes an electrifying return with the exuberant “Baby Blue.”

    By the musical hype, 14 hoursMarch 30, 2026 ago
    Conan Gray, Wishbone (Deluxe) [📷: Republic]
    Music

    Conan Gray, The Best | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pop singer-songwriter Conan Gray ate and left no crumbs on “The Best,” a song that appears on the deluxe edition of his album, Wishbone.

    By the musical hype, 15 hoursMarch 30, 2026 ago
    Ruel, Don't Say That [📷: Recess Records Pty Ltd / Giant Music]
    Music

    Ruel, Don’t Say That | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pop singer-songwriter Ruel shines on “Don’t Say That,” a promo single from the Aussie’s 2026 album, Kicking My Feet & Screaming.

    By the musical hype, 4 daysMarch 27, 2026 ago
    ETHAN, Everything u need [📷: ETHAN]
    LGBTQ

    ETHAN, Everything u need | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Handsome and talented New Zealand singer-songwriter ETHAN drops another sensational pop/R&B bop with “Everything u need.”

    By the musical hype, 4 daysMarch 27, 2026 ago
    RAYE, THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. [📷: RAYE / Human Re Sources]
    Music

    RAYE, Click Clack Symphony. | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ British singer-songwriter RAYE collaborates with Academy Award-winning film composer Hans Zimmer on the epic, cinematic song, “Click Clack Symphony.”

    By the musical hype, 1 weekMarch 23, 2026 ago
    Niall Horan, Dinner Party [📷: Neon Haze Music Ltd. / Niall Horan / UMG Recordings, Inc.]
    Music

    Niall Horan, Dinner Party | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Irish pop singer-songwriter Niall Horan returns with a respectable if safe, middle-of-the-road pop single in “Dinner Party.”

    By the musical hype, 1 weekMarch 23, 2026 ago
    JORDY, GOD COMPLEX [📷: JORDY / EMPIRE]
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    JORDY, GOD COMPLEX | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gay singer-songwriter JORDY ‘rocks out’ on his no-good-ex-driven, pop/rock, pop-punk single, “GOD COMPLEX.”

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksMarch 19, 2026 ago
    Charlie Puth, Whatever's Clever! [📷: Atlantic Records Group LLC]
    Music

    Charlie Puth, Home | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Charlie Puth taps Japanese American musician Hikaru Utada for the assist on “Home,” the fourth single from his fourth LP, Whatever’s Clever!.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksMarch 16, 2026 ago
    Artemas, getting up to no good [📷: Artemas]
    Music

    Artemas, myself | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ English singer, songwriter & producer Artemas is on a downward spiral thanks to his ex-girlfriend on the dark, selfish, yet enjoyable single, “myself.”

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksMarch 2, 2026 ago
    Artemas, getting up to no good [📷: Artemas]
    Music

    Artemas, psychokiller | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ English singer, songwriter & producer Artemas delivers another darkly satisfying single with “psychokiller” from his 2026 tape, getting up to no good.

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksMarch 2, 2026 ago
    RAYE, THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. [📷: RAYE / Human Re Sources]
    Music

    RAYE, Nightingale Lane. | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ British singer-songwriter RAYE delivers a stunning, heartbroken ballad with “Nightingale Lane.,” the second single from her sophomore LP.

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksMarch 2, 2026 ago
    Alex Warren, Fever Dream [📷: Atlantic Recording Corporation]
    Music

    Alex Warren, Fever Dream | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Grammy-nominated pop singer-songwriter Alex Warren delivers a pleasant, overall polished and well-rounded single with “Fever Dream.”

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksMarch 2, 2026 ago

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