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    AJ McLean, Into Your Heart [📷: Johnny Wright Entertainment]
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    AJ McLean, Into Your Heart | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thinking with his pants rather than his heart, AJ McLean intends to ‘fuck his way’ “Into Your Heart” on his risqué pop single.

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksSeptember 21, 2026 ago
    Greyson Chance, BOYSTOWN [📷: GCM]
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    Greyson Chance, GARÇONOVA | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Greyson Chance delivers an emotional, personal, and passionate song with “GARÇONOVA,” the penultimate track from BOYSTOWN.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthSeptember 15, 2026 ago
    JISOO, CLICK [📷: Warner Records Inc. / Blissoo Limited]
    Music

    JISOO, CLICK | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Unable to ‘yield not to temptation,’ JISOO determines that “our bodies click” and “we were made to fit” on her pleasant single, “CLICK.”

    By the musical hype, 1 monthSeptember 7, 2026 ago
    Ashe, The Girl Of Your Dreams [📷: Ashe / Atlantic Recording Corporation]
    Music

    Ashe, Funeral | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Stellar vocals, songwriting, and production make “Funeral” a surefire winner for pop singer-songwriter Ashe.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthSeptember 7, 2026 ago
    LISA, PRESS PLAY (EP) [📷: RCA Records]
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    LISA, SaWaDiKa | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thai rapper/singer LISA brings the heat on the ultra-fun, pop banger, “SaWaDiKa,” the fierce opener from her EP, PRESS PLAY.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthSeptember 7, 2026 ago
    Miley Cyrus, Bass Persuades [📷: MCEO, Inc. / Atlantic Recording Corporation]
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    Miley Cyrus, Bass Persuades | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy winner Miley Cyrus drops a fun, dance-infused pop single, “Bass Persuades,” the lead single from her 10th album of the same name.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthSeptember 7, 2026 ago
    The Kid LAROI, Sleep [📷: Columbia Records]
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    The Kid LAROI, Sleep | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Australian pop singer-songwriter The Kid LAROI drops another surefire bop with love-related “Sleep.”

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsAugust 31, 2026 ago
    Thomas Day, will you be coming around? [📷: Arista Records]
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    Thomas Day, will you be coming around? | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ascending pop singer-songwriter Thomas Day delivers a superb heartbroken song with “will you be coming around?”

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsAugust 25, 2026 ago
    Greyson Chance, BOYSTOWN [📷: GCM]
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    Greyson Chance, DIRTY LAUNDRY | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pop singer-songwriter Greyson Chance continues to ‘eat and leave no crumbs’ with “DIRTY LAUNDRY,” a single from his fifth LP, BOYSTOWN.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsAugust 24, 2026 ago
    Troye Sivan, She's the Best [📷: Tokky’s Music, LLC / Interscope Records]
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    Troye Sivan, She’s the Best | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-nominated, South African-born, Australian artist Troye Sivan takes risks on “She’s the Best,” the lead single and title track from his fourth studio album.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsAugust 17, 2026 ago
    Alex Warren, WILDCHILD [📷: Atlantic Recording Corporation]
    Music

    Alex Warren, RESCUER | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️ “RESCUER” is a pleasant Alex Warren pop song but not a game-changing or particularly memorable one.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsAugust 10, 2026 ago
    Sam Smith, Hazel Eyes [📷: Capitol Records UK / Polydor Label Group]
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    Sam Smith, When He’s Gone | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Award-winning nonbinary pop singer-songwriter Sam Smith strikes gold with “When He’s Gone,” the third single from their fifth LP, Hazel Eyes.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsAugust 10, 2026 ago

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