ericdoa, search & destroy | Song Review 🎵
![Ericdoa, search & destroy [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; ericdoa / LISTEN TO THE KIDS; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ericdoa-search-and-destroy-song-review-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Gen-Z standout ericdoa drops an ear-catching single, “search & destroy,” which references the popular video game, Call of Duty.
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
Tag pop singles
Shawn Mendes, Nobody Knows | Song Review 🎵
![Shawn Mendes, Nobody Knows [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Island; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/shawn-mendes-nobody-knows-song-review-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated Canadian pop singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes delivers another strong advance single from Shawn with “Nobody Knows.”
Tate McRae, It’s ok I’m ok | Song Review 🎵
![Tate McRae, It’s ok I’m ok [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; RCA; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tate-mcrae-its-ok-im-ok-song-review-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Although Gen-Z pop star Tate McRae doesn’t change the game on “It’s ok I’m ok,” it’s an enjoyable, inoffensive pop single (save for an f-bomb).
John Conlin, Kissing Other Girls | Song Review 🎵
![John Conlin, Kissing Other Girls [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; John Conlin; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/john-conlin-kissing-other-girls-song-review-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Toronto pop singer/songwriter John Conlin paints an authentic portrait of a gay relationship in “Kissing Other Girls” where both participants are on different pages.
Katy Perry, I’M HIS, HE’S MINE | Song Review 🎵
![Katy Perry, 143 [📷: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/katy-perry-143.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ After stubbing her toe on the first two singles from 143, Katy Perry shows considerable improvement on “I’M HIS, HE’S MINE” featuring Doechii.
The Weeknd, Dancing In The Flames | Song Review 🎵
![The Weeknd, Dancing In The Flames [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; The Weeknd XO Music ULC / Republic; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/the-weeknd-dancing-in-the-flames-song-review-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
With memorable songwriting, a well-rounded vocal, and ear-catching production, The Weeknd ‘does the damn thing’ in his single, “Dancing In The Flames.”
Coldplay, WE PRAY | Song Review 🎵
![Coldplay, WE PRAY [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Coldplay / Parlophone; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/coldplay-we-pray.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Decorated alt-rock collective Coldplay enlists Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna, and TINI for the thoughtful, uplifting faith-driven single, “WE PRAY.”
Isabel LaRosa, Pretty Boy | Song Review 🎵
![Isabel LaRosa, Pretty Boy [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Slumbo Labs / RCA; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/isabel-larosa-pretty-boy-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Gen-Z Cuban American pop singer/songwriter Isabel LaRosa is obsessed with this fine boy in her brief but entertaining, engaging, and relatable single, “Pretty Boy.”
Benson Boone, Pretty Slowly | Song Review 🎵
![Benson Boone, Pretty Slowly [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Night Street / Warner; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/benson-boone-pretty-slowly-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Handsome and talented pop singer/songwriter Benson Boone strikes gold once more with his honest, breakup-fueled single, “Pretty Slowly.”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, Die With A Smile | Song Review 🎵
![Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, Die With A Smile [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Interscope; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/lady-gaga-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Decorated, multifaceted musicians Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars make a formidable team in their first-ever collaboration, “Die With A Smile.”
Zedd & Remi Wolf, Lucky | Song Review 🎵
![Zedd & Remi Wolf, Lucky [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Interscope; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/zedd-lucky.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Russian-German DJ/producer Zedd taps talented pop singer/songwriter Remi Wolf for his short but utterly sweet dance-pop single, “Lucky.”
Katy Perry, LIFETIMES | Song Review 🎵
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Following the disastrous “WOMAN’S WORLD,” Katy Perry improves on “LIFETIMES.” Still, the second single from 143 feels average, not dynamic.