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.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![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, 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 [📷: 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 [📷: 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 [📷: 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 [📷: 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 [📷: 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 [📷: 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, 143 [📷: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/katy-perry-143.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Following the disastrous “WOMAN’S WORLD,” Katy Perry improves on “LIFETIMES.” Still, the second single from 143 feels average, not dynamic.
![Shawn Mendes, Isn’t That Enough [📷: 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/2024/08/shawn-mendes-isnt-that-enough.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated Canadian pop artist Shawn Mendes releases the folksy “Isn’t That Enough,” a promo single from his fifth LP, Shawn.
![Shawn Mendes, Why Why Why [📷: 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/2024/08/shawn-mendes-why-why-why.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Dashing pop singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes returns with the honest, well-rounded “Why Why Why,” a promo single from his fifth LP, Shawn.
![13 Songs Filled with HURT (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anh Nguyen, Azra Tuba Demir, Ron Lach from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/13-songs-filled-with-hurt.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs Filled with HURT features music by Dan Jarman, Jazmine Sullivan, John Mellencamp, Lizzo, Reneé Rapp, and Teddy Pendergrass.