![Tate McRae, 2 hands [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; RCA; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/tate-mcrae-2-hands-song-review-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
With the release of “2 hands,” the second single from her third studio album, So Close To What, Canadian Gen-Z pop artist Tate McRae continues her impressive rise in pop music.
![BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 2 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; andresilva5, Angelo Esslinger, anonymous afro portrait, Dasha Kartavtseva, ernestflowerss, Km Nazrul Islam, Masoud Mostafaei, Matty Rogers, Raman Spirydonau, Robiul Islam Pailot, sai peaky, Trung Tín, William Adams from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/boy-these-songs-are-about-you-part-2.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 2 features songs by Ariana Grande, Conan Gray, Isabel LaRosa, Purple Disco Machine x Benjamin Ingrosso, Tems, and Tinashe.
![John Conlin, On Repeat [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; John Conlin; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/john-conlin-on-repeat-song-review-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Toronto pop singer/songwriter John Conlin drops his fourth single of 2024, “On Repeat,” a song that is incredibly easy to play on repeat.
![Shawn Mendes, Heart of Gold [📷: 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/2024/11/shawn-mendes-heart-of-gold-song-review-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On “Heart of Gold,” Grammy-nominated pop singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes shares a thoughtful song regarding grieving a deceased friend.
![Addison Rae, Aquamarine [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Columbia; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/addison-rae-aquamarine-song-review-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Gen-Z singer, songwriter, actress, and influencer Addison Rae drops a hypnotic and infectious bop with her second single of 2024, “Aquamarine.”
![Lady Gaga, Disease [📷: 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/2024/10/lady-gaga-disease-song-review-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Academy and Grammy Award-winning musician Lady Gaga brings a healing touch to her enjoyable single, “Disease.”
![Grant Brett, Freaky [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Dark Dance; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/grant-brett-freaky-song-review-2024-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Portland-based pop artist Grant Brett gets us all hot and bothered with his brief, naughty, sex-positive single, “Freaky.”
![Songs That Reference Coming Out, Vol. 3 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Camille C, Israyosoy S., Katie Rainbow 🏳️🌈, Lisett Kruusimäe, Luis Morales Torres, Mizuno K, Pavel Danilyuk, from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/songs-that-reference-coming-out-vol-3-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
| Playlist Songs That Reference Coming Out, Vol. 3 features songs by Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Cole Redding, David Archuleta, Jake Trevor, and Sam Driborr.
![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?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Gen-Z standout ericdoa drops an ear-catching single, “search & destroy,” which references the popular video game, Call of Duty.
![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?resize=360%2C240&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 [📷: 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?resize=360%2C240&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 [📷: 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?resize=360%2C240&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.
