Franchise, Here | Track Review
![Franchise, Here [Photo Credit: VIBR8]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/franchise-here-vibr8.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising self-made singer, songwriter, and producer Franchise shows off his potential on a superb reinterpretation of the Alessia Cara gem, “Here.”

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Franchise, Here [Photo Credit: VIBR8]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/franchise-here-vibr8.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising self-made singer, songwriter, and producer Franchise shows off his potential on a superb reinterpretation of the Alessia Cara gem, “Here.”
![Nina Luna, Betrayed [Photo Credit: NLY]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nina-luna-betrayed-nly.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
New York City-based Indie-pop singer, songwriter, and producer Nina Luna returns in compelling and relatable fashion on her therapeutic single, “Betrayed.”
![Lauv & Troye Sivan, I'm So Tired [Photo Credit: Lauv]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lauv-troye-sivan-im-so-tired-lauv.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising pop singer/songwriter Lauv joins forces with the brilliant Troye Sivan on an enjoyable, ‘not-so-tired’ single, “I’m So Tired.”
![Bahjat, What We Were [Photo Credit: Bahjat]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bahjat-what-we-were-bahjat.png?fit=768%2C770&ssl=1)
Continuing to show utmost determination, Rising, independent Libyan singer/songwriter Bahjat shines on his first new single of 2019, “What We Were.”
![Backstreet Boys, DNA [Photo Credits: K-bahn / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/backstreet-boys-dna-k-bahn-rca.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following a six-year-hiatus, veteran boy band Backstreet Boys return with their highly-anticipated eighth studio album, ‘DNA.’
![James Morrison, You're Stronger Than You Know [Photo Credit: Stanley]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/james-morrison-youre-stronger-than-you-know-stanley.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Soulful English singer/songwriter James Morrison taps Grammy-nominated pop/R&B standout Joss Stone for the electrifying “My Love Goes On.”
![Why Don't We, Big Plans [📷: Signature / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/why-dont-we-big-plans-signature-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising boy band Why Don’t We returns post-8 Letters with their first brand-new single of 2019, “Big Plans.”
![Ariana Grande, 7 Rings [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ariana-grande-7-rings-republic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop standout Ariana Grande continues to drop hot new music with her ultra-sleek third single post-Sweetener, “7 Rings.”
![Backstreet Boys, DNA [Photo Credits: K-bahn / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/backstreet-boys-dna-k-bahn-rca.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Veteran boy band Backstreet Boys return with their best single released in advance of their highly-anticipated 2019 album (DNA), “Breathe.”
![Mylo, Jonesing [Photo Credit: Myylo]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/myylo-jonesing-myylo-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rising Nashville-based pop musician Myylo delivers a sublime gem about the plight of a long-distance relationship on single “Jonesing.”
![Sam Smith, Dancing with a Stranger [Photo Credit: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sam-smith-dancing-with-a-stranger-capitol.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning British pop musician Sam Smith enlists Fifth Harmony standout Normani on his first single of 2019, “Dancing with a Stranger.”
![Gesaffelstein, Lost in the Fire [Photo Credits: Gesaffelstein / Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gesaffelstein-lost-in-the-fire-gesaffelstein-columbia.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
French electro. musician Gesaffelstein enlists The Weekend for a sleek, pleasant & controversial electro-urban-pop single “Lost in the Fire.”