Sabrina Carpenter, ‘Almost Love’ | Track Review
![Sabrina Carpenter, Almost Love [Photo Credit: Hollywood]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sabrina-carpenter-almost-love-hollywood.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Teen actress and pop artist Sabrina Carpenter surprises on her infectious, ‘relatively’ innocent single about her desires, “Almost Love.”
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Ruel, ‘Younger’ | Track Review
![Ruel, Ready (EP) [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ruel-ready-rca.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
15-year old Australian pop singer Ruel sounds more mature beyond his years on “Younger,” an advanced single from his debut EP, ‘Ready.’
Why Don’t We, ‘Hooked’ | Track Review
![Why Don't We, Hooked [Photo Credit: Signature/Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/why-dont-we-hooked-signature-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Boy band Why Don’t We are ‘innocently naughty’ on their innuendo-heavy new single, “Hooked.” Despite her bad reputation, the boys are ‘hooked.’
Prince, ‘Mary Don’t You Weep’ | Track Review
![Prince, Piano & A Microphone [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/prince-piano-a-microphone-1983-warner-bros.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
A stunning piano-accompanied interpretation of the spiritual “Mary Don’t Weep” provides further support for the absolute genius of the late, great Prince.
Shakira & Maluma, ‘Clandestino’ | Track Review
![Shakira & Maluma, Clandestino [Photo Credit: Sony Music Latin]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/shakira-maluma-clandestino-sony-latin.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Iconic Colombian singer/songwriter Shakira and rising Columbia reggaetón singer Maluma make a formidable team as ‘secret lovers’ on “Clandestino.”
Maroon 5, ‘Three Little Birds’ | Track Review
![Maroon 5, Three Little Birds [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/maroon-5-three-little-birds-interscope.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Maroon 5 surprises with a cover of the chill, happy, and uplifting Bob Marley & The Wailers classic, “Three Little Birds.”
Thomston, Acid Rain | Track Review 🎵
![Thomston, Acid Rain [Photo Credit: Warner Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/thomston-acid-rain-warner-music.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
22-year old New Zealand-bred alternative-pop artist Thomston reflects on a bad, ‘acidic’ relationship on his compelling single, “Acid Rain.”
Tove Lo, ‘b*tches’ | Track Review
![Tove Lo, Bitches [Photo Credit: Universal]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tove-lo-bitches-universal.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
The ever-untamed Tove Lo returns with a remix of ‘BLUE LIPS (lady wood phase II)’ record, “bitches,” featuring Charli XCX, Icona Pop, Elliphant, and ALMA.
Christina Aguilera, ‘Like I Do | Track Review
![Christina Aguilera, Liberation [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/christina-aguilera-liberation-rca.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Christina Aguilera, assisted by GoldLink, returns with one final advance single before unleashing ‘Liberation’ – the Anderson .Paak-produced “Like I Do.”
Vic Richardson, ‘Oh I Love You’ | Track Review
Brighton-based, English/Italian pop singer/songwriter Vic Richardson proves he’s ‘one to watch’ on his alluring, debut single, “Oh I Love You.”
Simon XO ‘My Love’ | Track Review
![Simon XO, My Love [Photo Credit: Michael Armstrong]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/simon-xo-my-love-michael-armstrong.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Unhappy with the political climate in the U.S. under President Trump, rising pop artist Simon XO expresses his anger on his electrifying single, “My Love.”
James Arthur, ‘At My Weakest’ | Track Review
![James Arthur, You Deserve Better / At My Weakest [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/james-arthur-you-deserve-better-columbia.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Post- “Say You Won’t Let Go,” British artist James Arthur continues to build a convincing case as pop’s next big artist stateside with “At My Weakest.”