![Nicki Minaj, Last Time I Saw You [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/nicki-minaj-last-time-i-saw-you-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
Nicki Minaj, Last Time I Saw You | Track Review 🎵
Nicki Minaj, often brash and unapologetic, shows her versatility singing and rapping emotionally on her single, “Last Time I Saw You.”
![Selena Gomez, Single Soon [📷: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/selena-single-soon-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
Selena Gomez, Single Soon | Track Review 🎵
Selena Gomez returns with her first single of 2023, “Single Soon,” which is enjoyable enough but not groundbreaking or particularly innovative.
![Conan Gray, Winner [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/conan-gray-winner-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
Conan Gray, Winner | Track Review 🎵
Always consistent, versatile singer/songwriter Conan Gray bring the heat, once again, on his second straight winning single of 2023, “Winner.”
![David Archuleta, Afraid To Love [📷: Archie Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/david-archuleta-afraid-to-love-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
David Archuleta, Afraid To Love | Track Review 🎵
David Archuleta serves up a heaping does of danceability, inclusivity, and positivity on the marvelous pop bop, “Afraid To Love.”
![Omar Apollo, Ice Slippin [📷: Omar Apollo / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/omar-apollo-ice-slippin-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Omar Apollo, Ice Slippin | Track Review 🎵
Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Omar Apollo gets personal on his chilly ballad, “Ice Slippin” where home doesn’t feel inviting.
![Paul Russell, Lil Boo Thang [📷: Paul Russell / Arista]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/paul-russell-lil-boo-thang-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
Paul Russell, Lil Boo Thang | Track Review 🎵
Paul Russell repurposes a soul classic on his brief but infectious, potent pop single, “Lil Boo Thang.”
![Tim Abend, Should’ve Been Us: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 29 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Soir; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/tim-abend-shouldve-been-us-lgbtq-bopz-29-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
Tim Abend, Should’ve Been Us | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
In the 29th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “Should’ve Been Us” performed by Tim Abend.
![Olivia Rodrigo, bad idea right? [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Olivia Rodrigo / Geffen; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/olivia-rodrigo-bad-idea-right-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
Olivia Rodrigo, bad idea right? | Track Review 🎵
Olivia Rodrigo delivers another fierce bop with “bad idea right?”, the second single from her highly anticipated sophomore LP, GUTS.
![Lauv, Love U Like That [📷: Lauv]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/lauv-love-u-like-that-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Lauv, Love U Like That | Track Review 🎵
Done judging himself, Lauv drops “Love U Like That,” an incredibly sexy pop joint tailormade for making out/sex playlists everywhere.
![Rush: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 59 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; NastyaSensei from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rush-3-to-5-bops-62-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
3 to 5 BOPS
Rush | 3 to 5 BOPS
Rush: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 62 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Janelle Monáe, Mac Miller, Taylor Swift, Troye Sivan, and Vampire Weekend.
![ZAYN, Love Like This [📷: Drop Zed Music, LLC / Mercury / Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/zayn-love-like-this-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
ZAYN, Love Like This | Track Review 🎵
ZAYN, now signed with Mercury Records, makes an enjoyable, fresh, and groovy return with single, “Love Like This.”
![will.i.am & Britney Spears, MIND YOUR BUSINESS [📷: will.i.am, LLC / Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/will-i-am-britney-mind-your-business-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
will.i.am & Britney Spears, MIND YOUR BUSINESS | Track Review 🎵
Unfortunately, the reunion of will.i.am and Britney Spears is botched by their dated, silly, and slightly undercooked pop single, “MIND YOUR BUSINESS.”