Ed Sheeran, “The Joker and the Queen” | Track Review 🎵
![Ed Sheeran, “The Joker and the Queen” (Ft. Taylor Swift) [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ed-sheeran-taylor-swift-the-joker-and-the-queen-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy winner, Ed Sheeran, taps fellow Grammy winner, Taylor Swift, for a gorgeous remix of “The Joker and the Queen.”

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Ed Sheeran, “The Joker and the Queen” (Ft. Taylor Swift) [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ed-sheeran-taylor-swift-the-joker-and-the-queen-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy winner, Ed Sheeran, taps fellow Grammy winner, Taylor Swift, for a gorgeous remix of “The Joker and the Queen.”
![Saweetie, "Closer" (Ft. H.E.R.) [📷: Brent Faulkner, ICY, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/saweetie-closer-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Saweetie taps H.E.R. for the assist on “Closer,” a groovy, melodic/pop-oriented rap single set to appear on her debut album, Pretty B*tch Music.
![Tate McRae, “she’s all I wanna be” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/tate-mcrae-shes-all-i-wanna-be-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Tate McRae makes Gen-Z’s (and everybody else’s) ears perk up with her fun and relatable pop/rock bop, “she’s all I wanna be.”
![Conan Gray, "Jigsaw" [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/conan-gray-jigsaw-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop singer/songwriter Conan Gray releases one of his best songs to date with the heartfelt, vulnerable pop/rock gem, “Jigsaw.”
![GAYLE, “ur just horny” [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gayle-ur-just-horny-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Although she’s still a teen, GAYLE addresses an adult situation on her second single and first of 2022, “ur just horny.”
![Charlie Puth, “Light Switch” [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/charlie-puth-light-switch-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated musician Charlie Puth entices on his lustful – but not too lustful – first single of 2022, “Light Switch.”
![Avril Lavigne, "Love it When You Hate Me" [📷: DTA / Elektra]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/avril-lavigne-love-it-when-you-hate-me.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Avril Lavigne, assisted by blackbear, makes us reminisce back to the pop-punk/emo era of the aughts with “Love it When You Hate Me.”
![Alex Angelo, “Four Letter Words” [📷: Brent Faulkner, IGAG Productions LLC, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/alex-angelo-four-letter-words-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop singer/songwriter/producer Alex Angelo brings the heat and a surefire vibe on his enjoyable, hella sexy single, “Four Letter Words.”
![5 Seconds of Summer, “2011” [📷: 5SOS, LLC, BMG Rights Management, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/5-seconds-of-summer-2011-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Australian pop collective 5 Seconds of Summer are in reminiscent mode on their latest single, “2021” where they seek to return to simpler times.
![Shawn Mendes, "It'll Be Okay" [📷: Brent Faulkner, Island, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/shawn-mendes-itll-be-okay-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop artist Shawn Mendes channels his recent breakup into a marvelous, vulnerable single, “It’ll Be Okay.”
![Joshua Bassett, “Crisis” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/joshua-bassett-crisis.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Though overshadowed by noise about everything else but music, the talented Joshua Bassett delivers on his honest single, “Crisis.”
![Years & Years & Galantis, “Sweet Talker” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Polydor]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/years-years-galantis-sweet-talker-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Synthpop standout Years & Years (Olly Alexander) and Galantis join forces on the marvelous, ear-catching single, “Sweet Talker.”