Justin Timberlake, ‘SoulMate’ | Track Review
![Justin Timberlake, SoulMate [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/justin-timberlake-soulmate-rca.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Pop superstar Justin Timberlake sounds great on “SoulMate,” but the summer song suffers from flimsy songwriting that lacks depth.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Justin Timberlake, SoulMate [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/justin-timberlake-soulmate-rca.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Pop superstar Justin Timberlake sounds great on “SoulMate,” but the summer song suffers from flimsy songwriting that lacks depth.
![Payson Lewis, Can't Go Back [Photo Credit: Payson Lewis]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/payson-lewis-cant-go-back-payson-lewis.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising, Philadelphia-bred pop musician Payson Lewis takes things ‘next level,’ returning with his best, most electrifying single yet, “Can’t Go Back.”
![Charli XCX, Focus / No Angel - Single [Photo Credit: Atlantic UK]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/charli-xcx-focus-no-angel-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
After urging her man to ‘focus on her love,’ Charli XCX expresses willingness to change her bad, non-angelic ways for her lover on “No Angel.”
![Allen Stone, Warriors [📷: ATO]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/allen-stone-warriors-ato.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Blue-eyed soul standout Allen Stone returns resolute, with his “head high” in full-fledged ‘battle mode’ on his second single of 2018, “Warriors.”
![OneRepublic, Connection [Photo Credit: Mosley Music / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/onerepublic-connection-interscope.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Ryan Tedder and OneRepublic keep it short but incredibly sweet on the yearning “Connection,” the pop collective’s second single of 2018.
![Charli XCX, Focus / No Angel - Single [Photo Credit: Atlantic UK]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/charli-xcx-focus-no-angel-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
No matter how suggestive she is, British pop artist Charli XCX is clear about what her ‘focus’ is on her single “Focus” – that universal three-letter word.
![AJ Mitchell, Girls [Photo Credit: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/aj-mitchell-girls-epic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
On his fun, up-tempo single “Girls,” rising teen-pop artist AJ Mitchell simply can’t get the opposite sex off his mind. To be expected – he’s only 17.
![MAX, Still New York [📷: DCD2 / Crush Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/max-still-new-york-dcd2-crush-music.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising pop artist MAX, returns for the first time as the lead artist in 2018 on single, “Still New York,” featuring rapper Joey Bada$$.
![Keiynan Lonsdale, Preach [Photo Credit: Keiynan Lonsdale]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/keiynan-lonsdale-preach.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Versatile Australian actor, dancer, and singer/songwriter Keiynan Lonsdale proves he has the chops to be a pop star on his love-centric single, “Preach.”
![Cheat Codes x Little Mix, Only You [Photo Credit: 300 Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cheat-codes-little-mix-only-you-300-entertainment.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
L.A., Cali DJ and production trio Cheat Codes joins forces with British girl group Little Mix on their new single, “Only You.”
![Paul McCartney, Egypt Station [Photo Credit: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/paul-mccartney-egypt-station-capitol.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Musical icon Paul McCartney comes back in spirited fashion on “Come on to Me,” one of two promo singles from his 17th studio album, ‘Egypt Station.’
![Lizzo, Boys [Photo Credits: Nice Life / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lizzo-boys-nice-life-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Minneapolis alt-hip-hop/pop musician Lizzo comes roaring back with her second single of 2018, the testosterone-loving “Boys.”