ZAYN, Icarus Falls | Album Review 💿
![ZAYN, Icarus Falls [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/zayn-icarus-falls-rca-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
British urban-pop artist ZAYN returns with an ambitious, if overly-long sophomore album with ICARUS FALLS.
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11 Songs That Are All About Movement | Playlist 🎧
![11 Songs That Are All About Movement [Photo Credits: Pixabay, A&M, Atlantic, Capitol, Columbia, Def Jam, Innovative Leisure, Octone, Polydor, Republic, Rubyworks, Sony, Triple Tigers]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/11-songs-that-are-all-about-movement.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“11 Songs That Are All About Movement” features music courtesy of 5 Seconds of Summer, Big Sean, Hozier, James Blake, and Kelly Clarkson.
The Chainsmokers, Sick Boy | Album Review
![The Chainsmokers, Sick Boy [Photo Credits: Disruptor / Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/the-chainsmokers-sick-boy-album-disruptor-columbia.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
DJ/production duo The Chainsmokers – Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart – return with their second, full-length album, ‘Sick Boy.’
AJ Mitchell, No Plans | Track Review
![AJ Mitchell, No Plans [📷: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/aj-mitchell-no-plans-epic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
On his latest single, “No Plans,” rising teen-pop artist AJ Mitchell is looking to enjoy his youth while it lasts, putting aside the cares of the world.
Ariana Grande, Imagine | Track Review
![Ariana Grande, Imagine [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ariana-grande-imagine-republic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Continuing an impressive run in 2018, Ariana Grande delivers her second post-Sweetener single in lush, sensually-tinged slow jam, “Imagine.”
Robin Thicke, Testify | Track Review
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Following a devastating, tumultuous couple of years, Robin Thicke ‘gets back on track’ with his authentic, honest, and soulful 2018 single, “Testify.”
45 Best Albums of 2018 | Year in Review List
Albums courtesy of Janelle Monáe, Arctic Monkeys, Ghost, Father John Misty, and Pusha T round out the top-five of the 45 Best Albums of 2018.
HRVY, ‘I Don’t Think About You’ | Track Review
![HRVY, I Don't Think About You - Single [Photo Credit: Virgin EMI]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/hrvy-i-dont-think-about-you-virgin-emi.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising British pop musician HRVY continues to ‘make a case for himself’ on the chill, easy-going ‘I miss my ex- anthem,’ “I Don’t Think About You.”
Stephen Puth, ‘Sexual Vibe’ | Track Review
![Stephen Puth, Sexual Vibe [📷: Arista]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/stephen-puth-sexual-vibe-arista.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising pop musician Stephen Puth, the younger brother of Grammy-nominated pop artist Charlie Puth, introduces himself to the world with a “Sexual Vibe.”
ZAYN, ‘Good Years’ | Track Review
Eight singles into his highly-anticipated sophomore album, ‘Icarus Falls,’ pop heartthrob ZAYN finds a much better, more engaging fit with ballad “Good Years.”
XXXTENTACION, SKINS | Album Review
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Posthumous project ‘SKINS’ should play well to the XXXTENTACION base, but as an album, it’s ‘undercooked’ as opposed to being ‘well done.’
101 Best Songs of 2018 | Playlist 🎧
Childish Gambino, Hozier, Drake, Janelle Monáe, Drake, and Shawn Mendes earn songs in the top-five of the 100 Best Songs of 2018.