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.’
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
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Lykke Li, so sad so sexy | Album Review
![Lykke Li, so sad so sexy [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/lykke-li-so-sad-so-sexy-rca.jpg?fit=768%2C761&ssl=1)
Swedish alternative pop standout Lykke Li returns following a four-year hiatus with a short-but-sweet fourth studio album, ‘so sad so sexy.’
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.
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.”
Lauv, I met you when I was 18. | Album Review
![Lauv, I met you when I was 18 (playlist) [📷: Lauv]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lauv-i-met-you-when-i-was-18-lauv.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
23-year old rising pop/R&B artist Lauv shows incredible potential on his love-centric playlist, ‘I met you when I was 18.’
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.”
13 Songs That Denounce the Fake | Playlist
![Songs That Denounce the Fake [Photo Credits: Atlantic, Barong Family, Bighit Entertainment, Cash Money, Interscope, Parkwood, Prospect Park, RCA, Virgin, We Are: The Guard]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/songs-that-denounce-the-fake-playlist-cover-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
BTS, Drake, and Five Finger Death Punch are among many artists “denouncing the fake” on the colorfully-titled playlist “13 Songs That Denounce the Fake.”