Ciara, ‘Level Up’ | Track Review
![Ciara, Level Up [Photo Credit: Beauty Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ciara-level-up-beauty-entertainment.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Ciara definitely ‘levels up’ on her slick new hip-hop infused single, “Level Up.” But, what will the impact of this ascent be on her commercial fortunes?
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Mary J. Blige, Only Love | Track Review 🎵
![Mary J. Blige, Only Love [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mary-j-blige-only-love-republic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Post-divorce & post album-flop, Mary J. Blige returns ferociously on her throwback, neo-disco single, “Only Love.”
Childish Gambino, ‘Feels Like Summer’ | Track Review
![Childish Gambino, Feels Like Summer [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/childish-gambino-feels-like-summer-magic-rca.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Following the superb “This is America,” Childish Gambino returns with a ‘Summer Pack’ comprised of “Summertime Magic” and “Feels Like Summer.”
Childish Gambino, ‘Summertime Magic’ | Track Review
![Childish Gambino, Summertime Magic [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/childish-gambino-summertime-magic-rca.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Following the superb “This is America,” Childish Gambino returns with a ‘Summer Pack’ comprised of “Summertime Magic” and “Feels Like Summer.”
Allen Stone, ‘Warriors’ | Track Review
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Blue-eyed soul standout Allen Stone returns resolute, with his “head high” in full-fledged ‘battle mode’ on his second single of 2018, “Warriors.”
JMSN, ‘Talk is Cheap’ | Track Review
R&B artist Christian Berishaj, better known as JMSN, returns with a prudent, soulful new, neo-soul single, “Talk is Cheap.”
6LACK, ‘Switch’ | Track Review
![6LACK, Switch [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/6lack-switch-interscope.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated urban contemporary artist 6LACK shines on “Switch,” his second solo single of 2018 following “Cutting Ties.”
Jeremih & Ty Dolla $ign, ‘The Light’ | Track Review
![Jeremih & Ty Dolla $ign, The Light [Photo Credits: Def Jam / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/jeremih-ty-dolla-sign-the-light-def-jam-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Jeremih and Ty Dolla $ign start the summer off right with the groovy, if shallow sex record, “The Light.” It’s not deep, but it’s certainly lit.
DeJ Loaf & Leon Bridges, ‘Liberated’ | Track Review
![DeJ Loaf & Leon Bridges, Liberated [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dej-loaf-leon-bridges-liberated-columbia.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rapper/Singer DeJ Loaf and throwback soul singer Leon Bridges make a formidable team on the socially-conscious single, “Liberated.”
Prince, ‘Mary Don’t You Weep’ | Track Review
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A stunning piano-accompanied interpretation of the spiritual “Mary Don’t Weep” provides further support for the absolute genius of the late, great Prince.
Macy Gray, ‘Sugar Daddy’ | Track Review
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Macy Gray, known for her Grammy-winning pop megahit, “I Try,” returns with a superb new single, “Sugar Daddy,” her first offering of 2018.
Christina Aguilera, ‘Like I Do | Track Review
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Christina Aguilera, assisted by GoldLink, returns with one final advance single before unleashing ‘Liberation’ – the Anderson .Paak-produced “Like I Do.”