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    Key Glock, A+ [📷: Paper Route Empire, LLC / Republic]
    Music

    Key Glock, A+ | Song Review

    Although “A+” lacks any substance whatsoever, save for the desire to drink, Key Glock delivers a brief and infectious rap banger that slaps something fierce.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksNovember 24, 2025 ago
    Lil Baby, Real Shit [📷: Quality Control Music, LLC / UMG Recordings, Inc.]
    Music

    Lil Baby, Real Shit | Song Review

    Grammy-winning rapper Lil Baby keeps it real, no BS, on his entertaining, honest, and blunt rap banger, “Real Shit.”

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksNovember 24, 2025 ago
    Tainy & KAROL G, Única [📷: NEON16 LLC / Republic]
    Music

    Tainy & KAROL G, Única | Song Review

    Puerto Rican producer-songwriter Tainy and Colombian singer-songwriter KAROL G put in work on the short but utterly sweet “Única.”

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksNovember 24, 2025 ago
    The Kid LAROI, BEFORE I FORGET [📷: Columbia]
    Music

    The Kid LAROI, A PERFECT WORLD | Song Review

    The Kid LAROI conveys those pesky matters of the heart memorably on “A PERFECT WORLD,” the second single from his third LP, BEFORE I FORGET.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksNovember 24, 2025 ago
    Charli XCX, Wuthering Heights [📷: Charli XCX, Inc. / Atlantic Recording Corporation]
    Music

    Charli XCX, Chains of Love | Song Review

    Grammy-winning pop singer-songwriter Charli XCX slackens the tempo and amps up the emotion on her ballad, “Chains of Love.”

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksNovember 17, 2025 ago
    Romy, Love Who You Love [📷: Young]
    LGBTQ

    Romy, Love Who You Love | Song Review

    English singer-songwriter Romy sings about the power of love on her moving electronic pop/ dance single, “Love Who You Love.”

    By the musical hype, 1 monthNovember 11, 2025 ago
    Joji, Piss In The Wind [📷: Palace Creek / Virgin Music]
    Music

    Joji, If It Only Gets Better | Song Review

    Although brief, “If It Only Gets Better” marks another consistent, well-rounded, and highly enjoyable single from Joji.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthNovember 11, 2025 ago
    Kelsea Ballerini, Mount Pleasant [📷: Black River Entertainment]
    Music

    Kelsea Ballerini, I Sit In Parks | Song Review

    Grammy-nominated country singer-songwriter Kelsea Ballerini shines on her short but sweet, and reflective single, “I Sit In Parks.”

    By the musical hype, 1 monthNovember 11, 2025 ago
    Kehlani, Out The Window [📷: Atlantic Records Group LLC]
    LGBTQ

    Kehlani, Out The Window | Song Review

    Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter Kehlani continues her upward trajectory on her expressive, repentant ballad, “Out The Window.”

    By the musical hype, 1 monthNovember 10, 2025 ago
    Katy Perry, bandaids [📷: Capitol]
    Music

    Katy Perry, bandaids | Song Review

    After the substantial ‘L’ that was 143 (as well as the all-female rocket launch), things are looking up for Katy Perry on her respectable single, “bandaids.”

    By the musical hype, 1 monthNovember 10, 2025 ago
    Joji, Piss In The Wind [📷: Palace Creek / Virgin Music]
    Music

    Joji, Past Won’t Leave My Bed | Song Review

    Joji’s haunted heartbreak is the listener’s pleasure on “Past Won’t Leave My Bed,” the third single from his fourth album, Piss in the Wind.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthNovember 10, 2025 ago
    Sexyy Red, For No Reason [📷: Rebel / gamma.]
    Music

    Sexyy Red, For No Reason | Song Review

    Bold St. Louis rapper Sexyy Red keeps things raunchy, unapologetic, and unhinged on her single “For No Reason” without moving the needle or showing more range.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthNovember 10, 2025 ago

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