![YG, KNOCKA [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; 4Hunnid Music Inc. / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/yg-knocka-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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YG, KNOCKA | Song Review 🎵
West Coast rapper YG drops a shallow but entertaining and infectious two-and-a-half-minute banger with “KNOCKA.”
![Chris Housman, Guilty As Sin [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Chris Housman; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chris-housman-guilty-as-sin.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Chris Housman, Guilty As Sin | Song Review 🎵
Country musician Chris Housman embraces gay love, regardless of the ‘consequences,’ in the authentic, moving, and thoughtful ballad, “Guilty As Sin.”
![James Charles, Can We Just Be Friends [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; James Charles Productions; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/james-charles-can-we-just-be-friends-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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James Charles, Can We Just Be Friends | Song Review 🎵
“Can We Just Be Friends,” the second single released by beauty influencer James Charles is a respectable pop single, though doesn’t necessarily move the needle.
![Tems, Love Me JeJe [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; RCA / Since 93'; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tems-love-me-jeje-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Tems, Love Me JeJe | Song Review 🎵
Grammy-winning, Nigerian Afrobeats/R&B singer Tems returns in 2024 with her chill and pleasant vibe of a single, “Love Me JeJe.”
![Twenty One Pilots, Backslide [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Fueled By Ramen; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/twenty-one-pilots-backslide.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Twenty One Pilots, Backslide | Song Review 🎵
Twenty One Pilots continues to engage on “Backslide,” the third single and third track from their seventh studio LP, Clancy.
![Normani, 1:59 [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; RCA; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/normani-159-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Normani, 1:59 | Song Review 🎵
While Normani doesn’t reinvent R&B or the wheel on “1:59,” she and featured guest, Gunna, successfully serve up sexy vibes.
![Lauv, Potential [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Lauv, AWAL Recordings America, Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/lauv-potential-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Lauv, Potential | Song Review 🎵
Pop singer/songwriter Lauv is his truest self on the rewarding and thoughtful “Potential,” embracing his sexuality without any reservations.
![Saint Levant, 5am in Paris [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; SALXCO UAM LLC; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/saint-levant-5am-in-paris-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Saint Levant, 5am in Paris | Song Review 🎵
Multilingual rapper Saint Levant drops another vibe with his brief but entertaining single, “5am in Paris.”
![Anthony Russo, Someone Like You [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Sewing Apples Inc; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/anthony-russo-someone-like-you-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Anthony Russo, Someone Like You | Song Review 🎵
Pop singer/songwriter Anthony Russo delivers a dedicated, well-rounded indie-pop song with “Someone Like You.”
![Benedict Cork, Beauty Queen [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Benedict Cork; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/benedict-cork-beauty-queen-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Benedict Cork, Beauty Queen | Song Review 🎵
British singer/songwriter Benedict Cork delivers a stunning piano ballad on “Beauty Queen,” the fourth single from his debut, Notes on a Hopeless Romance.
![Logic, 44ever [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Three Oh One Productions, LLC / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/logic-44ever-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Logic, 44ever | Song Review 🎵
Grammy-nominated rapper Logic ‘brings the heat’ on the brief, hella energetic banger, “44ever.”
![Lucky Day, HERicane [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Keep Cool / RCA; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/lucky-daye-hericane-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Lucky Daye, HERicane | Song Review 🎵
Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Lucky Daye brings the heat on the groovy and sexy single, “HERicane.”