Dermot Kennedy, Funeral | Song Review
![Dermot Kennedy, The Weight of the Woods [📷: Riggins Recording / Interscope / Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/dermot-kennedy-the-weight-of-the-woods.jpg?fit=630%2C630&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy excels on “Funeral,” the promo single and fourth track from his third LP, The Weight of the Woods.
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Joji, Last of a Dying Breed | Song Review
![Joji, Piss In The Wind [📷: Palace Creek / Virgin Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/joji-piss-in-the-wind.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Joji keeps things short and utterly sweet on the surefire vibe that is “Last of a Dying Breed,” the fifth single and third track from his fourth LP, Piss in the Wind.
Harry Styles, Aperture | Song Review
![Harry Styles, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. [📷: Erskine Records Limited / Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/harry-styles-kiss-all-the-time-disco-occasionally.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pop superstar Harry Styles returns with the surprising but engaging “Aperture,” the promo single from his fourth LP, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.
Snoop Dogg, Slid Off | Song Review
![Snoop Dogg, Slid Off [📷: Death Row]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/snoop-dogg-slid-off.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Snoop Dogg doesn’t serve up anything innovative on “Slid Off,” but he does deliver a fun, minimalist rap banger that enhances the playlist in the dead of winter.
Charli XCX, Wall of Sound | Song Review
![Charli XCX, Wuthering Heights [📷: Charli XCX, Inc. / Atlantic Recording Corporation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/charli-xcx-wuthering-heights.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning pop singer-songwriter Charli XCX wows with the brief but dynamic and enigmatic single, “Wall of Sound.”
Charlie Puth, Beat Yourself Up | Song Review
![Charlie Puth, Whatever's Clever! [📷: Atlantic Records Group LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/charlie-puth-whatevers-clever.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Pop singer, songwriter, and producer Charlie Puth drops another pleasant, well-rounded single, “Beat Yourself Up,” from his fourth LP, Whatever’s Clever!.
ZEE MACHINE, MAGNETIC | Song Review
![ZEE MACHINE, MAGNETIC [📷: HYMPHOMANIA INC.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/zee-machine-magnetic.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pop singer-songwriter ZEE MACHINE puts their foot into “MAGNETIC,” one of the most electrifying, fun, and irresistible singles of their career.
Jill Scott, Pressha | Song Review
![Jill Scott, Pressha [📷: Blues Babe Records LLC / Human Re Sources / The Orchard]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/jill-scott-pressha.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Jill Scott shines on “Pressha,” the second advanced single from her long-awaited sixth album, To Whom This May Concern.
bbno$, diamonds are forever | Song Review
![bbno$, diamonds are forever [📷: bbno$ / broke]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bbno-diamonds-are-forever.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Canadian rapper/singer bbno$ continues to be prolific and shows his versatility on his engaging first single of 2026, “diamonds are forever.”
Ari Lennox, Twin Flame | Song Review
![Ari Lennox, Vacancy [📷: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ari-lennox-vacancy.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter Ari Lennox delivers another bop with her love-centric single, “Twin Flame.”
Father John Misty, The Old Law | Song Review
![Father John Misty, The Old Law [📷: Father John Misty / Sub Pop Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/father-john-misty-the-old-law.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Father John Misty impresses with his skillful pen and top-notch musicianship once more on his single, “The Old Law.”
Feng, Cali Crazy | Song Review
![Feng, Cali Crazy [📷: Regularisperfect]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/feng-cali-crazy.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Gen-Z British rapper, singer, and songwriter Feng drops a summery single in the dead of winter with the short but utterly sweet “Cali Crazy.”