![Rihanna, “Friend of Mine” – from the Smurfs Movie soundtrack [📷: Westbury Road Entertainment / Roc Nation Distribution]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rihanna-friend-of-mine.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music Rihanna, Friend of Mine | Song Review
Rihanna, Friend of Mine | Song Review 
Grammy-winning R&B/pop superstar Rihanna drops a polarizing single with “Friend of Mine” from the Smurfs Movie soundtrack.
![Omar Apollo, Te Maldigo (From ‘Queer’) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Omar Apollo / Warner; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/omar-apollo-te-maldigo-from-queer-song-review-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ Omar Apollo, Te Maldigo (From ‘Queer’) | Song Review
Omar Apollo, Te Maldigo (From ‘Queer’) | Song Review
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Omar Apollo shines on “Te Maldigo,” a Spanish-exclusive song from the Luca Guadagnino film, ‘Queer.’
![Childish Gambino, Lithonia [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; RCA / mcDJ Recording; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/childish-gambino-lithonia-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music Childish Gambino, Lithonia | Song Review
Childish Gambino, Lithonia | Song Review
Grammy-winning musician Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) is on far on “Lithonia,” a single from his album and soundtrack, Bando Stone & The New World.
![Luke Combs, Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Universal Studios / Atlantic; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/luke-combs-aint-no-love-in-oklahoma-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music Luke Combs, Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma | Song Review
Luke Combs, Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma | Song Review
Country singer/songwriter Luke Combs brings the heat in the in-your-face “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” from the soundtrack, Twisters: The Album.
![John Legend, Don't Need To Sleep [📷: John Legend Music, Inc. / Republic / UMG Recordings, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/john-legend-dont-need-to-sleep.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music John Legend, Don’t Need to Sleep | Song Review
John Legend, Don’t Need to Sleep | Song Review
John Legend delivers a gorgeous, inspiring, and thoughtful ballad with “Don’t Need to Sleep,” which appears in the film, We Dare to Dream.
![Colm R. McGuinness, The Music Of the Night [📷: Colm R. McGuinness]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/colm-r-mcguinness-music-of-the-night-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music Colm R. McGuinness, The Music Of the Night | Song Review
Colm R. McGuinness, The Music Of the Night | Song Review
Colm R. McGuinness delivers a stunning cover of the beloved The Phantom of the Opera song, “The Music Of the Night,” originally performed by Michael Crawford.
![Megan Thee Stallion, Out Alpha The Alpha [📷: A24]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/megan-thee-stallion-out-alpha-the-alpha.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music Megan Thee Stallion, Out Alpha The Alpha | Track Review
Megan Thee Stallion, Out Alpha The Alpha | Track Review
Megan Thee Stallion (as Gloria Masters) shows the men who’s boss on “Out Alpha The Alpha,” a highlight from the Dicks: The Musical soundtrack.
![*NSYNC, Better Place [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nsync-justin-timberlake-better-place.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music *NSYNC, Better Place | Track Review
*NSYNC, Better Place | Track Review
It’s all good vibes on the infectious “Better Place,” the promo single from TROLLS Band Together which finds *NSYNC reunited (“and it feels so good”).
![Billie Eilish, What Was I Made For? [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Darkroom / Interscope; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/billie-eilish-what-was-i-made-for-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music Billie Eilish, What Was I Made For? | Track Review
Billie Eilish, What Was I Made For? | Track Review
Billie Eilish delivers a superb vocal performance on “What Was I Made For?” a gorgeous, reflective ballad from Barbie: The Album.
![FIFTY FIFTY, Barbie Dreams (Ft. Kaliii) [📷: Atlantic / Warner Bros. Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fifty-fifty-barbie-dreams-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music FIFTY FIFTY, Barbie Dreams | Track Review
FIFTY FIFTY, Barbie Dreams | Track Review
South Korean girl group, FIFTY FIFTY, with the assist of American rapper, Kaliii, deliver “Barbie Dreams,” another fun bop from Barbie: The Album.
![Charli XCX, Speed Drive [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Atlantic / Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/charli-xcx-speed-drive-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music Charli XCX, Speed Drive | Track Review
Charli XCX, Speed Drive | Track Review
Pop standout Charli XCX delivers another brief, entertaining, and cute bop from Barbie: The Album with “Speed Drive.”
![Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice, Barbie World (with Aqua) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; 10K Projects / Capitol / Dolo Entertainment, Inc. / UMG Recordings, Inc.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/nicki-minaj-ice-spice-barbie-world-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice, Barbie World | Track Review
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice, Barbie World | Track Review
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice collaborate for the second time in 2023 on “Barbie World,” a single from Barbie The Album which samples a 1990s Aqua classic.
