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    Jordan Davis, Mess [📷: MCA Nashville / UMG Recordings, Inc.]
    Music

    Jordan Davis, Mess | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Country singer-songwriter Jordan Davis delivers a relatively short but sweet, well-rounded country song with “Mess.”

    By the musical hype, 3 daysAugust 17, 2026 ago
    Flo Milli, Too Bo$$y [📷: JIVE Records]
    Music

    Flo Milli, Too Bo$$y | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Rapper Flo Milli is bossy AF on her confident, cocky, and entertaining, Kelis-sampling banger, “Too Bo$$y.”

    By the musical hype, 3 daysAugust 17, 2026 ago
    Quavo, Trance (Walk It Down) [📷: Quality Control Music, LLC / UMG Recordings, Inc.]
    Music

    Quavo, Trance (Walk It Down) | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-nominated Georgia rapper Quavo delivers a dumb but utterly entertaining and hypnotic booty anthem with “Trance (Walk It Down).”

    By the musical hype, 3 daysAugust 17, 2026 ago
    Troye Sivan, She's the Best [📷: Tokky’s Music, LLC / Interscope Records]
    LGBTQ

    Troye Sivan, She’s the Best | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-nominated, South African-born, Australian artist Troye Sivan takes risks on “She’s the Best,” the lead single and title track from his fourth studio album.

    By the musical hype, 3 daysAugust 17, 2026 ago
    Alex Warren, WILDCHILD [📷: Atlantic Recording Corporation]
    Music

    Alex Warren, RESCUER | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️ “RESCUER” is a pleasant Alex Warren pop song but not a game-changing or particularly memorable one.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekAugust 10, 2026 ago
    STELLA LEFTY, Long Way Home [📷: Atlantic Outpost / STELLA LEFTY]
    Music

    STELLA LEFTY, Lean In, Kiss Me | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ With “Lean In, Kiss Me,” rising country singer-songwriter STELLA LEFTY delivers a brief, enjoyable, and sound country-pop single.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekAugust 10, 2026 ago
    Sam Smith, Hazel Eyes [📷: Capitol Records UK / Polydor Label Group]
    LGBTQ

    Sam Smith, When He’s Gone | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Award-winning nonbinary pop singer-songwriter Sam Smith strikes gold with “When He’s Gone,” the third single from their fifth LP, Hazel Eyes.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekAugust 10, 2026 ago
    Tove Lo, ESTRUS [📷: Pretty Swede Records]
    LGBTQ

    Tove Lo, DNH | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Swedish pop singer-songwriter Tove Lo drops another bop with “DNH,” the second single and fifth track from her sixth studio album, ESTRUS.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksAugust 6, 2026 ago
    Slayyyter, brand new chanel$ [📷: RECORDS Label, LLC / Columbia Records]
    LGBTQ

    Slayyyter, brand new chanel$ | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️½ While it doesn’t match the fun of “Crank” or “Old Technology,” Slayyyter delivers another enjoyable pop track with “brand new chanel$.”

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksAugust 6, 2026 ago
    Kid Souf, DONT LIKE TO DANCE [📷: James Giardinelli]
    LGBTQ

    Kid Souf, DONT LIKE TO DANCE | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Although Kid Souf says he “DONT LIKE TO DANCE,” he delivers a brief, playful, summery dance bop that slaps something fierce.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksAugust 3, 2026 ago
    Cardi B, AH HA [📷: Atlantic Recording Corporation]
    LGBTQ

    Cardi B, AH HA | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The ever-fierce and unapologetic Cardi B brings attitude, energy, and fire to the hard-nosed, zero-f*cks-giving banger “AH HA.”

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksAugust 3, 2026 ago
    Beartooth, Pure Ecstasy [📷: Beartooth Band, LLC / Fearless Records]
    LGBTQ

    Beartooth, Eyes Closed | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Caleb Shomo backlash aside, Beartooth delivers an enjoyable, spirited single with “Eyes Closed,” the second track from their sixth album, Pure Ecstasy.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksAugust 3, 2026 ago

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