ROSALÍA, “SAOKO” | Track Review 🎵
![ROSALÍA, “SAOKO” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/rosalia-saoko-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning Latin pop musician ROSALÍA drops another surefire bop with her first single from 2022, “SAOKO.”
![ROSALÍA, “SAOKO” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/rosalia-saoko-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning Latin pop musician ROSALÍA drops another surefire bop with her first single from 2022, “SAOKO.”
![Machine Gun Kelly & WILLOW, “emo girl” [📷: Bad Boy, Brent Faulkner, Interscope, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/machine-gun-kelly-emo-girl.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Machine Gun Kelly & WILLOW join forces on “emo girl,” a pop-punk track with a dumb chorus and no shortage of predictable, emo clichés.
![Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/red-hot-chili-peppers-black-summer-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ecology is on the minds of Red Hot Chili Peppers, who return with their first new single, “Black Summer,” in nearly six years.
![Tate McRae, “she’s all I wanna be” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/tate-mcrae-shes-all-i-wanna-be-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Tate McRae makes Gen-Z’s (and everybody else’s) ears perk up with her fun and relatable pop/rock bop, “she’s all I wanna be.”
![Sofi Tukker, “Original Sin” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Ultra]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sofi-tukker-original-sin-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Sofi Tukker (Sophie Hawley-Weld & Tucker Halpern) drop a truly sinful single, “Original Sin,” in advance of their sophomore album, WET TENNIS.
![Nicki Minaj & Lil Baby, “Do We Have a Problem” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/nicki-minaj-lil-baby-do-we-have-a-problem-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Nicki Minaj returns, assisted by ubiquitous rapper Lil Baby on the confident banger, “Do We Have a Problem?”
![Mary J. Blige, "Rent Money" [📷: 300 Entertainment, Brent Faulkner, Mary Jane Productions, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mary-j-blige-rent-money.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Mary J. Blige continues her ‘comeback tour’ with “Rent Money” featuring Dave East, the third single from Good Morning Gorgeous.
![Conan Gray, "Jigsaw" [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/conan-gray-jigsaw-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop singer/songwriter Conan Gray releases one of his best songs to date with the heartfelt, vulnerable pop/rock gem, “Jigsaw.”
![DaBaby & YoungBoy Never Broke Again, "Hit" [📷: Brent Faulkner, Interscope, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, South Coast Music Group]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/dababy-nba-youngboy-hit-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby joins forces with fellow rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again on the meaningless banger, “HIT.”
![GAYLE, “ur just horny” [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gayle-ur-just-horny-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Although she’s still a teen, GAYLE addresses an adult situation on her second single and first of 2022, “ur just horny.”
![Charlie Puth, “Light Switch” [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/charlie-puth-light-switch-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated musician Charlie Puth entices on his lustful – but not too lustful – first single of 2022, “Light Switch.”
![Chris Brown, “Iffy” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Chris Brown Entertainment, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/chris-brown-iffy-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winner Chris Brown continues to ride his tried and true ‘bad boy’ wave on another confident, banger with “Iffy.”