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    Kygo & Tina Turner, "What's Love Got to Do with It" [Photo Credits: Kygo AS / Sony]
    Music

    Kygo & Tina Turner, What’s Love Got to Do with It | Track Review 🎵

    Though totally inoffensive & respectable, Kygo falls short of recapturing the magic of Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got to Do with It.”

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJuly 22, 2020 ago
    DJ Khaled, “POPSTAR” (Ft Drake) [Photo Credits: OVO / We The Best / Epic]
    Music

    DJ Khaled, POPSTAR | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-winner DJ Khaled taps Grammy-winner Drake for “POPSTAR,” a formulaic, lukewarm trap banger at best.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJuly 21, 2020 ago
    Troye Sivan, "Easy" [Photo Credit: Capitol]
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    Troye Sivan, Easy | Track Review 🎵

    Troye Sivan excels at tackling matters of the heart on “Easy,” the second single from his EP, In a Dream, arriving August 21, 2020.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJuly 21, 2020 ago
    August Alsina, "Entanglements" (Ft. Rick Ross) [Photo Credits: Shake the World / EMPIRE]
    Music

    August Alsina, Entanglements | Track Review 🎵

    With the help of Rick Ross, R&B singer August Alsina exposes his relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith on the blunt “Entanglements.”

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJuly 20, 2020 ago
    H.E.R., "Do to Me" [Photo Credit: RCA]
    Music

    H.E.R., Do to Me | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning R&B artist H.E.R. takes a risk with the reggae-tinged “Do to Me” and ultimately reaps the benefits.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJuly 15, 2020 ago
    James Blake, "Are You Even Real?" [Photo Credits: Republic / Polydor]
    Music

    James Blake, Are You Even Real? | Track Review 🎵

    With “Are You Even Real?” Mercury Prize winning alternative musician James Blake delivers one of his most gorgeous offerings to date.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJuly 15, 2020 ago
    Kid Cudi & Eminem, “The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady” [Photo Credit: Republic]
    Music

    Kid Cudi & Eminem, The Adventures of Moon Man… | Track Review 🎵

    Kid Cudi and Eminem join forces for quite the hip-hop trip on single “The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady.”

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJuly 13, 2020 ago
    Aloe Blacc, "My Way" [Photo Credit: BMG Rights Management]
    Music

    Aloe Blacc, My Way | Track Review 🎵

    After a six-year hiatus, Aloe Blacc makes a strong comeback with the soulful, uplifting “My Way,” the promo single from All Love Everything.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJuly 13, 2020 ago
    Sufjan Stevens, "America" [Photo Credit: Asthmatic Kitty]
    Music

    Sufjan Stevens, America | Track Review 🎵

    Sufjan Stevens wows with “America,” the lengthy but incredibly deep and thoughtful promo single from his 2020 album, The Ascension.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJuly 6, 2020 ago
    Ellie Goulding, "Slow Grenade" (Ft. Lauv) from Brightest Blue [Photo Credit: Interscope]
    Music

    Ellie Goulding, Slow Grenade | Track Review 🎵

    Ellie Goulding drops the fourth track off of the EG.0 portion of her fourth studio album, Brightest Blue, “Slow Grenade” featuring Lauv.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJuly 6, 2020 ago
    Kanye West, "Wash Us in the Blood" (Ft. Travis Scott) [Photo Credit: Def Jam]
    Music

    Kanye West, Wash Us in the Blood | Track Review 🎵

    Kanye West, assisted by Travis Scott, drops a conscious, effective banger (sans profanity mind you) with “Wash Us in the Blood.”

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJuly 6, 2020 ago
    The Chicks, "March March" from Gaslighter [Photo Credit: Columbia]
    Music

    The Chicks, March March | Track Review 🎵

    Now The Chicks, the Natalie Maines-led country trio continue their comeback with the epic, unapologetic single, “March March.”

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJune 30, 2020 ago

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