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    ZAYN, Sour Diesel [Photo Credit: RCA]
    Music

    ZAYN, ‘Sour Diesel’ | Track Review

    While ZAYN has some great ideas and some respectable moments on his new single, “Sour Diesel,” the overall execution and finesse are definitely suspect.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 23, 2018 ago
    Meghan Trainor, Treat Myself [Photo Credit: Epic]
    Music

    Meghan Trainor, ‘Treat Myself’ | Track Review

    After struggling to find a single that will stick, Meghan Trainor may have found her gem with “Treat Myself,” the title track from her third studio LP.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 23, 2018 ago
    Chance the Rapper, I Might Need Security [Photo Credit: Chance the Rapper]
    Music

    Chance the Rapper, ‘I Might Need Security’ | Track Review

    Chance the Rapper packs a punch, bringing attitude to single “I Might Need Security,” fueled by a profane Jamie Foxx standup comedy sample.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 23, 2018 ago
    Imagine Dragons, Natural [Photo Credit: Interscope]
    Music

    Imagine Dragons, ‘Natural’ | Track Review

    Grammy-winning alternative band Imagine Dragons remain prolific post-Evolve, returning with “Natural,” their second single of 2018.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 23, 2018 ago
    Big Mother Gig, Obliterate [Photo Credit: Sweet Sweet]
    Music

    Big Mother Gig, ‘Obliterate’ | Track Review

    Los Angeles-based, Milwaukee-bred alt-rock band Big Mother Gig returns with a ‘destructive,’ dynamic, psychologically-tinged single, “Obliterate.”

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 20, 2018 ago
    Iggy Azalea, Survive the Summer (EP) [📷: Island]
    Music

    Iggy Azalea, ‘Tokyo Snow Trip’ | Track Review

    Grammy-nominated rapper Iggy Azalea keeps it short and druggy on the skeletal banger, “Tokyo Snow Trip,” the second track on the ‘Survive the Summer (EP).’  

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 18, 2018 ago
    Cam, Road to Happiness [Photo Credit: RCA]
    Music

    Cam, ‘Road to Happiness’ | Track Review

    Grammy-nominated country singer/songwriter Cam keeps it simple, yet beautiful on her second single, yet first original of 2018, “Road to Happiness.”

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 18, 2018 ago
    Cole Swindell, All of It [Photo Credit: Warner Music Nashville]
    Music

    Cole Swindell, ‘Love You Too Late’ | Track Review

    Upon announcing his third studio LP, ‘All of It,’ country singer/songwriter Cole Swindell releases his fifth advance single, “Love You Too Late.”

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 17, 2018 ago
    CupcakKe, Hot Pockets [Photo Credit: cupcakKe]
    Music

    CupcakKe, ‘Hot Pockets’ | Track Review

    Though still outrageous, cupcakKe ‘reins herself in’ enough to make “Hot Pockets” among the more accessible singles of her career. She’s got bars.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 17, 2018 ago
    Eric Church, Desperate Man [Photo Credit: EMI Nashville]
    Music

    Eric Church, ‘Desperate Man’ | Track Review

    Eric Church comes back strong following a three-year hiatus with “Desperate Man,” the title-track from his sixth studio LP.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 17, 2018 ago
    Alessia Cara, A Little More [Photo Credit: Def Jam]
    Music

    Alessia Cara, ‘A Little More’ | Track Review

    Grammy-winning pop standout Alessia Cara keeps it ‘short, sweet, simple, and stripped’ on “A Little More,” her second single released in 2018.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 17, 2018 ago
    Lil Xan, Lies [Photo Credit: Columbia]
    Music

    Lil Xan, ‘Lies’ | Track Review

    Lil Xan remains busy beyond the ‘TOTAL XANARCHY,’ dropping a new single, “Lies,” assisted by rising Pennsylvanian rapper, Lil Skies.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 16, 2018 ago

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