![David Archuleta, Afraid To Love [📷: Archie Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/david-archuleta-afraid-to-love-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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David Archuleta, Afraid To Love | Track Review 🎵
David Archuleta serves up a heaping does of danceability, inclusivity, and positivity on the marvelous pop bop, “Afraid To Love.”
![Omar Apollo, Ice Slippin [📷: Omar Apollo / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/omar-apollo-ice-slippin-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Omar Apollo, Ice Slippin | Track Review 🎵
Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Omar Apollo gets personal on his chilly ballad, “Ice Slippin” where home doesn’t feel inviting.
![Al Green, Perfect Day [📷: Fat Possum]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/al-green-perfect-day-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Al Green, Perfect Day | Track Review 🎵
Grammy winning soul icon Al Green releases his first single in five years covering (and transforming) the Lou Reed classic, “Perfect Day,” perfectly.
![Paul Russell, Lil Boo Thang [📷: Paul Russell / Arista]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/paul-russell-lil-boo-thang-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Paul Russell, Lil Boo Thang | Track Review 🎵
Paul Russell repurposes a soul classic on his brief but infectious, potent pop single, “Lil Boo Thang.”
![Dixon Dallas, F150 [📷: Dixon Dallas]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dixon-dallas-f150.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Dixon Dallas, Better Without You | Track Review 🎵
Gay country singer/songwriter Dixon Dallas (aka Jake Hill) shines once more on his break-up single, “Better Without You.”
![Usher, Boyfriend [📷: mega/gamma.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/usher-boyfriend-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Usher, Boyfriend | Track Review 🎵
Grammy-winning R&B superstar Usher returns with his third single of 2023, the incredibly entertaining, fun, and seemingly shady “Boyfriend.”
![Oliver Anthony, Rich Men North of Richmond [📷: DistroKid]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/oliver-anthony-music-rich-men-north-of-richmond-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Oliver Anthony Music, Rich Men North of Richmond | Track Review 🎵
Ascending conservative-championed country singer Oliver Anthony Music is brutally honest on his blue collar record, “Rich Men North of Richmond.”
![Charlie Puth, Lipstick [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/charlie-puth-lipstick-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Charlie Puth, Lipstick | Track Review 🎵
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter/producer Charlie Puth embraces his R&B era with his sensual single, “Lipstick.”
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Dixon Dallas, F150 | Track Review 🎵
The always entertaining Dixon Dallas (Jake Hill) returns with another satisfying, gay country gem with “F150.”
![DJ Khaled, Supposed to Be Loved [📷: We The Best / Def Jam]Recordings](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dj-khaled-supposed-to-be-loved-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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DJ Khaled, Supposed to Be Loved | Track Review 🎵
Grammy winner DJ Khaled assembles a star-studded cast (Lil Baby, Future, and Lil Uzi Vert) on the single “Supposed to Be Loved,” but fails to deliver the goods.
![Olivia Rodrigo, bad idea right? [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Olivia Rodrigo / Geffen; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/olivia-rodrigo-bad-idea-right-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Olivia Rodrigo, bad idea right? | Track Review 🎵
Olivia Rodrigo delivers another fierce bop with “bad idea right?”, the second single from her highly anticipated sophomore LP, GUTS.
![Lauv, Love U Like That [📷: Lauv]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/lauv-love-u-like-that-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Lauv, Love U Like That | Track Review 🎵
Done judging himself, Lauv drops “Love U Like That,” an incredibly sexy pop joint tailormade for making out/sex playlists everywhere.