![Arca & Planningtorock, Queer: Beaming with Pride No. 71 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Arca / XL Recordings Ltd.; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/arca-planningtorock-queer-beaming-with-pride-71-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
Arca & Planningtorock, Queer | Beaming with Pride
In the 71st edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Queer” performed by nonbinary and trans musicians Arca and Planningtorock.
![kwn & DESTIN CONRAD, all fours: Dazzling Duets No. 32 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RCA Records; ANTONI SHKRABA production from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/kwn-destin-conrad-all-fours-dazzling-duets-18-50-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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kwn & DESTIN CONRAD, all fours | Dazzling Duets
In the 32nd edition of Dazzling Duets (2026), contemporary R&B artists kwn and DESTIN CONRAD collaborate on “all fours.”
![21 Ear-Catching Night Songs, Vol. 3 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dudubangbang Travel from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/21-ear-catching-night-songs-vol-3.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
21 Ear-Catching Night Songs, Vol. 3 | Playlist
21 Ear-Catching Night Songs, Vol. 3 features songs by BigXthaPlug, BTS, Candi Staton, Emei, George Benson, and Sabrina Carpenter.
![Martha Reeves, The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flops No. 5 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Will Oliveira from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/martha-reeves-the-star-spangled-banner-the-flops-5-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Martha Reeves, The Star-Spangled Banner | The Flops
In the fifth edition of The Flops (2026), we examine the questionable recording of “The Star-Spangled Banner” performed live by Motown legend Martha Reeves.
![Ruth Wallis, Queer Things: Throwback Vibez No 86 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ruth Wallis; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ruth-wallis-queer-things-throwback-vibez-86-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Ruth Wallis, Queer Things | Throwback Vibez
In the 86th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Queer Things” by novelty and cabaret singer Ruth Wallis.
![Louis Dunford, Queer: Beaming with Pride No. 70 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/louis-dunford-queer-beaming-with-pride-70-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
Louis Dunford, Queer | Beaming with Pride
In the 70th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Queer” performed by English singer-songwriter Louis Dunford.
![Cain Culto, a plague, a pestilence: Wacky Wednesday No. 32 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Hive Music; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cain-culto-a-plague-a-pestilence-wacky-wednesday-32-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Cain Culto, a plague, a pestilence | Wacky Wednesday
In the 32nd edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “a plague, a pestilence,” performed by Cain Culto.
![Us: 5 Gems No. 25 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, Jonathan Borba, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/us-5-gems-25-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
5 Gems
Us | 5 Gems
Us: 5 Gems No. 25 (2026) features songs by Captain & Tennille, Gracie Abrams, FLETCHER, Jack Harlow, and Kendrick Lamar.
![Jordan Power, Yes Please: Spicy Tunez No. 55 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Grey Smoke Records; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/jordan-power-yes-please-spicy-tunes-55-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Jordan Power, Yes Please | Spicy Tunez
In the 55th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “Yes Please” by Jordan Power.
![Billy Gilman, One Voice: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 32 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/billy-gilman-one-voice-one-hit-wonderful-32-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
1 Hit WONDERful 👏👏👏
Billy Gilman, One Voice | 1 Hit WONDERful
In the 32nd edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “One Voice” by Grammy-nominated country singer Billy Gilman.
![Alex Warren, WILDCHILD [📷: Atlantic Recording Corporation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/alex-warren-wildchild.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Alex Warren, RESCUER | Song Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️ “RESCUER” is a pleasant Alex Warren pop song but not a game-changing or particularly memorable one.
![STELLA LEFTY, Long Way Home [📷: Atlantic Outpost / STELLA LEFTY]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/stella-lefty-long-way-home.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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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.