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Music
YG, KNOCKA | Song Review 🎵
West Coast rapper YG drops a shallow but entertaining and infectious two-and-a-half-minute banger with “KNOCKA.”
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Columns
ERNEST, Slow Dancing in a Burning Room | COVERS
In the 18th edition of COVERS (2024), ERNEST delivers a compelling rendition of “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” written/originally recorded by John Mayer.
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Evergreen
15 Songs That Highlight the Power of TOO | Playlist 🎧
15 Songs That Highlight the Power of TOO features music courtesy of Bee Gees, Hozier, Jung Kook, Kacey Musgraves, SZA, and Taylor Swift.
![Chris Housman, Guilty As Sin [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Chris Housman; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chris-housman-guilty-as-sin.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Chris Housman, Guilty As Sin | Song Review 🎵
Country musician Chris Housman embraces gay love, regardless of the ‘consequences,’ in the authentic, moving, and thoughtful ballad, “Guilty As Sin.”
![James Charles, Can We Just Be Friends [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; James Charles Productions; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/james-charles-can-we-just-be-friends-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
James Charles, Can We Just Be Friends | Song Review 🎵
“Can We Just Be Friends,” the second single released by beauty influencer James Charles is a respectable pop single, though doesn’t necessarily move the needle.
![Justin Bieber & Jaden, Never Say Never: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 18 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Elias Souza from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/justin-bieber-jaden-never-say-never-1-Hit-Wonderful-18-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
1 Hit WONDERful 👏👏👏
Justin Bieber & Jaden, Never Say Never | 1 Hit WONDERful
In the 18th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2024), we highlight “Never Say Never” performed by Justin Bieber and Jaden.
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Columns
Joe Simon, Glad to Be Your Lover | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
In the 71st edition of Throwback Vibez (2024), we recollect and reflect on “Glad to Be Your Lover” by the late Joe Simon.
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Columns
Darin, Electric | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
In the 35th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2024), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Electric” by Darin.
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Music
Tems, Love Me JeJe | Song Review 🎵
Grammy-winning, Nigerian Afrobeats/R&B singer Tems returns in 2024 with her chill and pleasant vibe of a single, “Love Me JeJe.”
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Music
Twenty One Pilots, Backslide | Song Review 🎵
Twenty One Pilots continues to engage on “Backslide,” the third single and third track from their seventh studio LP, Clancy.
![Normani, 1:59 [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; RCA; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/normani-159-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
Normani, 1:59 | Song Review 🎵
While Normani doesn’t reinvent R&B or the wheel on “1:59,” she and featured guest, Gunna, successfully serve up sexy vibes.
![Lauv, Potential [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Lauv, AWAL Recordings America, Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/lauv-potential-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Lauv, Potential | Song Review 🎵
Pop singer/songwriter Lauv is his truest self on the rewarding and thoughtful “Potential,” embracing his sexuality without any reservations.