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3 to 5 BOPS
Melt | 3 to 5 BOPS
Melt: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 44 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of GIVĒON, Kehlani, Mariah Carey, Niall Horan, and St. Vincent.
![Teena Marie, “Square Biz”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 83 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Motown; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/teena-marie-square-biz-throwback-vibez-83-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Teena Marie, Square Biz | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
In the 83rd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Square Biz” by the late, great R&B singer/songwriter, Teena Marie.
![Xavier Omär, “want/need”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 44 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RCA; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/xavier-omar-want-need-midnight-heat-44-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
Xavier Omär, want/need | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
In the 44th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “want/need” by Xavier Omär.
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Music
Dominic Fike, Ant Pile | Track Review 🎵
Floridian alternative singer/songwriter Dominic Fike returns with “Ant Pile,” the second single from his highly anticipated sophomore LP, Sunburn.
![Ghost, “We Don’t Need Another Hero”: Covers No. 23 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Loma Vista; cottonbro studio, MART PRODUCTION, Ron Lach from Pexels; Paul Brennan from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ghost-we-dont-need-another-hero-covers-23-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Ghost, We Don’t Need Another Hero | COVERS
In the 23rd edition of COVERS (2023), Ghost delivers a compelling rendition of “We Don’t Need Another Hero,” originally performed by Tina Turner.
![Awesome Songs: May 2023 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Stefan Schweihofer from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/awesome-songs-may-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
Awesome Songs: May 2023 | Playlist 🎧
Awesome Songs: May 2023 features music courtesy of Bad Bunny, H.E.R., hemlocke springs, Janelle Monáe, Kesha, and Niall Horan.
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LGBTQ
Jake Shears, Last Man Dancing | Track Review 🎵
Jake Shears drops another brilliant gem with “Last Man Dancing,” the fourth single from his sophomore LP, Last Man Dancing.
![Give: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 43 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RCA, The Island Def Jam Music Group; Viktoria Slowikowska from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/give-3-to-5-bops-43-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
3 to 5 BOPS
Give | 3 to 5 BOPS
Give: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 43 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Miguel, Parliament, P!nk, Rick Astley, and Steve Lacy.
![Rick James, “Give It To Me Baby”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 82 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/rick-james-give-it-to-me-baby-throwback-vibez-82-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Rick James, Give It To Me Baby | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
In the 82nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Give It To Me Baby” by the late, great Rick James.
![Prince & The New Power Generation, “I Wanna Melt with U”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 43 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/prince-i-wanna-melt-with-u-midnight-heat-43-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Prince, I Wanna Melt with U | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
In the 43rd edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “I Wanna Melt with U” by Prince & The New Power Generation.
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Music
Ricco Barrino, Lets Dance (Radio Edit) | Track Review 🎵
R&B singer/songwriter Ricco Barrino taps his sis, Grammy-winner Fantasia for a powerful new mix of his summer bop, “Lets Dance.”
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Music
LW, Fine Wine | Track Review 🎵
Following a six-year-hiatus, R&B singer, songwriter, and producer LW makes a classy, compelling, and sexy comeback with his single, “Fine Wine.”