Kirk Franklin, Try Love | Track Review 🎵
![Kirk Franklin, Try Love [📷: Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/kirk-franklin-try-love-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning gospel artist Kirk Franklin and his anointed choir preach love on the exuberant, uplifting single, “Try Love.”
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
the musical hype
The Musical Hype (he/him) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education and music theory/composition, respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Music and writing are two of the most important parts of his life.
Because | 3 to 5 BOPS
![Because: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 69 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/because-3-to-5-bops-69.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Because: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 69 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Deniece Williams, Kelly Clarkson, Ne-Yo, Sabrina Carpenter, and Vicki Yohe.
The Emotions, Best of My Love | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![The Emotions, Best of My Love: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 132 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/the-emotions-best-of-my-love-throwback-vibez-132-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 132nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Best of My Love” by The Emotions.
Juvenile, Slow Motion | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
![Juvenile, Slow Motion: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 69 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Cash Money; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/juvenile-slow-motion-midnight-heat-69-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 69th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Slow Motion” by Juvenile featuring Soulja Slim.
Conan Gray, Winner | Track Review 🎵
![Conan Gray, Winner [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/conan-gray-winner-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Always consistent, versatile singer/songwriter Conan Gray bring the heat, once again, on his second straight winning single of 2023, “Winner.”
David Archuleta, Afraid To Love | Track Review 🎵
![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?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
David Archuleta serves up a heaping does of danceability, inclusivity, and positivity on the marvelous pop bop, “Afraid To Love.”
Omar Apollo, Ice Slippin | Track Review 🎵
![Omar Apollo, Ice Slippin [📷: Omar Apollo / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/omar-apollo-ice-slippin-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Omar Apollo gets personal on his chilly ballad, “Ice Slippin” where home doesn’t feel inviting.
Al Green, Perfect Day | Track Review 🎵
![Al Green, Perfect Day [📷: Fat Possum]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/al-green-perfect-day-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy winning soul icon Al Green releases his first single in five years covering (and transforming) the Lou Reed classic, “Perfect Day,” perfectly.
Gerald Levert, Thinkin’ Bout It | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Gerald Levert, Thinkin’ Bout It: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 131 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Elektra; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gerald-levert-thinkin-bout-it-throwback-vibez-131-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 131st edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Thinkin’ Bout It” by Gerald Levert.
13 Songs You Don’t WANNA Miss | Playlist 🎧
![13 Songs You Don’t WANNA Miss [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; David Lago Rodríguez from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/13-songs-you-dont-wanna-miss.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs You Don’t WANNA Miss features music courtesy of Christina Aguilera, Lil Uzi Vert, Prince, Tina Turner, and Whitney Houston.
Vicki Yohe, Because Of Who You Are | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Vicki Yohe, Because Of Who You Are: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 49 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Pure Springs; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/vicki-yohe-because-of-who-you-are-music-lifts-49-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 49th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by Vicki Yohe performing, “Because Of Who You Are.”
Arctic Monkeys, Do I Wanna Know? | FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘
![Arctic Monkeys, Do I Wanna Know?: FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 No. 36 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Domino; Amr Osman, Deiby Tum Tum, Harry Shelton, Jerome Abel, Pavel Danilyuk, RDNE Stock project, Vishnu R Nair from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/arctic-monkeys-do-i-wanna-know-fierce-pop-rock-36-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 36th edition of FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘, we highlight “Do I Wanna Know” performed by Arctic Monkeys.