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Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
Binoy, Boyhood | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
In the 21st edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “Boyhood” performed by Kenyan born/bred, LA-based singer/songwriter, Binoy.
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Music
Shirley Caesar, All of the Glory | Track Review 🎵
Well into her eighties, the legendary Shirley Caesar continues to minister through her music with the uplifting gospel single, “All of the Glory.”
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Music
Dolly Parton, World On Fire | Track Review 🎵
After being inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Dolly Parton unveils the powerful “World On Fire,” the promo single from her rock album, Rockstar.
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LGBTQ
Janelle Monáe, Lipstick Lover | Track Review 🎵
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Janelle Monáe brings out the sexy vibes on her fun reggae-tinged pop/R&B single, “Lipstick Lover.”
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Columns
Luther Vandross, Here and Now | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
In the 77th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Here and Now” by Luther Vandross.
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Evergreen
11 Hella Sus, Demon 😈 Songs | Playlist 🎧
11 Hella Sus, Demon 😈 Songs features music courtesy of Alex Vaughn, Imagine Dragons, Machine Gun Kelly, Whitechapel, and Yeat.
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Columns
Boyz II Men, A Song For Mama | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
In the 26th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by R&B collective Boyz II Men performing, “A Song For Mama.”
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Bangerz N Bopz 🔥
Machine Gun Kelly, D3MONS | Rap BNGRZ 🔥
In the 18th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2023), we break down the banger status of “D3MONS,” performed by Machine Gun Kelly featuring DMX.
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Columns
Getting to Know… Crostpaths | Interview 🎤
In the 356th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from UK genre-bending collective, Crostpaths.
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Columns
Candy Candido & The Jud Conlon Chorus, What Made Red Man Red | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
In the 13th edition of Controversial Tunes (2023), we explore the controversy behind the song, “What Made Red Man Red” by Candy Candido & The Jud Conlon Chorus.
![The Dramatics vs. The Dramatics: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 19 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Concord Music Group, Inc.; Antoni Shkraba via Pexels, andresilva5, talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay; Nick Wang on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/the-dramatics-head-2-head-19-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
The Dramatics vs. The Dramatics | Head 2 Head 🗣️
In the 19th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), The Dramatics compete against themself to determine which of their two top 10 hits is the best.
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Columns
Getting to Know… Blackened Rose | Interview 🎤
In the 355th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, Aleksei Iagunkov (vocals) provides the inside scoop on his hard rock/metal band, Blackened Rose.