Prince, I Wanna Melt with U | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
![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?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
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.
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.
Ricco Barrino, Lets Dance (Radio Edit) | Track Review 🎵
![Ricco Barinno, Let's Dance (Ft. Fantasia) [📷: Ricco Barrino Muzic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ricco-barrino-lets-dance-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
R&B singer/songwriter Ricco Barrino taps his sis, Grammy-winner Fantasia for a powerful new mix of his summer bop, “Lets Dance.”
LW, Fine Wine | Track Review 🎵
![LW, Fine Wine [📷: Scotthonor Productions]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/lw-fine-wine-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following a six-year-hiatus, R&B singer, songwriter, and producer LW makes a classy, compelling, and sexy comeback with his single, “Fine Wine.”
Saint Levant, Nails | Track Review 🎵
![Saint Levant, Nails [📷: 2048]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/saint-levant-nails-track-review-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Dashing, talented, multilingual rapper Saint Levant (Marwan Abdelhamid) keeps the hits coming with his enjoyable single, “Nails.”
Jxckson, THE DEEP END (EP) | Album Review 💿
![Jxckson, THE DEEP END (EP) [📷: Jxckson Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/jxckson-the-deep-end-album-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Talented Austin, Texas-based pop artist Jxckson shines on his six-track EP, the satisfyingly dark, THE DEEP END.
Marvin Gaye, Trouble Man | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Marvin Gaye, “Trouble Man”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 81 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Motown; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/marvin-gaye-trouble-man-throwback-vibez-81-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 81st edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Trouble Man” by soul icon, Marvin Gaye.
11 Songs That Scream EMERGENCY | Playlist 🎧
![11 Songs That Scream EMERGENCY [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; damian Ruitenga, jane grn, MART PRODUCTION, Mikhail Nilov, Pavel Danilyuk, RDNE Stock Project via Pexels; Gerd Altmann, Sasin Tipchai via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/11-songs-that-scream-emergency.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Songs That Scream EMERGENCY features music courtesy of Coco Jones, Demi Lovato, Logic, My Chemical Romance, and Trey Songz.
Kurt Carr, I Almost Let Go | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers, “I Almost Let Go”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 28 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kurt-carr-i-almost-let-go-music-lifts-27-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 28th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers performing, “I Almost Let Go.”
My Chemical Romance vs. Twenty One Pilots | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![My Chemical Romance vs. Twenty One Pilots: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 21 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Fueled Ramen LLC, Reprise; 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/my-chemical-romance-twenty-one-pilots-head-2-head-21-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 21st edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), My Chemical Romance and Twenty One Pilots contend for the best rendition of “Cancer.”
Getting to Know… The Spectre Beneath | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know…The Spectre Beneath: Interview No. 360 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Spectre Beneath; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/getting-to-know-the-spectre-beneath-interview-360.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 360th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, musician and writer Pete Worrall answers our burning questions regarding his band, The Spectre Beneath.
Incredible Songs: 1990s, Vol. 1 | Playlist 🎧
![Incredible Songs: 1990s, Vol. 1 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Billy Van Tran via Pexels; AlexAntropov86, Victoria Regen via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/incredible-songs-1990s-vol-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Incredible Songs: 1990s, Vol. 1 features music courtesy of Alice In Chains, Boyz II Men, Lauryn Hill, Mariah Carey, and Whitney Houston.
Good Man | 3 to 5 BOPS
![Good Man: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 42 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Natan via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/good-man-3-to-5-bops-42-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Good Man: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 42 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Angie Stone, DJ Khaled, Maverick Sabre, Ne-Yo, and Walker.