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Yaya Bey, you up? | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
In the 13th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “you up?” by Yaya Bey.
![VINCINT, “The Friend”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 5 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Vincint Cannady; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/vincint-the-friend-lgbtq-bopz-5-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
VINCINT, The Friend | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
In the 5th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “The Friend” performed by VINCINT.
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Lizzo, Special (Remix) | Track Review 🎵
Grammy-winning pop sensation Lizzo taps Grammy-winning R&B standout SZA for a fabulous remix of her uplifting anthem, “Special.”
![Jessie Ware, "Pearls" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Universal Music Operations Limited; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jessie-ware-pearls-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Jessie Ware, Pearls | Track Review 🎵
Soulful English pop artist Jessie Ware shines once again on “Pearls,” the second single from her fifth studio album, That! Feels Good!
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Depeche Mode, Ghosts Again | Track Review 🎵
Following the loss of Fletch, Depeche Mode makes a stellar return in 2023 with “Ghost Again,” the promo single from their first LP in six years (Memento Mori).
![Barrett Strong, “Money (That’s What I Want)”: Throwback Vibez No. 26 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Spectrum Music; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/barrett-strong-money-throwback-vibez-26-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Barrett Strong, Money (That’s What I Want) | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
In the 26th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Money (That’s What I Want)” by Barrett Strong.
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Evergreen
15 Compelling Songs From the Heart | Playlist 🎧
15 Compelling Songs From the Heart features music courtesy of Dua Lipa, Elton John, GIVĒON, Kendrick Lamar, and The Weeknd.
![Mavis Staples, “Holy Ghost”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 10 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anti; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/mavis-staples-holy-ghost-music-lifts-10-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Mavis Staples, Holy Ghost | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
In the 10th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by Grammy-winning, legendary soul/gospel icon Mavis Staples performing, “Holy Ghost.”
![Skylark vs. The New Birth: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 6 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Capitol , RCA; Antoni Shkraba via Pexels; andresilva5, talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay; Nick Wang on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/skylark-the-new-birth-head-2-head-6-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Skylark vs. The New Birth | Head 2 Head 🗣️
In the 6th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Skylark and The New Birth contend for the best rendition of “Wildflower.”
![Jake Shears, “Too Much Music” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Boys Keep Swinging / Mute Artists Ltd.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jake-shears-too-much-music-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Jake Shears, Too Much Music | Track Review 🎵
Jake Shears kicks off his sophomore album, Last Man Dancing, with a surefire, infectious bang with single, “Too Much Music.”
![Dionne Warwick, “You’re Gonna Need Me”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 25 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Warner; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dionne-warwick-youre-gonna-need-me-throwback-vibez-25-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Dionne Warwick, You’re Gonna Need Me | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
In the 25th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “You’re Gonna Need Me” by Dionne Warwick.
![Jaguar Wright, “Love Need And Want You”: Covers No. 7 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Geffen; cottonbro studio via Pexels; Paul Brennan from Pixabay; Sdf Rahbar on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jaguar-wright-love-need-and-want-you-covers-7-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Jaguar Wright, Love Need And Want You | COVERS
In the 7th edition of COVERS (2023), Jaguar Wright delivers a compelling rendition of “Love Need And Want You,” originally performed by Patti LaBelle.