Fousheé, die | FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘
![Fousheé, “die”: FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 No. 12 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Trackmasters Entertainment, Inc. / RCA; Conna Lee, Madelin Berry, anna-m. w., Johan Duran, RODNAE Productions via Pexels; Pete Linforth via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/foushee-die-fierce-pop-rock-12-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 12th edition of FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 (2023), we highlight “die” performed by Fousheé.
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.
JSJ, Honey | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
![JSJ, “Honey”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 9 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; JSJ; 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/2023/03/jsj-honey-lgbtq-bopz-9-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 9th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “Honey” performed by Canadian pop singer, JSJ.
Places 📍| 3 to 5 BOPS
![Places : 3 to 5 BOPS No. 19 (2023) [: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Bold Cut / AWAL Recordings Ltd, Columbia, Geffen, The Island Def Jam Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment; Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/places-3-to-5-bops-19-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Places 📍: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 19 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Joesef, The Jones Girls, Pharrell Williams, Village People, and Weezer.
Eddie Kendricks, Keep On Truckin’ | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Eddie Kendricks, “Keep On Truckin’”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 38 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/eddie-kendricks-keep-on-truckin-throwback-vibez-38-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 38th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Keep On Truckin’” by Eddie Kendricks.
Janet Jackson, Moist | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
![Janet Jackson, “Moist”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 19 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Black Doll Inc / Virgin; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/janet-jackson-moist-midnight-heat-19-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 19th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Moist” by Janet Jackson.
Destiny’s Child, Cater 2 U | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
![Destiny’s Child, “Cater 2 U”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 4 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Tazz Vaughn via Pexels; Darkmoon_Art, TheDigitalArtist via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/destinys-child-cater-2-u-controversial-tunes-4-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 4th edition of Controversial Tunes (2023), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Cater 2 U” by Destiny’s Child.
Getting to Know… Standing Crew | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Standing Crew: Interview No. 341 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Standing Crew; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/getting-to-know-standing-crew-interview-341-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 341st Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Finnish hard rock band, Standing Crew.
Jxckson, DROWNING | Track Review 🎵
![Jxckson, "DROWNING" [📷: Jxckson Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jxckson-drowning-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On “DROWNING,” his first single of 2023, alt-pop Austin, Texas standout Jxckson reintroduces himself, serving up another high-flying, utterly sublime bop.
Nicki Minaj, Red Ruby Da Sleeze | Track Review 🎵
![Nicki Minaj, Ruby Red Da Sleeze [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/nicki-minaj-ruby-red-da-sleaze-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The ever unapologetic Nicki Minaj brings the heat and gives no Fs on her first single of 2023, the Lumidee-sampling “Red Ruby Da Sleeze.”
The Jones Girls, Nights Over Egypt | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
In the 37th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Nights Over Egypt” by The Jones Girls.
13 Songs That Thrive At The Top | Playlist 🎧
![13 Songs That Thrive At The Top [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Billel Moula via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/13-songs-that-thrive-at-the-top.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs That Thrive At The Top features music courtesy of bbno$, Beyoncé, Carpenters, Imagine Dragons, and Keni Burke.
Gloria Gaynor, Back On Top | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Gloria Gaynor, “Back On Top”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 14 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Spring House Productions, Inc.; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gloria-gaynor-back-on-top-music-lifts-14-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 14th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by iconic disco/R&B singer Gloria Gaynor performing a contemporary gospel song, “Back On Top.”