Jeremy Zucker, HONEST | Track Review 🎵
![Jeremy Zucker, "Honest" [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/jeremy-zucker-honest-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Jeremy Zucker gets better and better with each release. On “HONEST,” he surprises delivering the most assertive performance to date.
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.
Better | 5ive Songs
![Better: 5ive Songs No. 63 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Clovis Cheminot, jeff burroughs, Mike Jones from Pexels, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/better-5ive-songs-63-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 63rd edition of 5ive Songs (2021), we select five songs that are associated with BETTER or betterment in some form or fashion.
Michael Jackson, Morphine | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
![Michael Jackson , “Morphine”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 18 [📷: Aidan Feddersen on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, MJJ Productions, Inc.,The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/michael-jackson-morphine-controversial-tunes-18.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 18th edition of Controversial Tunes, we explore the controversy behind the song, “Morphine” by Michael Jackson.
Ginuwine, So Anxious | After Dark 🕛 🌃
![Ginuwine, “So Anxious”: After Dark No. 6 [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, cottonbro from Pexels, KoolShooters from Pexels, Luan Queiros from Pexels, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ginuwine-so-anxious-after-dark-6-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 6th edition of After Dark, we explore the naughty, risqué, scandalous & utterly sexual vibes behind, “So Anxious” by Ginuwine.
Dermot Kennedy, Better Days | Track Review 🎵
![Dermot Kennedy, “Better Days” [📷: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/dermot-kennedy-better-days.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Irish pop singer/songwriter Dermot Kennedy provides much-needed encouragement to assuage the pain on “Better Days.”
Silk Sonic, Skate | Track Review 🎵
![Silk Sonic, "Skate" [📷: Aftermath, Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/silk-sonic-skate.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
R&B duo Silk Sonic – Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars – shine once more on their old-school, yet refreshing single, “Skate.”
Billie Eilish, Happier Than Ever | Album Review 💿
![Billie Eilish, Happier Than Ever [📷: Darkroom / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Billie Eilish exceeds expectations on Happier Than Ever, her authentic, more intimate and personal sophomore album.
Liam Payne, Both Ways | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
![Liam Payne, “Both Ways”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 17 [📷: Aidan Feddersen on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, Capitol, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/liam-payne-both-ways-controversial-tunes-17.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 17th edition of Controversial Tunes, we explore the controversy behind the song, “Both Ways” by Liam Payne.
11 Captivating Songs Associated with Japan | Playlist 🎧
![11 Captivating Songs Associated with Japan 🎧 [📷: abdulla binmassam, Brent Faulkner, djedj, Gerd Altmann, Masashi Wakui, minato-ichi, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay, Steffen Zimmermann, Walkerssk, xegxef]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/11-captivating-songs-associated-with-japan-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
🎧 11 Captivating Songs Associated with Japan features 5 Seconds of Summer, Jhené Aiko, KYLE, Shawn Mendes & The Vapors.
Shirley Caesar, Jesus, I Love Calling Your Name | Sunday Refresh 🙏
![Shirley Caesar, “Jesus, I Love Calling Your Name”: Sunday Refresh 🙏 No. 12 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Curb, The Musical Hype, Word Entertainment, Zac Durant on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/shirley-caesar-jesus-i-love-calling-your-name-sunday-refresh-2021-12.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 12th edition of Sunday Refresh, we’re uplifted by Shirley Caesar performing, “Jesus, I Love Calling Your Name.”
Luther Vandross vs. Ruben Studdard | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Luther Vandross vs. Ruben Studdard: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 21 [📷: 19 Recordings Limited, Brent Faulkner, Epic, GenderArts from Pixabay, The Musical Hype, Valentin Tikhonov from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/luther-vandross-ruben-studdard-head-2-head-21.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 21st edition of Head 2 Head, Luther Vandross & Ruben Studdard duke it out over respective takes on The Carpenters staple, “Superstar.”
Bambi | 3BOPS
![Bambi: 3BOPS No. 54 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Epic, Fader, Laura College on Unsplash, The Musical Hype, Republic, SM Entertainment, Wilson Blanco from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/bambi-3bops-54-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 54th edition of 3BOPS (2021), we select three awesome songs that are associated with BAMBI in some form or fashion.