Evanescence, Wasted on You | Track Review 🎵
![Evanescence, "Wasted on You" from The Bitter Truth [Photo Credit: BMG Rights Management]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/evanescence-wasted-on-you-bmg-rights-management.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“Wasted on You,” the promo single from The Bitter Truth, the forthcoming LP by Evanescence, takes on additional meaning thanks to COVID-19.
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.
Sinead Harnett, Quarantine Queen | Track Review 🎵
![Sinead Harnett, "Quarantine Queen" [Photo Credit: Thairish Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sinead-harnett-quarantine-queen-thairish-limited-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
UK R&B/soul singer Sinead Harnett provides perfect atonement for the COVID-19 blues with the gorgeous, relatable ballad, “Quarantine Queen.”
Nick Jonas, Until We Meet Again | Track Review 🎵
Pop artist Nick Jonas serves up ‘just what the doctor ordered’ on his brilliant COVID-19 inspired single, “Until We Meet Again.”
Kiana Ledé, Second Chances | Mad Monday 💎
![Kiana Ledé, “Second Chances.”| Mad Monday 💎 [Photo Credits: Alexis, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Republic, Robin Higgins, taniarose, Tumisu]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mad-monday-kiana-lede-mad-monday-5252020.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Kiana Ledé brings the anger on Mad Money with “Second Chances,” featuring 6LACK from her debut album, Kiki.
Songs That Capture & Embody the Pandemic, Vol. 3 | Playlist 🎧
![Songs That Capture & Embody the Pandemic, Vol. 3 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/songs-that-capture-and-embody-the-pandemic-vol-3.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“Songs That Capture & Embody the Pandemic, Vol. 3” features Bad Bunny, Call Me Karizma, Nick Jonas, Sinead Harnett & Young M.A.
Day 14: Alicia Keys, If I Ain’t Got You | 30-Day Song Challenge 🎶
![Day 14: Alicia Keys, “If I Ain’t Got You” (30-Day Song Challenge) 🎶 [Photo Credit: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/day-14-alicia-keys-if-i-aint-got-you-30-day-song-challenge.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
What better way to usher in the matrimony 🎶prompt of Day 14 of the 30-Day Song Challenge than the Alicia Key classic, “If I Ain’t Got You”?
Weekly Gems 💎 No. 8: Week of 5-18-2020 | Playlist 🎧
![Weekly Gems No. 8: Week of 5-18-2020 [Photo Credits: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, Motown, Motown Gospel, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RCA, Rimas Entertainment, Todrick Hall, Toothless]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/weekly-gems-8-5182020.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Weekly Gems 💎 No. 8: Week of 5-18-2020 features music courtesy of Bad Bunny, Isaac Dunbar, and Todrick Hall among others.
Isaac Dunbar, Suicide | Somber Sunday 💎
![Isaac Dunbar, “Suicide” | Somber Sunday 💎 [Photo Credits: Andre Beukes, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, RCA, Stock Snap]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/somber-sunday-isaac-dunbar-suicide-5242020.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Teen alternative pop artist Isaac Dunbar ushers in Somber Sunday with the darkly poetic standout “Suicide” from his 2020 EP, Isaac’s Insects.
Day 13: Marvin Gaye, The World is Rated X | 30-Day Song Challenge 🎶
With many 70s songs by Marvin Gaye to choose from on Day 13 of the 30-Day Song Challenge, we opt for “The World is Rated X – Alternate Mix.”
Trey Songz, Love Faces | Steamy Saturday 💎
![Trey Songz, “Love Faces” | Steamy Saturday 💎 [Photo Credits: Andre Beukes, Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Nathanel Love/Family Photo Studio, Pexels, Pixabay, SilviaP_Design]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/steamy-saturday-trey-songz-love-faces-5232020.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Trey Songz exemplifies Steamy Saturday, with the hella sexy “Love Faces” which appears on his 2010 album, Passion Pain & Pleasure.
Day 12: Lauryn Hill, Ex-Factor | 30-Day Song Challenge 🎶
Lauryn Hill takes me back to my preteen years with “Ex-Factor,” perfectly suited to Day 12 of the 30-Day Song Challenge.
Bad Bunny, Pa’ Romperla | Fun Friday 💎
![Bad Bunny, “Pa’ Romperla” (Ft. Don Omar) | Fun Friday 💎 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Broesis, The Musical Hype, OmarMedinaFilms, Pixabay, Rimas Entertainment, taniarose]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fun-friday-bad-bunny-5222020.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Bad Bunny brings plenty of fun and partying to Fun Friday with “Pa’ Romperla” assisted by reggaeton vet Don Omar.