Ariana Grande, thank u, next | Thankful Songs 🙏🎶
![Ariana Grande, "thank u, next": Thankful Songs No. 5 [📷: Republic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ariana-grande-thank-u-next-thankful-songs-no-5.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the 5th Thankful Song 🙏🎶, we highlight “thank u, next,” where Grammy-winning pop artist Ariana Grande pays ode to her exes.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Ariana Grande, "thank u, next": Thankful Songs No. 5 [📷: Republic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ariana-grande-thank-u-next-thankful-songs-no-5.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the 5th Thankful Song 🙏🎶, we highlight “thank u, next,” where Grammy-winning pop artist Ariana Grande pays ode to her exes.
![Getting to Know... Leon Marshall: Interview #142 [📷 : Leon Marshall, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/getting-to-know-leon-marshall-interview-142.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the 142nd interview on The Musical Hype, we get some background and insight from singer/songwriter Leon Marshall.
![Mariah Carey, "Thank God I Found You": Thankful Songs No. 4 [📷 : Columbia, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mariah-carey-thank-god-i-found-you-thankful-songs-no-4.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the 4th Thankful Song 🙏🎶, we highlight “Thank God I Found You” by Mariah Carey, Joe, and 98º.
![India.Arie, "Give Thanks": Thankful Songs No. 3 [📷 : BMG Rights Management, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/indiearie-give-thanks-thankful-songs-no-3.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the 3rd Thankful Song 🙏🎶, we highlight the ultra-thankful “Give Thanks” by Grammy-winning R&B artist, India.Arie.
![Marvin Sapp, "Thank You For It All" : Thankful Songs No. 2[Marvin Sapp, Chosen Vessel [📷: Provident / Sony / Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/marvin-sapp-thank-you-for-it-all-thankful-songs-no-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the 2nd Thankful Song 🙏🎶, we highlight & examine the gratitude laden “Thank You for It All” by contemporary gospel artist, Marvin Sapp.
![Getting to Know...Boneyard: Interview #141 [📷: Boneyard, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/getting-to-know-boneyard-interview-141.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 141st interview in our Getting to Know… series, we get some background & insight on Canadian hard rock/heavy metal band, Boneyard.
![Rina Sawayama, "Chosen Family": Thankful Songs No. 1 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Dirty Hit, The Musical Hype, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/rina-sawayama-chosen-family-thankful-songs-no-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the first Thankful Song 🙏🎶, we highlight & examine the pitch-perfect “Chosen Family” by Japanese-born, British musician, Rina Sawayama.
![Getting to Know... Everyday Dogs: Interview #140 [📷 : Everyday Dogs, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/getting-to-know-everyday-dogs-interview-140.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For Interview #140 on The Musical Hype, we get some background and insight on Athens, Georgia alt rock band, Everyday Dogs.
![Getting to Know... Winter Hotel: Interview #139 [📷 : Winter Hotel, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/getting-to-know-winter-hotel-interview-139.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the 139th interview on The Musical Hype, we get the scoop from North Wales alternative metal band, Winter Hotel.
On the 138th interview on The Musical Hype, Peter Buju gives us the colorful scoop on his ‘Nintendo prog metal band,’ SON OF A PIXEL.
![Getting to Know... The Ocean Beneath: Interview #137 [📷 : The Ocean Beneath, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/getting-to-know-the-ocean-beneath-interview-137.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the 137th interview on The Musical Hype, Leeds musician Matt Burnside provides insight into his electronic project, The Ocean Beneath.
![Getting to Know... The Pits: Interview #136 [📷 : The Pits, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/getting-to-know-the-pits-interview-136.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 136th interview on The Musical Hype, we get the ‘411’ from The Pits, a punk cabaret band from Newcastle, Australia.