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    Features a variety of posts (reviews, playlists, editorials, interviews, etc.) about, featuring, or related to LGBTQ+ musicians.

    13 Indelible and Intriguing Novel Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Eden Moon, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Indelible and Intriguing Novel Songs → Playlist

    13 Indelible and Intriguing Novel Songs features songs by Afroman, Aqua, Doja Cat, Napoleon XIV, Randy Newman, and They Might Be Giants.

    By the musical hype, 6 hoursOctober 16, 2026 ago
    WRABEL, surrender: Beaming with Pride No. 88 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Big Gay Records / Nettwerk Music Group Inc.; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

    WRABEL, surrender → Beaming with Pride

    In the 88th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “surrender,” performed by pop singer-songwriter WRABEL.

    By the musical hype, 2 daysOctober 14, 2026 ago
    Than: 5 Gems No. 31 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Deepak Maurya from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    5 Gems

    Than → 5 Gems

    Than: 5 Gems No. 31 (2026) features songs by Boston, Donnie Hathaway, JENNIE, Mary J. Blige, and Sebastian Croft.

    By the musical hype, 2 daysOctober 14, 2026 ago
    M the Myth, bedroom rock: Spicy Tunez No. 63 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; M the Myth Productions LLC; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
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    M the Myth, bedroom rock → Spicy Tunez

    In the 63rd edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “bedroom rock” by M the Myth.

    By the musical hype, 3 daysOctober 13, 2026 ago
    Slayyyter, WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA / wor$t man in america [📷: RECORDS Label, LLC / Columbia Records]
    LGBTQ

    Slayyyter, i think he’s got a girl → Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Slayyyter realizes she has a cheating boyfriend on the high-flying “i think he’s got a girl,” a single from WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA / wor$t man in america.

    By the musical hype, 4 daysOctober 12, 2026 ago
    13 MYSELF and MYSELF Only Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kenneth Surillo from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 MYSELF and MYSELF Only Songs → Playlist

    13 MYSELF and MYSELF Only Songs features songs by Artemas, Céline Dion, Divinyls, kwn, Oliver Tree, and Wyatt Flores.

    By the musical hype, 4 daysOctober 12, 2026 ago
    D’Leesa, Digital Girl: Beaming with Pride No. 87 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; D’Leesa; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

    D’Leesa, Digital Girl → Beaming with Pride

    In the 87th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Digital Girl,” performed by Atlanta-based soft, sapphic soul musician D’Leesa.

    By the musical hype, 7 daysOctober 9, 2026 ago
    13 Highly Engaging QUEER Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alex wolf mx, Antoni Shkraba, Bruno Dias, Gerardo Manzano, Mateus Rodrigues, PC MATTI, Polina Tankilevitch, RDNE Stock project from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; Aaron Barrera, Dustin Chu from Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    13 Highly Engaging QUEER Songs → Playlist

    13 Highly Engaging QUEER Songs features songs by Arca & Planningtorock, Dog Park Dissidents, Louis Dunford, McCafferty, Ryan Cassata, and The Irrepressibles.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekOctober 9, 2026 ago
    GRANT KNOCHE, STRIPPED: Beaming with Pride No. 86 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; GRANT KNOCHE MUSIC; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

    GRANT KNOCHE, STRIPPED → Beaming with Pride

    In the 86th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “STRIPPED,” performed by bi Gen-Z pop singer-songwriter GRANT KNOCHE.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekOctober 7, 2026 ago
    Greyson Chance, Aloe Vera: Wacky Wednesday No. 40 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Lowly; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Greyson Chance, Aloe Vera → Wacky Wednesday

    In the 40th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “Aloe Vera,” performed by Greyson Chance.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekOctober 7, 2026 ago
    Town: 5 Gems No. 30 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Erik Mclean from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    5 Gems

    Town → 5 Gems

    Town: 5 Gems No. 30 (2026) features songs by Doja Cat, Sexyy Red, Teddy Pendergrass, Thin Lizzy, and Yung Gravy.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekOctober 7, 2026 ago
    Mike Taveira, Payphone [📷: Mike Taveira]
    LGBTQ

    Mike Taveira, Payphone → Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Handsome and talented pansexual pop singer-songwriter Mike Taveira drops ‘anotha one,’ aka another bop, with “Payphone.”

    By the musical hype, 1 weekOctober 6, 2026 ago

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