Features a variety of posts (reviews, playlists, editorials, interviews, etc.) about, featuring, or related to LGBTQ+ musicians.
![VINCINT, “The Friend”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 5 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Vincint Cannady; 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/2023/02/vincint-the-friend-lgbtq-bopz-5-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In the 5th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “The Friend” performed by VINCINT.
![15 Compelling Songs From the Heart [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Alexander Grey, Natalie Bond via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/15-compelling-songs-from-the-heart.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
15 Compelling Songs From the Heart features music courtesy of Dua Lipa, Elton John, GIVĒON, Kendrick Lamar, and The Weeknd.
![Jake Shears, “Too Much Music” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Boys Keep Swinging / Mute Artists Ltd.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jake-shears-too-much-music-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Jake Shears kicks off his sophomore album, Last Man Dancing, with a surefire, infectious bang with single, “Too Much Music.”
![13 Totally Heroic Hero Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Ferdie Balean, Klaus Nielsen, RODNAE Productions, Ronê Ferreira, Roy Reyna via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/13-totally-heroic-hero-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
13 Totally Heroic Hero Songs features Adam Lambert, Mariah Carey, Martin Garrix x JVKE, Metro Boomin, and Taylor Swift.
![Cazwell, “The Sex That I Need”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 12 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Cazwell; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cazwell-the-sex-that-i-need-midnight-heat-12-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In the 12th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “The Sex That I Need” by Cazwell featuring Avenue D.
![11 Incredibly Special Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Abisola Odewale via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11-incredibly-special-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
11 Incredibly Special Songs features music courtesy of Chris Brown, The Internet, Lizzo, Tech N9ne, and Whitney Houston.
![Sleep: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 11 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sleep-3-to-5-bops-11-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Sleep: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 11 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Alicia Keys, All Time Low, Ava Max, Måneskin, and Sam Smith.
![15 Songs That Require You to HOLD On [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; fontgenerator.com; Anastasiya Lobanovskaya via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/15-songs-that-require-you-to-hold-on.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
15 Songs That Require You to HOLD On features music from Adam Lambert, Ava Max, Beyoncé, Elton John x Britney Spears, Rina Sawayama & SG Lewis.
![11 Totally Tight Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Marcelo Moreira, shalender kumar via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11-totally-tight-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
11 Totally Tight Songs features music courtesy of The Black Keys, The Chicks, Jaheim, Ohio Players, and Ravyn Lenae.
![Adam Lambert, “Holding Out for a Hero”: Covers No. 6 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; More is More, LLC / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC; Paul Brennan from Pixabay; Sdf Rahbar on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/adam-lambert-holding-out-for-a-hero-covers-6-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In the 6th edition of COVERS (2023), Adam Lambert delivers a compelling rendition of “Holding Out for a Hero,” originally performed by Bonnie Tyler.
![Sam Smith, “Gloria”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 7 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Capitol; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sam-smith-gloria-music-lifts-7-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In the 7th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by decorated, LGBTQ pop superstar Sam Smith performing, “Gloria.”
![Tight: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 9 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; shalender kumar via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/tight-3-to-5-bops-9-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Tight: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 9 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Aloe Blacc, Archie Bell & The Drells, Ohio Players, Ravyn Lenae, and ZAYN.