Features a variety of posts (reviews, playlists, editorials, interviews, etc.) about, featuring, or related to LGBTQ+ musicians.
![Rina Sawayama, "This Hell" [📷: Dirty Hit]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/rina-sawayama-this-hell-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Japanese-British musician Rina Sawayama comes back strong with “This Hell”, the promo single from her 2022 sophomore album, Hold the Girl.
![Darren Hayes, “Let’s Try Being in Love”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 19 (2022) [📷: Anna Shvets, Brent Faulkner, Kurious, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Powdered Sugar Productions Ltd.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/darren-hayes-lets-try-being-in-love-lgbtq-bopz-19-2022.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On the 19th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2022), we highlight the song, “Let’s Try Being in Love” performed by Darren Hayes.
![Sam Vance-Law, “I Think We Should Take It Fast”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 43 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Caroline International, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, JJ Whitley, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, Luan Queiros, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Sam Vance-Law, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sam-vance-law-i-think-we-should-take-it-fast-after-dark-43-2022.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In the 43rd edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “I Think We Should Take It Fast” by Sam Vance-Law.
![Grant MacDonald, “Ram Ranch”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 42 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, JJ Whitley, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, Luan Queiros, MACDONALD Studios, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/grant-macdonald-ram-ranch-after-dark-42-2022.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In the 42nd edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Ram Ranch” by Grant MacDonald.
![Isaac Dunbar, Banish The Banshee [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/isaac-dunbar-banish-the-banshee-1-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
19-year-old pop wunderkind Isaac Dunbar brings the heat on his fourth EP, Banish the Banshee.
![rei brown, “Thinking Bout You” (Ft. Joji) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Jimaku Super, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/rei-brown-thinking-bout-you-1-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Queer alt-pop artist rei brown taps Japanese-Australian standout Joji for his must-hear, relatable single, “Thinking Bout You.”
![Lady Gaga, “LoveGame”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 40 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, Interscope, JJ Whitley, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, Luan Queiros, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/lady-gaga-lovegame-after-dark-40-2022.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In the 40th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “LoveGame” by Lady Gaga.
![Kendrick Lamar, “Auntie Diaries”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 15 (2022) [📷: Aftermath, Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, TheDigitalArtist, inna mikitas, Interscope, Isabela Catão, Jonathan Nenemann, The Musical Hype, Pexels, pgLang, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn, Top Dawg Entertainment, Victoria Borodinova, zzzvector]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/kendrick-lamar-auntie-diaries-controversial-songs-15-2022.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In the 11th edition of Controversial Tunes (2022), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Auntie Diaries” by Kendrick Lamar.
![Jxckson, “Loverboy”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 18 (2022) [📷: Anna Shvets, Brent Faulkner, Jxckson Music, Kurious, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/jxckson-loverboy-lgbtq-bopz-18-2022.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On the 18th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2022), we highlight the song, “Loverboy” performed by Jxckson.
![Bad, Bad Parents: The Playlist [📷: Brent Faulkner, Kindel Media via Pexels, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bad-bad-parents-the-playlist.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Bad, Bad Parents: The Playlist features songs courtesy of DMX, Eminem, Kelly Clarkson, The Temptations & YUNGBLUD.
![Kendrick Lamar, Big Morale & The Big Steppers [📷 : Aftermath / Interscope / pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/kendrick-lamar-mr-morale-the-big-steppers-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Kendrick Lamar brings the heat on Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, an ambitious, complex, and ultimately, truly rewarding album.
![10 Commandment Songs: A Few Kept, Most Broken [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/10-commandment-songs-a-few-kept-most-broken-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
10 Commandment Songs: A Few Kept, Most Broken features music courtesy of Adele, Behemoth, Omar Apollo, Taylor Swift & The Winstons among others.