Features a variety of posts (reviews, playlists, editorials, interviews, etc.) about, featuring, or related to LGBTQ+ musicians.
![Sanctified: 3BOPS No. 37 (2021) [📷:Brent Faulkner, Edwin Andrade on Unsplash, The Musical Hype, Wilson Blanco from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sanctified-3bops-37-2021.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On the 37th edition of 3BOPS, 2021, we select three awesome songs that are associated with being SANCTIFED in some form or fashion.
![Tyler, The Creator, "LUMBERJACK" [📷 : Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/tyler-the-creator-lumberjack-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy winner Tyler, The Creator returns spitting bars on his short but potent and colorful single, “LUMBERJACK.”
![Masculinity: 3BOPS No. 36 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Darius Bashar on Unsplash, The Musical Hype, Wilson Blanco from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/masculinity-3bops-36-2021-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On the 36th edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with MASCULINITY in some form or fashion.
![Clairo, "Blouse" [📷 : FADER Label / Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/clairo-blouse.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Clairo makes a compelling return with “Blouse,” a single where she seeks a deeper, emotional connection as opposed to merely physical.
![V: 5ive Songs No. 49 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Mueen Agherdien, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/v-5ive-songs-49-2021.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On this 49th edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs whose first letter of the first word begins with the letter V.
![13 Songs Loosely Associated with the South 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, bobbycrim, Chavdar Lungov, David Mark, Pixabay, RENE RAUSCHENBERGER, Sarah Tipton, Trystan DeArth-Pendley, USA-Reiseblogger]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/13-songs-loosely-associated-with-the-south-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
🎧 13 Songs Loosely Associated with the South features 2 Chainz, Billie Holiday, The Black Keys, J. Cole, Jake Bugg & Nina Simone.
![Doja Cat, "Need to Know" [📷: Kemosabe / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/doja-cat-need-to-know.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop artist Doja Cat shines on the sexual, sleekly produced second advance single from Planet Her, “Need to Know.”
![Neighborhood: 5ive Songs No. 48 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Please Don't sell My Artwork AS IS from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/neighborhood-5ive-songs-48-2021.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On this 48th edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs that are associated with the NEIGHBORHOOD in some form or fashion.
![Dyllón Burnside, "Heaven" [📷: Quintette]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/dyllon-burnside-heaven-1.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Actor and singer Dyllón Burnside, assisted by British R&B singer Daley, delivers an utterly celestial summer bop with “Heaven.”
![40 Best Songs of 2021 (So Far) 🎧 [📷: Aftermath, Atlantic, BIGHIT MUSIC, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Darkroom, Def Jam, Dreamville, Geffen, Gerd Altmann from Pixabay ,HYBE, Interscope, Island, jplenio from Pixabay, Loma Vista, The Musical Hype, My Music Box, Nonesuch, Olivia Rodrigo, PMR, RCA, Republic, Roc Nation, Sony Latin, United Music Operations Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/40-best-songs-of-2021-so-far.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
🎧 40 Best Songs of 2021 (So Far) includes songs from BTS, J. Cole, Justin Bieber, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo & St. Vincent among many others.
![Sia, “Jesus Wept”: Sunday Refresh 🙏 No. 8 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, RCA, Zac Durant on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sia-jesus-wept-sunday-refresh-8.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On the 8th edition of Sunday Refresh, we’re uplifted by Sia performing the unsung spiritual gem from This is Acting (Deluxe), “Jesus Wept.”
![Best Albums of 2021 (So Far) 🎧 [📷: Atlantic, Big Loud, Brent Faulkner, Capitol Nashville, Dead Oceans, Def Jam, Dreamville, Easy Eye Sound, EMI Nashville, EMPIRE, Epic, Fueled by Ramen, Geffen, Interscope, Keep Cool, Loma Vista, The Musical Hype, Nonesuch, Olivia Rodrigo, Paul Brennan from Pixabay, PMR, RCA, Republic, Roc Nation, Secretly Canadian, Sony Latin, Universal Music Operations Limited, Verve]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/25-best-albums-of-2021-so-far-2.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Jazmine Sullivan, Manchester Orchestra, Olivia Rodrigo, Shelley FKA DRAM and St. Vincent appear on 🎧 25 Best Albums of 2021 (So Far).