Features a variety of posts (reviews, playlists, editorials, interviews, etc.) about, featuring, or related to LGBTQ+ musicians.
![Awesome Songs: May 2023 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Stefan Schweihofer from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/awesome-songs-may-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs: May 2023 features music courtesy of Bad Bunny, H.E.R., hemlocke springs, Janelle Monáe, Kesha, and Niall Horan.
![Jake Shears, “Last Man Dancing” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Boys Keep Swinging Inc / Mute Artists Ltd.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/jake-shears-last-man-dancing-track-review.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Jake Shears drops another brilliant gem with “Last Man Dancing,” the fourth single from his sophomore LP, Last Man Dancing.
![Give: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 43 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RCA, The Island Def Jam Music Group; Viktoria Slowikowska from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/give-3-to-5-bops-43-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Give: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 43 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Miguel, Parliament, P!nk, Rick Astley, and Steve Lacy.
![Jxckson, THE DEEP END (EP) [📷: Jxckson Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/jxckson-the-deep-end-album-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Talented Austin, Texas-based pop artist Jxckson shines on his six-track EP, the satisfyingly dark, THE DEEP END.
![11 Songs That Scream EMERGENCY [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; damian Ruitenga, jane grn, MART PRODUCTION, Mikhail Nilov, Pavel Danilyuk, RDNE Stock Project via Pexels; Gerd Altmann, Sasin Tipchai via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/11-songs-that-scream-emergency.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
11 Songs That Scream EMERGENCY features music courtesy of Coco Jones, Demi Lovato, Logic, My Chemical Romance, and Trey Songz.
![11 Captivating Songs Where The Hunt is On [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Harrison Haines via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/11-captivating-songs-where-the-hunt-is-on.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
11 Captivating Songs Where the Hunt is on features music courtesy of Björk, Ghost, Jess Williamson, Rauw Alejandro, and Ryan Beatty.
![Hate: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 41 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Tima Miroshnichenko via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/hate-3-to-5-bops-41-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Hate: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 41 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Kehlani, Marsha Ambrosius, P!nk, Queen Naija, and SZA.
![13 Songs That Exhibit That Midnight Heat 🔥 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ash, Ketut Subiyanto, Ozan Çulha, Tim Samuel, Wesley Davi via Pexels; M. Maggs from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/13-songs-that-exhibit-that-midnight-heat.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
13 Songs That Exhibit That Midnight Heat 🔥 features music courtesy of Alex Vaughn, Bad Bunny, Coco Jones, Jackson Wang x Ciara, and Tyler Childers.
![Demi Lovato, “ICU (Madison’s Lullabye)”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 27 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Island; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/demi-lovato-icu-music-lifts-26-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In the 27th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by Demi Lovato performing, “ICU (Madison’s Lullabye).”
![Just Shy, Sea Can't Cure [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; John Rowley; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/just-shy-sea-cant-cure-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Talented Australian pop artist Just Shy brings heat, ‘hanxiety,’ melancholy, and slick synth pop on his marvelous single, “Sea Can’t Cure.”
![Kisos, Bite Your Tongue [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Miller Place; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kisos-bite-your-tongue-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop singer/songwriter Kisos drops a brilliant, must-hear, socially conscious single, “Bite Your Tongue” that drags passive and unfeeling folks.
![11 Compelling Songs Focused on HERE [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Aleksandar Pasaric via Pexels; 建鹏 邵 from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/11-compelling-songs-focused-on-here.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
11 Compelling Songs Focused on HERE features music courtesy of Al Green, Alessia Cara, Jennifer Hudson, Sam Smith, and The Weeknd.