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BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez, "Ice Cream" [Photo Credits: YG Entertainment / Interscope]

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BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez, Ice Cream | Track Review 🎵

Standout K-Pop girl group BLACKPINK tap pop superstar Selena Gomez for the short but utterly sweet single, “Ice Cream.”

By the musical hype, 6 yearsAugust 31, 2020 ago

Calvin Harris & The Weeknd, "Over Now" [Photo Credits: Sony UK, XO, Republic]

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Calvin Harris & The Weeknd, Over Now | Track Review 🎵

Scottish DJ/producer Calvin Harris and Canadian R&B singer/songwriter The Weeknd join forces for the surefire bop, “Over Now.”

By the musical hype, 6 yearsAugust 31, 2020 ago

Big Sean, "Deep Reverence" (Ft. Nipsey Hussle) [Photo Credits: G.O.O.D. / Def Jam]

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Big Sean, Deep Reverence | Track Review 🎵

Big Sean returns in reflective fashion on promo single “Deep Reverence,” featuring an assist from the late, great Nipsey Hussle.

By the musical hype, 6 yearsAugust 31, 2020 ago

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2020 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Unsplash]

Evergreen

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2020 | Playlist 🎧

‘Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2020’ features Cardi B, The Killers, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Omar Apollo & Troye Sivan.

By the musical hype, 6 yearsAugust 31, 2020 ago

Nas, King's Disease [Photo Credit: Mass Appeal]

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Nas, King’s Disease | Album Review 💿

After falling short in 2018 with the brief Nasir, iconic rapper Nas atones with King’s Disease, his best work in years.

By the musical hype, 6 yearsAugust 27, 2020 ago

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Bazzi, Crazy | Track Review 🎵

Pop artist Bazzi drops one of the best singles of his career with the short but absolutely sweet “Crazy.”

By the musical hype, 6 yearsAugust 25, 2020 ago

Travis Scott, "The Plan" (from the Motion Picture TENET) [Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Entertainment]

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Travis Scott, The Plan | Track Review 🎵

Grammy-nominated rapper Travis Scott shines on “The Plan,” which appears on the 2020 Christopher Nolan film (and soundtrack), TENET.

By the musical hype, 6 yearsAugust 25, 2020 ago

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BTS, Dynamite | Track Review 🎵

K-pop darlings BTS are on fire with their very first English-exclusive single, the incredibly sunny and ‘explosive’ “Dynamite.”

By the musical hype, 6 yearsAugust 25, 2020 ago

Evergreen

Love Again… | 5ive Songs

On this edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs associated with love, specifically the phrase, ‘love again.’

By the musical hype, 6 yearsAugust 25, 2020 ago

Brandy, b7 [Photo Credit: Entertainment One]

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Brandy, b7 | Album Review 💿

Following an eight-year hiatus, Grammy-winning R&B artist Brandy makes a strong comeback with her seventh album, B7.

By the musical hype, 6 yearsAugust 25, 2020 ago

Mariah Carey, "Save the Day" from The Rarities [Photo Credit: Columbia]

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Mariah Carey, Save The Day | Track Review 🎵

Mariah Carey celebrates 30 years in the game by dropping “Save the Day,” featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill, the promo single from The Rarities.

By the musical hype, 6 yearsAugust 24, 2020 ago

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Katy Perry, What Makes a Woman | Track Review 🎵

Katy Perry delivers a thoughtful, empowering message on “What Makes a Woman” but fails to recapture/rejuvenate her superstar status.

By the musical hype, 6 yearsAugust 24, 2020 ago