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Prince, Erotic City | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
In the fifth edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2025), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Erotic City” by Prince featuring Sheila E.
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13 More Thrilling Songs Where It’s Going DOWN ⬇️ | Playlist 🎧
13 More Thrilling Songs Where It’s Going DOWN ⬇️ features songs by Alex Warren, Benson Boone, HNTR ALLN, Joe Simon, Taylor Swift & The Kid LAROI x Quavo.
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Mac Miller, 5 Dollar Pony Rides | Song Review 🎵
Mac Miller sounds phenomenal on his posthumous single, “5 Dollar Pony Rides,” from his second posthumous album, Balloonerism.
![13 More Songs Driven by the Power of BE (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Juan Pablo Serrano from Pexels; start2finish, Werner Moser from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/13-more-songs-driven-by-the-power-of-be.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
13 More Songs Driven by the Power of BE | Playlist 🎧
13 More Songs Driven by the Power of BE features songs by Gunna, Jerry Butler & Betty Everett, Jordan Suaste, The Spinners, War, and Yeat.
![Rihanna, Where Have You Been: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 4 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rihanna-where-have-you-been-bangerz-n-bopz-4-2025-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Rihanna, Where Have You Been | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥
In the 4th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “Where Have You Been” performed by Grammy-winning R&B/pop superstar, Rihanna.
![11 Extremely Careful Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anna Pachenko, Berkant Akyüz, indol.ly house, Katya Wolf, Stephan Louis, Tim Mossholder from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/11-extremely-careful-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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11 Extremely Careful Songs | Playlist 🎧
11 Extremely Careful Songs features songs by Bad Omens, Cardi B, NF, Omar Apollo, and Xiuhtezcatl.
![Sade, Smooth Operator: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 5 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sade-smooth-operator-throwback-vibez-5-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Sade, Smooth Operator | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
In the 5th edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Smooth Operator” by English R&B band Sade.
![11 He, Him & His Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Deni's Fotografia, Ramses Martinez, Thee_photo orgasm from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/11-he-him-and-his-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
11 He, Him & His Songs | Playlist 🎧
11 He, Him & His Songs feature songs by Camila Cabello, Gunna, Kehlani, Luke Combs, and Megan Thee Stallion.
![M, Pop Muzik: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 1 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Union Square Music Limited; Antoni Shkraba, KoolShooters, Pavel Danilyuk, Photo By: Kaboompics.com, RDNE Stock project from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/m-pop-muzik-1-Hit-Wonderful-1-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
1 Hit WONDERful 👏👏👏
M, Pop Muzik | 1 Hit WONDERful
In the first edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2025), we highlight “Pop Muzik” performed by M, Robin Scott’s new wave /synthpop project.
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Morgan Wallen, Smile | Song Review 🎵
Grammy-nominated country singer Morgan Wallen brings a change of pace with his single “Smile,” released at the tail-end of 2024.
![11 Vastly Entertaining Ain’t Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Lidia Riehman from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/11-vastly-entertaining-aint-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
11 Vastly Entertaining Ain’t Songs | Playlist 🎧
11 Vastly Entertaining Ain’t Songs features songs by Leon Bridges, Luke Combs, Mary J. Blige, Morgan Wallen, and Sexyy Red.
![Benson Boone, Friend: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 1 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Night Street / Warner; BD Jewel, Dave H, Jean-Daniel Francoeur, Joshua Brown, Vansh Mehta from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/benson-boone-friend-music-lifts-1-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Benson Boone, Friend | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
In the first edition of Music Lifts (2025), we’re uplifted by Grammy-nominated pop singer/songwriter Benson Boone’s song “Friend.”