Flesh | 5 Gems
![Flesh: 5 Gems No. 28 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gaurav Lodhi, Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/flesh-5-gems-28-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Flesh: 5 Gems No. 28 (2026) features songs by Boards of Canada, Ghostemane, Miguel, The 5th Dimension, and The Killers.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Flesh: 5 Gems No. 28 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gaurav Lodhi, Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/flesh-5-gems-28-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Flesh: 5 Gems No. 28 (2026) features songs by Boards of Canada, Ghostemane, Miguel, The 5th Dimension, and The Killers.
![DJ Casper, Cha Cha Slide: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 37 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Republic Records; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/dj-casper-cha-cha-slide-one-hit-wonderful-37-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 37th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “Cha Cha Slide” by Mr. C the Slide Man, aka DJ Casper.
![11 Dirty Songs Filled with Dirt (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/11-dirty-songs-filled-with-dirt.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
11 Dirty Songs Filled with Dirt features songs by Christina Aguilera, Chlöe & Timbaland, Don Henley, Michael Jackson, and Tyler Childers.
![15 Fabulous Fever-Filled Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio, Diva Plavalaguna from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/15-fabulous-fever-filled-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
15 Fabulous Fever-Filled Songs features songs by Alex Warren, Angrybaby, Bee Gees, Buckshot & fakemink, Dua Lipa, and Stevie Wonder.
![Rednex, Cotton Eye Joe: The Flops No. 9 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Zomba Records Limited; Will Oliveira from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/rednex-cotton-eye-joy-the-flops-9-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the ninth edition of The Flops (2026), we examine the questionable “Cotton Eye Joe” recorded by Swedish country/Europop group Rednex.
![Word: 5 Gems No. 27 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Jacob obadiah from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/word-5-gems-27-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Word: 5 Gems No. 27 (2026) features songs by Boards of Canada, Ed Sheeran, LUKAS OSCAR, Madonna, and Thomas Whitfield.
![Miley Cyrus, Bass Persuades [📷: MCEO, Inc. / Atlantic Recording Corporation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/miley-cyrus-bass-persuades.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy winner Miley Cyrus drops a fun, dance-infused pop single, “Bass Persuades,” the lead single from her 10th album of the same name.
![13 Songs Where the Verb AM is Key (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/13-songs-where-the-verb-am-is-key.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Songs Where the Verb AM is Key features songs by Durand Bernarr, Kendrick Lamar, Megan Moroney, Simon & Garfunkel, Tove Lo, and Valerie Simpson.
![Malcolm Todd, Earrings: Bangerz N Bopz No. 58 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia Records; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/malcolm-todd-earrings-bangerz-n-bopz-58-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 58th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “Earrings” performed by alternative singer-songwriter Malcolm Todd.
![20 Memorable Classics from 1986 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20-memorable-classics-from-1986.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
20 Memorable Classics from 1986 features songs by Cameo, Europe, Janet Jackson, Lionel Richie, Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald, and The Bangles.
![Justin Bieber, Baby: The Flops No. 8 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Will Oliveira from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/justin-bieber-baby-the-flops-8-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the eighth edition of The Flops (2026), we examine the questionable “Baby” recorded by Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris.
![1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1986-2026-40-songs-for-40-years.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years features songs by Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Hozier, Mariah Carey, The Weeknd, and Whitney Houston.