Tyla, IS IT LOVE | Song Review
![Tyla, A*POP [📷: FAX RECORDS / Epic Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/tyla-a-pop.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great vocals, tuneful melodies, memorable lyrics, and vibrant production make “IS IT LOVE” another bop for Grammy-winning South African pop sensation Tyla.
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Greyson Chance, JOCK PORN | Song Review
![Greyson Chance, JOCK PORN [📷: GCM]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/greyson-chance-jock-porn.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Pop singer-songwriter Greyson Chance compels with his distinct, mature, thought-provoking, and boldly titled single, “JOCK PORN.”
Mountain, Mississippi Queen | Throwback Vibez
![Mountain, Mississippi Queen: Throwback Vibez No. 71 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/mountain-mississippi-queen-throwback-vibez-71-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 71st edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Mississippi Queen” by American rock band Mountain.
Julia Thomsen, Sweet Magnolia | Song Review
![Julia Thomsen, Spring Sketches, Vol. 1 [📷: ad21 music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/julia-thomsen-spring-sketches-vol-1.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Julia Thomsen built "Sweet Magnolia" with a single, almost stubborn goal: to make something people could fall into without having to work for it.
Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) | Playlist
![Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation, BIGHIT MUSIC, Blues Babe Records LLC, Columbia Records, Create Music Group Inc., DSING RECORDS, Durand Bernarr, Erskine Records Limited, Famous Studios, Geffen Records, Human Re Sources, Olivia Rodrigo, RAYE, The Orchard, Transgressive Records Ltd.; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/best-songs-of-2026-so-far.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) features songs by Bruno Mars, Jill Scott, Lady Gaga x Doechii, Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, and RAYE.
Gloria Spencer, I Wanna Go (Where Jesus Is) | Music Lifts
![Gloria Spencer, I Wanna Go (Where Jesus Is): Music Lifts No. 24 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Perfect Gospel Series; Emma Bauso, foad shariyati, nappy, Niko Twisty, Victoria Strelka_ph, Wolrider YURTSEVEN from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gloria-spencer-i-wanna-go-where-jesus-is-music-lifts-24-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 24th edition of Music Lifts (2026), we’re uplifted by Gloria Spencer, ‘The World’s Largest Gospel Singer,’ performing “I Wanna Go (Where Jesus Is).”
Popcaan, TWIST & TURN | Bangerz N Bopz
![Popcaan, TWIST & TURN: Bangerz N Bopz No. 47 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; OVO Sound / Santa Anna Label Group; 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/2026/06/popcaan-twist-turn-bangerz-n-bopz-47-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 47th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “TWIST & TURN” performed by Popcaan featuring Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR.
Antonio Liranzo, Fake Friends | Beaming with Pride
![Antonio Liranzo, Fake Friends: Beaming with Pride No. 52 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Nana Tingz; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/antonio-liranzo-fake-friends-beaming-with-pride-52-100-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 52nd edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Fake Friends” performed by Antonio Liranzo.
Alex Schor & DigBar, Bandsexual | Dazzling Duets
![Alex Schor & DigBar, Bandsexual: Dazzling Duets No. 25 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; hssndusqooq records; ANTONI SHKRABA production from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/alex-schor-digbar-bandsexual-dazzling-duets-25-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 25th edition of Dazzling Duets (2026), rappers Alex Schor and DigBar collaborate on the money-loving single “Bandsexual.”
11 Swoon Worthy Shirtless Songs | Playlist
![11 Swoon Worthy Shirtless Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Aj Collins Artistry, atelier Moss, eduardo199o9, Elias Suarez, Farhad Irani, Ivan Aguilar, Matilda Jacob, Okiki Onipedi, Sachin Mamtora, tazzmanian studios insta from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; from Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/11-swoon-worthy-shirtless-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
11 Swoon Worthy Shirtless Songs features songs by Cassidi, Davis Mallory, Kenny Chesney, MOD SUN, Right Said Fred, and yung gbm.
Isak Danielson, Stockholm | Song Review
![Isak Danielson, Stockholm [📷: Isak Danielson]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/isak-danielson-stockholm.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Swedish pop singer-songwriter Isak Danielson compels with his authentic, emotional, and heart-wrenching ballad, “Stockholm.”
Daley, Lavender | Song Review
![Daley, Lavender [📷: TEXX7 RECORDS / The SRG/ILS Group]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/daley-lavender.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ English R&B/soul singer-songwriter Daley drops a bomb soundtrack for the bedroom with his soulful, purple single, “Lavender.”
Wynonna, Kentucky Queen | Song Review
![Wynonna, The Hard Truth [📷: Anti]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/wynonna-the-hard-truth.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Country music veteran Wynonna returns in top-notch form on her powerful, vintage-sounding single, “Kentucky Queen.”
Cain Culto, cucuru | Song Review
![Cain Culto, cucuru [📷: Hive Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cain-culto-cucuru.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Cain Culto delivers a short but sweet and bold single with “cucuru,” where he “don’t put up with the shit they do.”
Marlena Shaw, California Soul | Throwback Vibez
![Marlena Shaw, California Soul: Throwback Vibez No. 70 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Verve Music Group / UMG Recordings, Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/marlena-shaw-california-soul-throwback-vibez-70-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 70th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “California Soul” by versatile R&B, soul, and jazz singer Marlena Shaw.
Bring | 5 Gems
![Bring: 5 Gems No. 18 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kindel Media from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/bring-5-gems-18-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Bring: 5 Gems No. 18 (2026) features songs by Evanescence, Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter, The-Dream, The Weather Girls, and Zheani.
Popdorian, Vanilla | Beaming with Pride
![Popdorian, Vanilla: Beaming with Pride No. 51 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Popdorian; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/popdorian-vanilla-beaming-with-pride-51-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 51st edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Vanilla” performed by the queer Dutch dance-pop act Popdorian.
Dyllón Burnside, garden | Song Review
![Dyllón Burnside, garden [📷: Quintette Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dyllon-burnside-garden.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Queer actor and singer Dyllón Burnside delivers a bop for Pride, summer, and beyond with “garden,” set to appear on his debut album, Genesis.
Chris Housman, Cowman | Song Review
![Chris Housman, Dodge City [📷: Chris Housman]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/chris-housman-dodge-city.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Openly gay country singer, songwriter, and fiddler Chris Housman delivers one of the best country songs of 2026 with his dramatic and infectious single, “Cowman.”
Parsa Sleighter, Az Mills | Song Review
![Parsa Sleighter, Az Mills [📷: Parsa Sleighter]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parsa-sleighter-az-mills.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Often sans shirt, a beautiful sight in its own right, ‘alternative princess’ Parsa Sleighter creates a beautiful song with the hypnotic and mesmerizing “Az Mills.”
Pyry Laakso, Pelkillä vanteilla | Wacky Wednesday
![Pyry Laakso, Pelkillä vanteilla: Wacky Wednesday No. 24 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Pommisuoja / Playground Music Oy; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pyry-laakso-pelkilla-vanteilla-wacky-wednesday-24-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 24th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “Pelkillä vanteilla,” performed by Finnish musician Pyry Laakso.
Bushman, Reggae In Nashville | Song Review
![Bushman & Little Thunder Music, Reggae in Nashville [📷: Little Thunder Music Inc]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/bushman-reggae-in-nashville.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Guest Contributor George James: Bushman Releases New Song "Reggae In Nashville"
11 Lubed Up Lube Songs → Playlist
![11 Lubed Up Lube Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Deon Black from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/11-lubed-up-lube-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
11 Lubed Up Lube Songs features songs by Adam Lambert, Frank Zappa, Peaches, The Boot Scootin’ Sissies, and Seth Bogart.
kwn, touch myself | Spicy Tunez
![kwn, touch myself: Spicy Tunez No. 46 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RCA Records; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/kwn-touch-myself-spicy-tunes-46-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 46th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “touch myself” by kwn.
The Kid Laroi & Kehlani, GIRLS – Remix | Song Review
![The Kid LAROI, GIRLS – REMIX [📷: Columbia Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/the-kid-laroi-girls-remix.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-nominated pop artist The Kid LAROI taps Grammy winner Kehlani for the brief but infectious “GIRLS – Remix.”
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT & KATSEYE, ICONIC BY MISTAKE | Song Review
![LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT & KATSEYE, ICONIC BY MISTAKE [📷: BELIFT LAB / SOURCE MUSIC / HYBE UMG LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/le-sserafim-illit-katseye-iconic-by-mistake.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Girl groups LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE collaborate, creating a truly iconic pop bop on “ICONIC BY MISTAKE.”
BTS, Come Over | Song Review
![BTS, Come Over [📷: BIGHIT MUSIC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/bts-come-over.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-nominated K-pop boy band extraordinaire BTS drop another surefire, enjoyable bop with “Come Over,” which appears on ARIRANG deluxe.