THEMXXNLIGHT, All I Need | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
![THEMXXNLIGHT, “All I Need”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 30 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; THEMXXNLIGHT Entertainment Corporation / VIZIER; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/themxxnlight-all-i-need-midnight-heat-30-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 30th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “All I Need” by THEMXXNLIGHT.
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GRANT KNOCHE, First Hello | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
![GRANT KNOCHE, “First Hello”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 17 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Grant Knoche; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/grant-knoche-first-hello-lgbtq-bopz-17-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 17th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “First Hello” performed by GRANT KNOCHE.
Tyler, The Creator, CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale | Album Review 💿
![Tyler, The Creator, CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: THE ESTATE SALE [📷: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/tyler-the-creator-call-me-if-you-get-lost-the-estate-sale-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
After winning a second Grammy CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, Tyler, The Creator returns with the must-hear deluxe, CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale.
David Guetta, Anne-Marie, Coi Leray, Baby Don’t Hurt Me | Track Review 🎵
![David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray, “Baby Don’t Hurt Me” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Warner Music UK Limited / What A DJ Ltd; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/david-guetta-baby-dont-hurt-me-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
David Guetta, Anne-Marie, and Coi Leray join forces on “Baby Don’t Hurt Me,” which is fueled by a 1990s dance classic.
ABBA, Dancing Queen | DANCE GEMZ 🕺 💎 🎶
![ABBA, “Dancing Queen”: Dance Gemz 🕺 💎 🎶 No. 7 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Polar Music International AB; Beatriz Braga, Dhemer Gonçalves, Niko Twisty, via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/abba-dancing-queen-dance-gemz-7-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 7th edition of DANCE GEMZ 🕺 💎 🎶 (2023), we totally get down with ABBA performing the danceable gem, “Dancing Queen.”
SAYGRACE, You Don’t Own Me | COVERS
![SAYGRACE, “You Don’t Own Me”: Covers No. 16 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; RCA; Paul Brennan from Pixabay; Sdf Rahbar on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/saygrace-you-dont-own-me-covers-16-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 16th edition of COVERS (2023), SAYGRACE delivers a compelling rendition of “You Don’t Own Me,” originally performed by Lesley Gore.
BOY, These Songs Are About You | Playlist 🎧
![BOY, These Songs Are About You [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio, Bruno Curly, Cxpturing Souls, cottonbro studio, Farhad Irani, K O R A Y B O Z K U R T, Lany-Jade Mondou, Maria Marin, Sujal _ Singh, zaid mohammed via Pexels, ;andresilva5 from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/boy-these-songs-are-about-you.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
BOY, These Songs Are About You features music courtesy of Adam Lambert, Joaicon, Mad Tsai, Omar Apollo, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tyler, The Creator.
Sabrina Carpenter, because I liked a boy | FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘
![Sabrina Carpenter, “because I liked a boy”: FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 No. 18 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Island; Conna Lee, Madelin Berry, anna-m. w., Johan Duran, RODNAE Productions via Pexels; Pete Linforth via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sabrina-carpenter-because-i-liked-a-boy-fierce-pop-rock-18-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 18th edition of FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘, we highlight “because I liked a boy” performed by Sabrina Carpenter.
Jonas Brothers, Waffle House | Track Review 🎵
Jonas Brothers release “Waffle House,” a second somewhat polarizing single from their sixth studio album, The Album.
Ugly | 3 to 5 BOPS
![Ugly: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 29 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alistair from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ugly-3-to-5-bops-29-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ugly: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 29 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Fantasia, Jason Derulo, Nas, Perfume Genius, and $uicideboy$.
Cymande, Brothers on the Slide | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Cymande, “Brothers on the Slide”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 59 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Partisan; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cymande-brothers-on-the-slide-throwback-vibez-59-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 59th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Brothers on the Slide” by British funk band, Cymande.
Sisqo, Thong Song | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
![Sisqo, “Thong Song”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 29 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sisqo-thong-song-midnight-heat-29-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 29th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Thong Song” by Sisqo.
Paul McCartney, Ebony and Ivory | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
![Paul McCartney, “Ebony and Ivory”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 7 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; MPL Communications. Inc/Ltd; Anand Kulkarni, Aykut Bingül, Luân Phan, mohammadreza merhvand via Pexels; Anna, Gordon Taylor, harshahars from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/paul-mccartney-ebony-and-ivory-controversial-tunes-7-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 7th edition of Controversial Tunes (2023), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Ebony and Ivory” by Paul McCartney.
Mad Tsai, Boy Bi | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
![Mad Tsai, “Boy Bi”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 16 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Mad Tsai; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/mad-tsai-boy-bi-lgbtq-bopz-16-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 16th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “Boy Bi” performed by Mad Tsai.
Drake, Search & Rescue | Track Review 🎵
![Drake, “Search & Rescue” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; OVO / Republic; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/drake-search-and-rescue-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On “Search & Rescue,” Grammy-winning rapper Drake is in search of the special lady to rescue him – “Take me off the market, take me off the map.”
Joaicon, my death | Track Review 🎵
![Joaicon, “my death” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; IconzRecordz; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/joaicon-my-death-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Dominican Republic born and bred artist Joaicon shines on his short (but sweet), morbid (yet ear catching) pop single, “my death.”
The Beach Boys, Kokomo | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![The Beach Boys, “Kokomo”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 58 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Capitol; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/the-beach-boys-kokomo-throwback-vibez-58-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 58th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Kokomo” by iconic pop/rock collective, The Beach Boys.
13 Please Songs That You Must Listen To | Playlist 🎧
![13 Please Songs That You Must Listen To [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; DreamDigitalArtist via Pixabay; Bernice Tong on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/13-please-songs-that-you-must-listen-to.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Please Songs That You Must Listen To features music courtesy of Cardi B, Daniel Caesar, Dua Lipa, Father John Misty & Lana Del Rey.
Andraé Crouch, We Are Not Ashamed | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Andraé Crouch, “We Are Not Ashamed”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 21 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Light; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/andrae-crouch-we-are-not-ashamed-music-lifts-21-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 21st edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by Andraé Crouch performing, “We Are Not Ashamed.”
Getting to Know… Sig & The Fire Pilots | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know…Sig & The Fire Pilots: Interview No. 350 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sig & The Fire Pilots; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/getting-to-know-sig-and-the-fire-pilots-interview-350.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 350th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Cannock, England three-piece, Sig & The Fire Pilots.
BLP Kosher, BabyTron, Mazel Tron | Rap BNGRZ 🔥
![BLP Kosher • BabyTron, “Mazel Tron”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 12 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; BLP Kosher / BabyTron; cottonbro studio via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/blp-kosher-babytron-mazel-tron-rap-bngrz-12-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 12th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2023), we break down the banger status of “Mazel Tron,” performed by BLP Kosher and BabyTron.
Usher vs. Chlöe | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Usher vs. Chlöe: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 14 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; LaFace, Parkwood Entertainment LLC / Columbia; Antoni Shkraba via Pexels, andresilva5, talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay; Nick Wang on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/usher-chloe-head-2-head-14-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 14th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Usher and Chlöe contend for the best song that repurposes a Dionne Warwick classic, “You’re Gonna Need Me.”
Getting to Know… Kylolus | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Kylolus: Interview No. 349 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kylolus; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/getting-to-know-kylolus-interview-349.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 349th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the musical project of Oxfordshire-based songwriter, Murray Edmunds, titled Kylolus.
The Beatles, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
![The Beatles, “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 6 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Apple Corps Ltd; Anand Kulkarni, Aykut Bingül, Luân Phan, mohammadreza merhvand via Pexels; Anna, Gordon Taylor, harshahars from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/the-beatles-lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds-controversial-tunes-6-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 6th edition of Controversial Tunes (2023), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” by The Beatles.
Carl Carlton, Everlasting Love | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Carl Carlton, “Everlasting Love”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 57 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/carl-carlton-everlasting-love-throwback-vibez-57-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 57th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Everlasting Love” by Carl Carlton.
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 9 | Playlist 🎧
![15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 9 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic, Columbia, Don Henley and Past Masters Holdings, LLC, Mercury, Motown, Parlophone, Sony Music Entertainment, UMG Recordings, Inc.; Gerd Altmann, Kiddkos from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/15-must-hear-throwback-vibez-vol-9.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 9 features music courtesy of The 5th Dimension, Carl Carlton, Don Henley, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Tina Turner.
Getting to Know… Cthulhu Dreamt | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Cthulhu Dreamt: Interview No. 348 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Cthulhu Dreamt; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/getting-to-know-cthulhu-dreamt-interview-348.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 348th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, Jake and Reed provide the inside scoop into the unique, multimedia concept project, Cthulhu Dreamt.