Robert Glasper, Everybody Wants To Rule The World | COVERS
![Robert Glasper, “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”: Covers No. 11 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Loma Vista; Paul Brennan from Pixabay; Sdf Rahbar on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/robert-glasper-everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world-covers-11-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 11th edition of COVERS (2023), Robert Glasper delivers a compelling rendition of “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” originally recorded by Tears For Fears.
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15 Epic Songs Worth Dying For | Playlist 🎧
![15 Epic Songs Worth Dying For [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/15-epic-songs-worth-dying-for.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Epic Songs Worth Dying For features music courtesy of Fousheé, Halsey, HARDY, Kendrick Lamar, and Prince and the Revolution.
Fousheé, die | FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘
![Fousheé, “die”: FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 No. 12 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Trackmasters Entertainment, Inc. / RCA; 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/2023/03/foushee-die-fierce-pop-rock-12-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 12th edition of FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 (2023), we highlight “die” performed by Fousheé.
JSJ, Honey | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
![JSJ, “Honey”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 9 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; JSJ; 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/2023/03/jsj-honey-lgbtq-bopz-9-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 9th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “Honey” performed by Canadian pop singer, JSJ.
Places 📍| 3 to 5 BOPS
![Places : 3 to 5 BOPS No. 19 (2023) [: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Bold Cut / AWAL Recordings Ltd, Columbia, Geffen, The Island Def Jam Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment; Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/places-3-to-5-bops-19-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Places 📍: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 19 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Joesef, The Jones Girls, Pharrell Williams, Village People, and Weezer.
Eddie Kendricks, Keep On Truckin’ | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Eddie Kendricks, “Keep On Truckin’”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 38 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/eddie-kendricks-keep-on-truckin-throwback-vibez-38-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 38th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Keep On Truckin’” by Eddie Kendricks.
Janet Jackson, Moist | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
![Janet Jackson, “Moist”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 19 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Black Doll Inc / Virgin; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/janet-jackson-moist-midnight-heat-19-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 19th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Moist” by Janet Jackson.
Destiny’s Child, Cater 2 U | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
![Destiny’s Child, “Cater 2 U”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 4 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Tazz Vaughn via Pexels; Darkmoon_Art, TheDigitalArtist via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/destinys-child-cater-2-u-controversial-tunes-4-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 4th edition of Controversial Tunes (2023), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Cater 2 U” by Destiny’s Child.
Getting to Know… Standing Crew | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Standing Crew: Interview No. 341 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Standing Crew; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/getting-to-know-standing-crew-interview-341-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 341st Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Finnish hard rock band, Standing Crew.
Jxckson, DROWNING | Track Review 🎵
![Jxckson, "DROWNING" [📷: Jxckson Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jxckson-drowning-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On “DROWNING,” his first single of 2023, alt-pop Austin, Texas standout Jxckson reintroduces himself, serving up another high-flying, utterly sublime bop.
Nicki Minaj, Red Ruby Da Sleeze | Track Review 🎵
![Nicki Minaj, Ruby Red Da Sleeze [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/nicki-minaj-ruby-red-da-sleaze-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The ever unapologetic Nicki Minaj brings the heat and gives no Fs on her first single of 2023, the Lumidee-sampling “Red Ruby Da Sleeze.”
The Jones Girls, Nights Over Egypt | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
In the 37th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Nights Over Egypt” by The Jones Girls.
13 Songs That Thrive At The Top | Playlist 🎧
![13 Songs That Thrive At The Top [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Billel Moula via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/13-songs-that-thrive-at-the-top.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs That Thrive At The Top features music courtesy of bbno$, Beyoncé, Carpenters, Imagine Dragons, and Keni Burke.
Gloria Gaynor, Back On Top | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Gloria Gaynor, “Back On Top”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 14 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Spring House Productions, Inc.; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gloria-gaynor-back-on-top-music-lifts-14-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 14th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by iconic disco/R&B singer Gloria Gaynor performing a contemporary gospel song, “Back On Top.”
Tyrone Davis vs. Bruce Springsteen | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Tyrone Davis vs. Bruce Springsteen: Head 2 Head No. 9 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Brunswick Record Corp., 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/2023/02/tyrone-davis-bruce-springsteen-head-2-head-9-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 9th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Tyrone Davis and Bruce Springsteen contend for the best rendition of “Turn Back The Hands Of Time.”
Carpenters, Top Of The World | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Carpenters, “Top Of The World”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 36 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/carpenters-top-of-the-world-throwback-vibez-36-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 36th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Top Of The World” by Carpenters.
Logic, College Park | Album Review 💿
![Logic, College Park [📷: Three Oh One Productions, LLC / BMG Rights Management (US)]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/logic-college-park-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On College Park, his first album as an independent artist, Grammy-nominated rapper Logic delivers the goods from start to finish.
Hall & Oates, Sara Smile | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Daryl Hall & John Oates, “Sara Smile”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 35 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner, John Alan Sperry, PIRO, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hall-and-oates-sara-smile-throwback-vibez-35-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 35th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Sara Smile” by iconic duo, Hall & Oates.
Getting to Know… Fake News | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Fake News: Interview No. 340 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Fake News, Ben Russoniello Photography; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/getting-to-know-fake-news-interview-340.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 340th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Queensland, Australia melodic punk band, Fake News.
15 Epic Songs Regarding The World | Playlist 🎧
![15 Epic Songs Regarding The World [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Amherst, Arista, BMG Rights Management, EMI Records Ltd, Epic / With Not So Fast LLC, Interscope, Lost Kids, Mercury, RCA, UMG Recordings, Inc.; WikiImages via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/15-epic-songs-regarding-the-world.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Epic Songs Regarding The World features music courtesy of Jordan Davis, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Rihanna, Tears For Fears, and Whitney Houston.
Getting to Know… Greymarch | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know…Greymarch: Interview No. 339 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Greymarch; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/getting-to-know-greymarch-interview-339.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 339th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Greymarch, the metalcore solo project from Cody Hess.
Jude York, Mr Porcelain | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
![Jude York, “Mr Porcelain”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 8 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Yoyo Music; 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/2023/03/jude-york-mr-porcelain-lgbtq-bopz-8-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 8th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “Mr. Porcelain” performed by Jude York.
Halsey, Die 4 Me | Track Review 🎵
![Halsey, “Die 4 Me” [📷: UMG Recordings, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/halsey-die-4-me-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Halsey sounds fierce on “Die 4 Me,” a reworked, solo version of a 2019 Post Malone track (“Die For Me”) where she served as a featured guest.
Testimony | 3 to 5 BOPS
![Testimony: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 18 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; EKATERINA BOLOVTSOVA via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/testimony-3-to-5-bops-18-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Testimony: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 18 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Common, Doug Williams & Joe Ligon, Mary J. Blige, Robin Thicke, and Whitney Houston.
Slipknot, The Chapeltown Rag | FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘
![Slipknot, “The Chapeltown Rag”: FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 No. 11 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Roadrunner; 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/2023/03/slipknot-the-chapeltown-rag-fierce-pop-rock-11-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 11th edition of FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 (2023), we highlight “The Chapeltown Rag” performed by Slipknot.
Janet Jackson, Warmth | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
![Janet Jackson, “Warmth”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 18 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Black Doll Inc / Virgin; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/janet-jackson-warmth-midnight-heat-18-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 18th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Warmth” by Janet Jackson.
Common, Testify | Rap BNGRZ 🔥
![Common, “Testify”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 9 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Geffen; cottonbro studio via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/common-testify-rap-bngrz-9-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 9th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2023), we break down the banger status of “Testify,” performed by Common.