David Bowie, Heroes | FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘
![David Bowie, “Heroes”: FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 No. 8 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Jones / Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC; 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/2023/02/david-bowie-heroes-fierce-pop-rock-8-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 8th edition of FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 (2023), we highlight “Heroes” performed by iconic rock musician, David Bowie.
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Eddie Kendricks, Intimate Friends | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Eddie Kendricks, “Intimate Friends”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 23 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/eddie-kendricks-intimate-friends-throwback-vibez-23-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 23rd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Intimate Friends” by Eddie Kendricks.
Sleep | 3 to 5 BOPS
![Sleep: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 11 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sleep-3-to-5-bops-11-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Sleep: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 11 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Alicia Keys, All Time Low, Ava Max, Måneskin, and Sam Smith.
Tech N9ne, Special | Rap BNGRZ 🔥
![Tech N9ne, “Special”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 5 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Strange Music; cottonbro studio via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/tech-n9ne-special-rap-bngrz-5-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 5th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2023), we break down the banger status of “Special,” performed by Tech N9ne featuring Ashten Ray.
Chris Brown, Special Delivery | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
![Chris Brown, “Special Delivery”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 11 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RCA; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/chris-brown-special-delivery-midnight-heat-11-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 11th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Special Delivery” by Chris Brown.
Vesta Williams, Special | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Vesta Williams, “Special” : Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 22 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; A&M; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/vesta-williams-special-throwback-vibez-22-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 22nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Special” by Vesta Williams.
Anne-Marie, SAD B!TCH | Track Review 🎵
![Anne-Marie, “SAD B!TCH” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; A Major Toms / Asylum; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/anne-marie-sad-bitch-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For UK pop singer Anne-Marie, she’s throwing her sadness out the door on the short but enjoyable, fun single, “SAD B!TCH.”
GloRilla, Internet Trolls | Track Review 🎵
![GloRilla, “Internet Trolls”[📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; CMG / Interscope; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/glorilla-internet-trolls-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated Memphis rapper GloRilla cries foul about those “Internet Trolls” on her first solo single of 2023.
Macklemore, HEROES, | Track Review 🎵
![Macklemore, "HEROES" (Ft. DJ Premiere)[📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Bendo, LLC; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/macklemore-heroes-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning rapper Macklemore, assisted by DJ Premier, comes out guns blazing on “HEROES,” a promo single from his 2023 LP, BEN.
Getting to Know… Ephemera | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Ephemera: Interview No. 334 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ephemera; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/getting-to-know-ephemera-interview-334.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 334th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from UK hardcore/metalcore band, Ephemera.
15 Songs That Require You to HOLD On | Playlist 🎧
![15 Songs That Require You to HOLD On [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; fontgenerator.com; Anastasiya Lobanovskaya via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/15-songs-that-require-you-to-hold-on.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Songs That Require You to HOLD On features music from Adam Lambert, Ava Max, Beyoncé, Elton John x Britney Spears, Rina Sawayama & SG Lewis.
The Williams Brothers, I Felt a Change | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![The Williams Brothers, “I Felt A Change”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 8 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Blackberry; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-williams-brothers-i-felt-a-change-music-lifts-8-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 8th edition of Music Lifts, we’re uplifted by The Williams Brothers performing, “I Felt A Change.”
Michael Jackson vs. Chris Cornell | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Michael Jackson vs. Chris Cornell: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 5 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Interscope, MJJ Productions; Antoni Shkraba via Pexels; andresilva5, talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay; Nick Wang on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/michael-jackson-chris-cornell-head-2-head-5-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 5th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Michael Jackson and Chris Cornell contend for the best rendition of “Billie Jean.”
Tina Turner, We Don’t Need Another Hero | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Tina Turner, “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 21 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Parlophone; John Alan Sperry, PIRO, via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/tina-turner-we-dont-need-another-hero-throwback-vibez-21-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 21st edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” by Tina Turner.
Getting to Know… Arctic Dreams | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Arctic Dreams: Interview No. 333 [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Arctic Dreams; Darkmoon_Art, luis2500gx, OpenClipart-Vectors via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/getting-to-know-arctic-dreams-interview-333.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 333rd Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Serbian-German symphonic/industrial/dark-electro metal band, Arctic Dreams.
Charmaine Wohlmann, Avalanche | Track Review 🎵
After devoting most of her career to studying classical music, Charmaine Wohlmann, the singer-songwriter from the United Kingdom hits it home with a bang.
11 Totally Tight Songs | Playlist 🎧
![11 Totally Tight Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Marcelo Moreira, shalender kumar via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11-totally-tight-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Totally Tight Songs features music courtesy of The Black Keys, The Chicks, Jaheim, Ohio Players, and Ravyn Lenae.
Getting to Know… Oceans On Fire | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Oceans On Fire: Interview No. 333 [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Oceans On Fire; Darkmoon_Art, luis2500gx, OpenClipart-Vectors via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/getting-to-know-oceans-on-fire-interview-332.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 332nd Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from central Scotland metalcore band, Oceans On Fire.
glaive & ericdoa, f–k this town | FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘
![glaive & ericdoa, “fuck this town” [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; LISTEN TO THE KIDS/Interscope; 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/2023/02/glaive-ericdoa-fuck-this-town-fierce-pop-rock-7-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 7th edition of FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 (2023), we highlight “f--k this town” performed by glaive and ericdoa.
Chlöe, Pray It Away | Track Review 🎵
![Chlöe, “Pray It Away” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Parkwood Entertainment LLC / Columbia; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/chloe-pray-it-away-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Angry, pissed off Chlöe is incredibly effective and ultra-compelling on her short but potent R&B single, “Pray It Away.”
Special | 3 to 5 BOPS
![Special: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 10 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; AOG PIXELS via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/special-3-to-5-bops-10-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Special: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 10 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Adele, Lizzo, Ray, Goodman & Brown, SZA, and The Winans.
Earth, Wind & Fire, Shining Star | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Earth, Wind & Fire, “Shining Star”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 19 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Columbia; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/earth-wind-fire-shining-star-throwback-vibez-20-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 20th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Shining Star” by Earth, Wind & Fire.
BLK ODYSSY, FUNKENTOLOGY | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
![BLK ODYSSY, “FUNKENTOLOGY”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 10 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; BLK ODYSSY / EMPIRE; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/blk-odyssy-funkentology-midnight-heat-10-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 10th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “FUNKENTOLOGY” by BLK ODYSSY.
Getting to Know… Inherently Lost | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Inherently Lost: Interview No. 331 [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Darkmoon_Art, luis2500gx, OpenClipart-Vectors via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/getting-to-know-inherently-lost-interview-331.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 331st Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Youngstown, Ohio rock/metal band, Inherently Lost.
Earth, Wind & Fire, Reasons | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Earth, Wind & Fire, “Reasons”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 19 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Columbia; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/earth-wind-fire-reasons-throwback-vibez-19-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 19th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Reasons” by Earth, Wind & Fire.
Adam Lambert, Holding Out for a Hero | COVERS
![Adam Lambert, “Holding Out for a Hero”: Covers No. 6 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; More is More, LLC / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC; Paul Brennan from Pixabay; Sdf Rahbar on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/adam-lambert-holding-out-for-a-hero-covers-6-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 6th edition of COVERS (2023), Adam Lambert delivers a compelling rendition of “Holding Out for a Hero,” originally performed by Bonnie Tyler.
Ava Max, Diamonds & Dancefloors | Album Review 💿
![Ava Max, Diamonds & Dancefloors [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ava-max-diamonds-dancefloors-lp-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop artist Ava Max outdoes herself on her utterly consistent, dance-driven sophomore album, Diamonds & Dancefloors.