11 Songs U Need 2 Listen UP 🆙 2 | Playlist 🎧
![11 Songs U Need 2 Listen Up 2 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Jordan Bergendahl, Pixabay, Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-songs-u-need-2-listen-up-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Songs U Need 2 Listen UP 🆙 2 features music courtesy of Beyoncé, dvsn, Rick Astley, Rihanna, and Yeat among others.
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BROCKHAMPTON, “The Ending” | Track Review 🎵
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With the release of the second single, “The Ending,” Kevin Abstract provides another piece of the pie on the final BROCKHAMPTON album, THE FAMILY.
Saint Levant, “Very Few Friends” | Track Review 🎵
![Saint Levant, “Very Few Friends” [📷: Saint Levant]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/saint-levant-very-few-friends-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Saint Levant (Marwan Abdelhamid) serves up a ‘big mood’ on his brief, chilled-out, smooth, romance-vibin’ rap single, “Very Few Friends.”
Getting to Know… Dark Delirium | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Dark Delirium: Interview No. 316 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Dark Delirium, Darkmoon_Art, luis2500gx, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, OpenClipart-Vectors]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/getting-to-know-dark-delirium-interview-316.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 316th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Norwegian metal band, Dark Delirium.
Energy | 5ive Songs
![Energy: 5ive Songs No. 69 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/energy-5ive-songs-69-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 69th edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with ENERGY in some form or fashion.
Commodores, “Still” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Commodores, “Still”: Throwback Vibez No. 111 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, Motown, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/commodores-still-throwback-gemz-111-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 111th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Still” by the legendary R&B/soul collective, Commodores.
The Isley Brothers, “Between the Sheets” | After Dark 🕛 🌃
![The Isley Brothers, “Between the Sheets”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 84 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Foundry Co, John lucas, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Sony Music Entertainment, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/the-isley-brothers-between-the-sheets-after-dark-84-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 84th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Between the Sheets” by The Isley Brothers.
Green Day, “Coming Clean” | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
![Green Day, “Coming Clean”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 32 (2022) [📷: Alexandra_Koch, Anna Shvets, Brent Faulkner, Kurious, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Reprise]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/green-day-coming-clean-lgbtq-bopz-32-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 32nd edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2022), we highlight the song, “Coming Clean” performed by Green Day.
Rick Astley, “Never Gonna Give You Up” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Rick Astley, “Never Gonna Give You Up”: Throwback Vibez No. 110 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/rick-astley-never-gonna-give-you-up-throwback-gemz-110-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 110th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley.
13 Ear-Catching Night Songs | Playlist 🎧
![13 Ear-Catching Night Songs [📷:Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Alex Fu, Artem Saranin, brenoanp, David Skyrius, Justin Hamilton, Pexels, Piccinng, Pixabay, Rakicevic Nenad, Sasha Pshenkov,Yente Van Eynde]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/13-ear-catching-night-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Ear-Catching Night Songs features music courtesy of AC/DC, Chlöe, Commodores, Harry Styles, and Joji.
Mahalia Jackson, “Be Still My Soul” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Mahalia Jackson, “Be Still My Soul”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 38 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Sony Music Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/mahalia-jackson-be-still-my-soul-lit-music-that-lifts-38-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 38th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by legendary gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson performing, “Be Still My Soul.”
Ray Charles vs. The Band of Heathens | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Ray Charles vs. The Band of Heathens: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 44 (2022) [📷: BOH, Brent Faulkner, Kool Shooters, Layers, Mario Aranda, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RODNAE Productions, Tangerine, Valentin Tikhonov]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ray-charles-the-band-of-heathens-head-2-head-44-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 44th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2022), Ray Charles and The Band of Heathens contend for the best rendition of “There’ll Be No Peace Without All Men as One.”
Orleans, “Still the One” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Orleans, “Still the One”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 109 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Elektra, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/orleans-still-the-one-throwback-gemz-109-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 109th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Still the One” by pop/rock band, Orleans.
Charles Bradley, “God Bless America” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Charles Bradley, “God Bless America”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 37 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Daptone, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/charles-bradley-god-bless-america-lit-music-that-lifts-37-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 37th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by the late Charles Bradley performing his rendition of the patriotic classic, “God Bless America.”
11 Stellar Songs That Reference The Piano 🎹 | Playlist 🎧
![11 Stellar Songs That Reference The Piano 🎹 [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro studio, fabio.tsu, Marcela Alessandra, The Musical Hype, Pexels, RODNAE Productions, Yan Krukov, Zaid Ahmed]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-stellar-songs-that-reference-the-piano.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Stellar Songs That Reference The Piano 🎹 features Billy Joel, Brenda Russell, Charlie Puth, Megan Thee Stallion & Slayer.
Night | 5ive Songs
![Night: 5ive Songs No. 68 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, João Luccas Oliveira via Pexels, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/night-5ive-songs-68-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 68th edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with NIGHT in some form or fashion.
Ray Charles, America The Beautiful | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Ray Charles, “America The Beautiful”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 36 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tangerine]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ray-charles-america-the-beautiful-lit-music-that-lifts-36-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 36th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by legendary musician, Ray Charles, performing “America The Beautiful.”
Cannibal Corpse, “Meat Hook Sodomy” | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
![Cannibal Corpse, “Meat Hook Sodomy”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 22 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, TheDigitalArtist, inna mikitas, Isabela Catão, Jonathan Nenemann, Metal Blade, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn, Victoria Borodinova, zzzvector]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cannibal-corpse-meat-hook-sodomy-controversial-tunes-22-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 22nd edition of Controversial Tunes (2022), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Meat Hook Sodomy” by Cannibal Corpse.
AC/DC, “You Shook Me All Night Long” | Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘
![AC/DC, “You Shook Me All Night Long”: Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘 No. 16 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Conna Lee, Leidseplein Presse B.V., Madelin Berry, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Sebastian Ervi, Vinícius Caricatte]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/acdc-you-shook-me-all-night-long-outlandish-rock-16-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 16th edition of Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘, we explore the outlandishness behind the song “You Shook Me All Night Long” performed by AC/DC.
Commodores, “Nightshift” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Commodores, “Nightshift”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 108 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, Motown, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/commodores-nightshift-throwback-gemz-108-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 108th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Nightshift” by Commodores.
11 Songs Where, When It Rains It Pours (Pt. III) | Playlist 🎧
![11 Songs Where When It Rains It Pours (Pt. III) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Cleyton Ewerton, Gil Ribeiro on Unsplash, janrye from Pixabay, kalhh from Pixabay, Lamar Belina, Marco Massimo from Pixabay, Norbert Tóth on Unsplash, PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay, Uzair Ali Khan]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-songs-where-when-it-rains-it-pours-vol-iii.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Songs Where, When It Rains It Pours (Pt. III) features Ann Peebles, DMX, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Taylor Swift & Yung Gravy.
Joji, SMITHEREENS | Album Review 💿
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Joji continues to exhibit his transformation into a gifted, truly intriguing musician on his short but utterly sweet, nine-track album, SMITHEREENS.
Keep it G | 5ive Songs
![Keep it G: 5ive Songs No. 67 (2022) [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, CMG, Interscope, MJJ Productions, Inc., The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay, Tommy Boy, Top Dawg, WoodysMedia via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/keep-it-g-5ive-songs-67-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 67th edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that KEEP IT G in some form or fashion.
Brenda Russell, Piano In The Dark | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Brenda Russell, “Piano In The Dark”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 107 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype, UMG Recordings, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/brenda-russell-piano-in-the-dark-throwback-gemz-107-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 107th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Piano In The Dark” by R&B singer/songwriter, Brenda Russell.
Latto, “Big Energy” | After Dark 🕛 🌃
![Latto, “Big Energy”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 83 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Foundry Co, John lucas, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RCA, Streamcut, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/latto-big-energy-after-dark-83-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 83rd edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Big Energy” by rapper, Latto.
Getting to Know… Rivers Stole Gods | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… River Stole Gods: Interview No. 315 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art, luis2500gx, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, OpenClipart-Vectors]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/getting-to-know-river-stole-gods-interview-315.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 315th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from progressive metalcore collective, River Stole Gods.
BROCKHAMPTON, “Big Pu**y” | Track Review 🎵
![BROCKHAMPTON, "Big Pu**y" [📷: Question Everything, Inc. / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/brockhampton-big-pussy-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
BROCKHAMPTON drops a wild, unexpected, Kevin Abstract-only track with “Big Pu**y,” which serves as the promo single for their final album.