Timothy Wright, “Count Your Blessings” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Timothy Wright, “Count Your Blessings”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 21 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Atlanta International, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/timothy-wright-count-your-blessings-lit-music-that-lifts-21-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 21st edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by Timothy Wright & The Concert Choir performing, “Count Your Blessings.”
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Marvin Gaye vs. John Legend & The Roots | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Marvin Gaye vs. John Legend & The Roots: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 37 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Getting Out Our Dreams, Kool Shooters, Layers, Mario Aranda, Motown, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RODNAE Productions, Sony Music Entertainment, Valentin Tikhonov]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/marvin-gaye-john-legend-head-2-head-37-2022-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 37th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2022), Marvin Gaye and John Legend / The Roots contend for the best rendition of “Wholy Holy.”
Cyndi Lauper, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Cyndi Lauper, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 90 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype, Sony Music Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cyndi-lauper-girls-just-want-to-have-fun-throwback-gemz-90-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 90th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper.
Getting to Know… Gloria Volt | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Gloria Volt: Interview No. 305 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art, Gloria Volt, luis2500gx, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, OpenClipart-Vectors]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/getting-to-know-gloria-volt-interview-305.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 305th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Winterthur, Switzerland hard rock band, Gloria Volt.
15 Steamy Songs Best Listened to After Dark, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧
![15 Steamy Songs Best Listened to After Dark, Vol. 2 [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, The Musical Hype, Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/15-steamy-songs-best-listened-to-after-dark-vol-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Steamy Songs Best Listened to After Dark, Vol. 2 features Ari Lennox, Beyoncé, Demi Lovato, Lucky Daye & SoMo.
Getting to Know… Heathen Hearts | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Heathen Hearts: Interview No. 304 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art, Heathen Hearts, luis2500gx, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, OpenClipart-Vectors]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/getting-to-know-heathen-hearts-interview-304.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 304th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Finnish metallic hardcore band, Heathen Hearts.
Everybody | 5ive Songs
![Everybody: 5ive Songs No. 54 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, Gerd Altmann, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/everybody-5ive-songs-54-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 54th edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with EVERYBODY in some form or fashion.
Marvin Gaye, “Wholy Holy” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Marvin Gaye, “Wholy Holy”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 89 (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/2022/09/marvin-gaye-wholy-holy-throwback-gemz-89-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 89th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Wholy Holy” by soul icon, Marvin Gaye.
The Weeknd, “Earned It” | After Dark 🕛 🌃
![The Weeknd, “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 71 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, Eko Agalarov, JJ Whitley, Jonas Wilson, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Republic, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/the-weeknd-earned-it-after-dark-2022-71.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 71st edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)” by The Weeknd.
Earth, Wind & Fire, “September” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Earth, Wind & Fire, “September”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 88 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/earth-wind-fire-september-throwback-gemz-88-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 88th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire.
Getting to Know… Overhate | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Overhate: Interview No. 303 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art, luis2500gx, The Musical Hype, Overhate, Pixabay, OpenClipart-Vectors]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/getting-to-know-overhate-interview-303.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 303rd Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the Venezuelan rock band, Overhate.
Matt Jaffe, “Insomnia” | Track Review 🎵
![Matt Jaffe, "Insomnia" [📷: Matt Jaffe]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/matt-jaffe-insomnia-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Singer/songwriter Matt Jaffe continues an impressive streak of singles in 2022 with his intriguing, ‘sleepless’ gem, “Insomnia.”
Weyes Blood, “It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody” | Track Review 🎵
![Weyes Blood, “It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Sub Pop]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/weyes-blood-its-not-just-me-its-everybody.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Weyes Blood makes a superb return with “It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody,” the lead single and opener from her fifth LP, And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow.
13 Noteworthy FALL Songs | Playlist 🎧
![13 Noteworthy FALL Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner, Henry & Co., The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/13-noteworthy-fall-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Noteworthy FALL Songs features music courtesy of Alicia Keys, Bailey Zimmerman, Drake, Lorde, and Tom Petty.
Morning | 5ive Songs
![Morning: 5ive Songs No. 53 (2022) [📷: Andrea Piacquadio, Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/morning-5ive-songs-53-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 53rd edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with MORNING in some form or fashion.
Hamid J, Cycle of a Relationship | Album Review 💿
![Hamid J, Cycle of a Relationship [📷: Hamid J]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/hamid-j-cycle-of-a-relationship-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Los Angeles-based, Iranian American, LGBTQ+ artist Hamid J shines on his 4-star, conceptual, debut album, Cycle of a Relationship.
Charlie Puth, “I Don’t Think That I Like Her” | Track Review
![Charlie Puth, “I Don't Think That I Like her” [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/charlie-puth-i-dont-think-that-i-like-her-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Charlie Puth sings about that vicious plight of love on “I Don’t Think That I Like Her,” the fifth advanced single from his third studio album, Charlie.
Jxckson, “When Morning Comes” | Track Review 🎵
![Jxckson, “When Morning Comes” [📷: Jxckson Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/jxckson-when-morning-comes-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Independent Austin, Texas-based pop artist Jxckson continues to serve up truly decadent bops with the hella danceable, “When Morning Comes.”
The Spinners, “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![The Spinners, “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 87 (2022) [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/the-spinners-could-it-be-im-falling-in-love-throwback-gemz-87-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 87th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love” by The Spinners.
Getting to Know… Gorilla Wizard | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Gorilla Wizard: Interview No. 302 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art, Gorilla Wizard, luis2500gx, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, OpenClipart-Vectors]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/getting-to-know-gorilla-wizard-interview-302.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 302nd Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop (and very colorful responses) from metal band, Gorilla Wizard.
13 Intriguing, Right in the Middle Songs | Playlist 🎧
![13 Intriguing, Right in the Middle Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Viktoria via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/13-intriguing-right-in-the-middle-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Intriguing, Right in the Middle Songs features Anthony Green, Emily King, Nipsey Hussle, Panic! At The Disco & Zedd.
Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr., “Your Tears” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr., “Your Tears”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 20 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Ketut Subiyanto, Light, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/bishop-paul-morton-your-tears-lit-music-that-lifts-20-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 20th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr. & The Greater St. Stephen Mass Choir performing, “Your Tears.”
Deniece Williams vs. Seal | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Deniece Williams vs. Seal: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 36 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Kool Shooters, Layers, Mario Aranda, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RODNAE Productions, Valentin Tikhonov, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/deniece-william-seals-head-2-head-36-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 36th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2022), Deniece Williams and Seal contend for the best rendition of “Free.”
Getting to Know… Total Recall | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Total Recall: Interview No. 301 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art, luis2500gx, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, OpenClipart-Vectors, Total Recall]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/getting-to-know-total-recall-interview-301.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 301st Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the Italian, ‘low tuned heavy music’ band, Total Recall.
Michael Bolton, “Go the Distance” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Michael Bolton, “Go the Distance”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 19 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/michael-bolton-go-the-distance-lit-music-that-lifts-19-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 19th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by Michael Bolton performing, “Go the Distance” from the Disney animated film, Hercules.
13 Captivating City Songs | Playlist 🎧
![13 Captivating City Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, David Skyrius, Lukas Kloeppel, Nate, Peng LIU, Phil Goulson, Pixabay, Quentin Gellar, Yuting Gao]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/13-captivating-city-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Captivating City Songs features Demi Lovato, Fivio Foreign, Jake Shears, Stevie Wonder, and Tyga.
Center | 5ive Songs
![Center: 5ive Songs No. 52 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/center-5ive-songs-52-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 52nd edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with the CENTER in some form or fashion.