Heat | 5ive Songs
![Heat: 5ive Songs No. 42 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pexels, Pixabay, Ron Lach]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/heat-5ive-songs-42-2022-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 42nd edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with HEAT in some form or fashion.
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Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
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Benson Boone, Walk Me Home… | Album Review 💿
![Benson Boone, Walk Me Home [📷: Night Street / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/benson-boone-walk-me-home-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Emerging pop singer/songwriter Benson Boone shows plenty of potential on his enjoyable, debut EP, Walk Me Home…
Barry White, “It’s Ecstasy…” | After Dark 🕛 🌃
![Barry White, “It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 60 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, Eko Agalarov, JJ Whitley, Jonas Wilson, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn, UMG Recordings, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/barry-white-its-ecstasy-when-you-lay-down-next-to-me-after-dark-2022-60.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 59th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the sensual vibes behind the 70s classic, “It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me” by Barry White.
William Bell, “I Forgot to Be Your Lover” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![William Bell, “I Forgot to Be Your Lover”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 70 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Fantasy, Inc., Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/william-bell-i-forgot-to-be-your-lover-throwback-gemz-70-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 70th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “I Forgot to Be Your Lover” by William Bell.
Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE | Album Review 💿
![Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE [📷: Parkwood Entertainment LLC / Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/beyonce-renaissance-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
After an agonizing six-year hiatus, Beyoncé returns in a big and bold way with her highly anticipated seventh studio album, RENAISSANCE.
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 3 | Playlist 🎧
![15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 3 [📷: Ashleigh, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/15-must-hear-throwback-vibez-vol-3.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 3 features music from Natalie Cole, Prince, Queen, Stevie Nicks & Whitney Houston.
Vivian Green, “I’m Not Broken” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Vivian Green, “I’m Not Broken” : Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 10 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Ketut Subiyanto, Make Noise, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/vivian-green-im-not-broken-lit-music-that-lifts-10-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 10th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by R&B singer Vivian Green performing, “I’m Not Broken.”
Luther Ingram vs. Barbara Mandrell | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Luther Ingram vs. Barbara Mandrell: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 30 (2022) [📷: Airline, Brent Faulkner, Kool Shooters, Layers, Mario Aranda, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RODNAE Productions, UMG Recordings, Inc., Valentin Tikhonov]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/luther-ingram-barbara-mandrell-head-2-head-30-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The 30th edition of Head 2 Head ('22) sees Luther Ingram & Barbara Mandrell contend for best rendition of “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right.”
11 Absolutely NOT Songs | Playlist 🎧
![11 Absolutely NOT Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/11-absolutely-not-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Absolutely NOT Songs features music courtesy of Demi Lovato, Eminem, Halsey, Mary J. Blige & Sam Smith.
Thick | 3 or 4 BOPS
![THICK: 3 or 4 BOPS No. 19 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Wilson Blanco from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/thick-3or4bops-19-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 19th edition of 3 or 4 BOPS (2022), we select awesome songs that are associated with THICK in some form or fashion.
Ruben Studdard, “Flying Without Wings” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Ruben Studdard, “Flying Without Wings”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 9 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, J, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ruben-studdard-flying-without-wings-lit-music-that-lifts-9-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 9th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by Ruben Studdard performing, “Flying Without Wings.”
Beyoncé, “THIQUE” | After Dark 🕛 🌃
![Beyoncé, “THIQUE”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 59 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, Eko Agalarov, JJ Whitley, Jonas Wilson, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, The Musical Hype, Parkwood Entertainment, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/beyonce-thique-after-dark-2022-59.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 59th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “THIQUE” by Beyoncé.
Getting to Know… Polarity | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Polarity: Interview No. 296 [📷: Alfred Derks from Pixabay, Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art from Pixabay, The Musical Hype, Polarity]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/getting-to-know-polarity-interview-296.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 296th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the Canadian alternative band, Polarity.
13 Songs About All Things Pink | Playlist 🎧
![13 Songs About All Things Pink [📷: Brent Faulkner, Greta Hoffman, Hassan OUAJBIR, Karley Saagi, kytalpa, last evan, MART PRODUCTION, Megan Forbes, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pexels, Pixabay, SHVETS production, Vinicius Altava]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/13-songs-about-all-things-pink.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs About All Things Pink features music courtesy of Baby Keem, blackbear, Carrie Underwood, Janelle Monae and Myylo.
Habit | 3 or 4 BOPS
![Habit: 3 or 4 BOPS No. 18 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Bruno Bueno, The Musical Hype, Wilson Blanco from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/habit-3or4bops-18-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 18th edition of 3 or 4 BOPS (2022), we select awesome songs that are associated with the word HABIT in some form or fashion.
Barry White, “You’re the First, The Last, My Everything” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Barry White, “You’re the First, The Last, My Everything”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 69 (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/2022/08/barry-white-youre-the-first-the-last-my-everything-throwback-gemz-69-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 69th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “You’re the First, The Last, My Everything” by Barry White.
Beyoncé, “Cuff It” | After Dark 🕛 🌃
![Beyoncé, “Cuff It”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 58 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, Eko Agalarov, JJ Whitley, Jonas Wilson, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, The Musical Hype, Parkwood Entertainment, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/beyonce-cuff-it-after-dark-2022-58.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 58th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Cuff It” by Beyoncé.
ROSALÍA, DESPECHÁ | Track Review 🎵
![ROSALÍA, “DESPECHÁ” [📷: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/rosalia-despecha-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning Spanish musician ROSALÍA keeps her hot streak alive and well on her latest, must-hear single, “DESPECHÁ”
Rod Wave, “Stone Rolling” | Track Review 🎵
![Rod Wave, “Stone Rolling” [📷: Alamo / Sony Music Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/rod-wave-stone-rolling.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rod Wave keeps it real on the banger “Stone Rolling,” the third single from his fourth studio album, A Beautiful Mind.
The Stylistics, “You are Everything” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![The Stylistics, “You are Everything”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 68 (2022) [📷: Amherst, Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/the-stylistics-you-are-everything-throwback-gemz-68-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 68th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “You are Everything” by The Stylistics.
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧
![15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 2 [📷: Amherst, Brent Faulkner, KoolShooters, The Musical Hype, Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/15-must-hear-throwback-vibez-vol-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 2 features The Chi-Lites, Madonna, Sly & The Family Stone, Smokey Robinson, and Teddy Pendergrass.
Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston, “When You Believe” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston, “When You Believe”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 8 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, UMG Recordings, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/mariah-carey-whitney-houston-when-you-believe-lit-music-that-lifts-8-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 8th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston performing, “When You Believe.”
Luther Vandross vs. Céline Dion | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Luther Vandross vs. Céline Dion: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 29 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, J, Kool Shooters, Layers, Mario Aranda, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Sony Music Entertainment, RODNAE Productions, Valentin Tikhonov]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/luther-vandross-vs-celine-dion-head-2-head-29-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 29th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2022), Luther Vandross and Céline Dion contend for the best rendition of “Dance with My Father.”
Luther Vandross, “Dance with My Father” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Luther Vandross, “Dance with My Father”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 67 (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/2022/07/luther-vandross-dance-with-my-father-throwback-gemz-67-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 67th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Dance with My Father” by Luther Vandross.
rei brown, Xeno | Album Review 💿
![rei brown, Xeno [📷: Jimaku Super]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/rei-brown-xeno-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Japanese, queer, alt-pop artist rei brown impresses on his debut album, Xeno, showcasing ample potential and innovative spirit.
Laius, “archaic dreams” | Track Review 🎵
Gifted Australian queer pop musician Laius makes our ears perk up on his ambitious, poetic, and conceptual single, “archaic dreams.”
Little Moses Jones, City Or Country | Track Review 🎵
Little Moses Jones, the singer-songwriter based in Colorado has returned with a new track titled 'City Or Country'. Read the full review here.