Awesome Songs: July 2022 | Playlist 🎧
![Awesome Songs: July 2022 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gordon Johnson, Mbiydzela Edwin Tatah, The Musical Hype,Nice Life, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/awesome-songs-july-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs: July 2022 features brakence, City Girls, Ethan Bortnick, Lizzo, Panic! At the Disco, and Steve Lacy.
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
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Shivum Sharma, In Transit (EP) | Album Review 💿
![Shivum Sharma, In Transit (EP) [📷: Shivum Sharma]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/shivum-sharma-in-transit-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Southeast London singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ Shivum Sharma makes our ears perk up on his incredibly sweet, four-song project, In Transit (EP).
Rei brown, “Haunt Me” | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
![rei brown, “Haunt Me”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 26 (2022) [📷: Anna Shvets, Brent Faulkner, Jimaku Super, Kurious, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/rei-brown-haunt-me-lgbtq-bopz-26-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 26th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2022), we highlight the song, “Haunt Me” performed by rei brown.
Lady Gaga, Scheiße | Dance Hitz 🕺 💃 🎶
![Lady Gaga, “Scheiße”: Dance Hitz 🕺 💃 🎶 No. 3 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Interscope, The Musical Hype, cottonbro, DomPaulrignon, matponjot, NEOSiAM 2021, Niko Twisty, RODNAE Productions, William Joseph Gooding Ortiz]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/lady-gaga-scheibe-dance-hitz-3-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 3rd edition of Dance Hitz (2022), we totally get down with Lady Gaga performing the danceable gem, “Scheiße”.
Middle | 5ive Songs
![Middle: 5ive Songs No. 41 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pavel Danilyuk, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/middle-5ive-songs-41-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 41st edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with MIDDLE in some form or fashion.
The Brides of Funkenstein, Disco to Go | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![The Brides of Funkenstein, “Disco to Go”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 66 (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/2022/07/the-brides-of-funkenstein-disco-to-go-throwback-gemz-66-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 66th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Disco to Go” by Brides of Funkenstein.
TGT, “Sex Never Felt Better” | After Dark 🕛 🌃
![TGT, “Sex Never Felt Better”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 57 (2022) [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, Eko Agalarov, JJ Whitley, Jonas Wilson, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tgt-sex-never-felt-better-after-dark-2022-57.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 57th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Sex Never Felt Better” by TGT.
Getting to Know… Dying Visions | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Dying Vision: Interview No. 295 [📷: Alfred Derks from Pixabay, Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art from Pixabay, Dying Visions, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/getting-to-know-dying-vision-interview-295.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 295th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from London extreme metal band, Dying Vision.
Oliver Sim, “Hideous” | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
![Oliver Sim, “Hideous”: LGBTQ Bopz No. 25 (2022) [📷: Anna Shvets, Brent Faulkner, Kurious, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Young]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/oliver-sim-hideous-lgbtq-bopz-25-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 25th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2022), we highlight the song, “Hideous” performed by Oliver Sim.
Cynthia Erivo, “Stand Up” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Cynthia Erivo, “Stand Up”: Music Lifts No. 7 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Back Lot Music, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Curb, Focus Features LLC, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Word Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cynthia-erivo-stand-up-lit-music-that-lifts-7-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 7th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by Cynthia Erivo performing, “Stand Up” from the motion picture, Harriet.
13 Compelling 1st, 2nd + two 3rds’ Songs | Playlist 🎧
![13 Compelling 1st, 2nd + two 3rds’ Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner, GThe Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Michał Jamro, Nataliya Vaitkevich, RODNAE Productions]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/13-compelling-1st-2nd-two-3rds-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Compelling 1st, 2nd + two 3rds’ Songs features music courtesy of Fleetwood Mac, Halestorm, Jack Harlow, Monica & Chris Stapleton.
Benson Boone, “Better Alone” | Track Review 🎵
![Benson Boone, “Better Alone” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Night Street, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/benson-boone-better-alone.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Emerging pop musician Benson Boone shines on the pop ballad, “Better Alone,” which appears on his debut EP, Walk Me Home.
BRONSON, KEEP MOVING | Dance Hitz 🕺 💃 🎶
![BRONSON, “KEEP MOVING”: Dance Hitz 🕺 💃 🎶 No. 2 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Foreign Family Collective LLC, The Musical Hype, Ninja Tune, cottonbro, DomPaulrignon, matponjot, NEOSiAM 2021, Niko Twisty, RODNAE Productions, William Joseph Gooding Ortiz]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/bronson-keep-moving-dance-hitz-2-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 2nd edition of Dance Hitz (2022), we totally get down with BRONSON performing the danceable gem, “KEEP MOVING.”
Catch or Caught | 5ive Songs
![Catch or Caught: 5ive Songs No. 40 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pexels, Pixabay, wendel moretti]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/catch-or-caught-5ive-songs-40-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 40th edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with CATCH or CAUGHT in some form or fashion.
dvsn, “If I Get Caught” | Track Review 🎵
![dvsn, “If I Get Caught” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, OVO Sound, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dvsn-if-i-get-caught-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Canadian R&B duo dvsn – Daniel Daley and Nineteen85 – come back strong on their first single of 2022, “If I Get Caught.”
Jack Harlow, “I WANNA SEE SOME ASS” | After Dark 🕛 🌃
![Jack Harlow, “I WANNA SEE SOME ASS”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 56 (2022) [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, Eko Agalarov, Generation Now, JJ Whitley, Jonas Wilson, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/jack-harlow-i-wanna-see-some-ass-after-dark-2022-56.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 56th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “I WANNA SEE SOME ASS” by Jack Harlow.
Panic! At The Disco, “Middle of a Breakup” | Track Review 🎵
![Panic! At the Disco, “Middle of a Breakup” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Fueled By Ramen, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/panic-at-the-disco-middle-of-a-breakup.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Brendon Urie and Panic! At The Disco shine on “Middle of a Breakup,” the second single from their seventh studio album, Viva Las Vengeance.
Megan Thee Stallion, “Pressurelicious” | Track Review 🎵
![Megan Thee Stallion, “Pressurelicious” [📷: 1501 Certified Entertainment / 300 Entertainment, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/megan-thee-stallion-pressurelicious-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Megan Thee Stallion taps Future for “Pressurelicious,” a respectable banger that ultimately does little to move the needle for either rapper.
Getting to Know… Ginger May | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Ginger May: Interview No. 294 [📷: Alfred Derks from Pixabay, Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art from Pixabay, Ginger May, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/getting-to-know-ginger-may-interview-294.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 294th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from multi-national, Japanese electronic/industrial rock band, Ginger May.
Bee Gees, Stayin’ Alive | Dance Hitz 🕺 💃 🎶
![Bee Gees, “Stayin’ Alive”: Dance Hitz 🕺 💃 🎶 No. 1 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Capitol, The Musical Hype, cottonbro, DomPaulrignon, matponjot, NEOSiAM 2021, Niko Twisty, RODNAE Productions, William Joseph Gooding Ortiz]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/bee-gees-stayin-alive-dance-hitz-1-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 1st edition of Dance Hitz (2022), we totally get down with Bee Gees performing the danceable, beloved, disco gem, “Stayin’ Alive.”
Commodores, “Sail On” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Commodores, “Sail On”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 65 (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/2022/07/commodores-sail-on-throwback-gemz-65-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 65th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Sail On” by Commodores.
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez | Playlist 🎧
![15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/15-must-hear-throwback-vibez.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez features Bee Gees, Bob Marley, Dionne Warwick, Rod Stewart & Stevie Wonder.
Louis Armstrong, “What a Wonderful World” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Louis Armstrong, “What a Wonderful World”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 6 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Curb, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, UMG Recordings, Inc., Word Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/louis-armstrong-what-a-wonderful-world-lit-music-that-lifts-6-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 6th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by iconic jazz musician Louis Armstrong performing, “What a Wonderful World.”
Trey Songz, “Neighbors Know My Name” | After Dark 🕛 🌃
![Trey Songz, “Neighbors Know My Name”: After Dark No. 55 (2022) [: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, Eko Agalarov, JJ Whitley, Jonas Wilson, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/trey-songz-neighbors-know-my-name-after-dark-2022-55.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 55th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Neighbors Know My Name” by Trey Songz.
Bob Marley vs. Maroon 5 | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Bob Marley & The Wailers vs. Maroon 5: Head 2 Head ️ No. 28 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Kool Shooters, Layers, Mario Aranda, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RODNAE Productions, Valentin Tikhonov]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/bob-marley-vs-maroon-5-head-2-head-28-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 28th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2022), Bob Marley & The Wailers and Maroon 5 contend for the best rendition of “Three Little Birds.”
Teddy Pendergrass, “Close The Door” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Teddy Pendergrass, “Close The Door”: Throwback Vibez ️ No. 64th (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/teddy-pendergrass-close-the-door-throwback-gemz-64-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 64th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Close The Door” by Teddy Pendergrass.
Demi Lovato, “Substance” | Track Review 🎵
![Demi Lovato, "Substance" [📷: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/demi-lovato-substance-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In their second single from HOLY FVCK, an album with a pop-punk about-face, Demi Lovato is looking for “Substance.”