13 Indelible and Intriguing Novel Songs → Playlist
![13 Indelible and Intriguing Novel Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Eden Moon, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/13-indelible-and-intriguing-novel-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Indelible and Intriguing Novel Songs features songs by Afroman, Aqua, Doja Cat, Napoleon XIV, Randy Newman, and They Might Be Giants.
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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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Starship, We Built This City → The Flops
![Starship, We Built This City: The Flops No. 14 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Jefferson Starship, Inc. / Rhino Entertainment Company; Will Oliveira from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/starship-we-built-this-city-the-flops-14-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 14th edition of The Flops (2026), we examine Starship's questionable, contradictory pop hit, “We Built This City.”
Judeline, La Falda → Song Review
![Judeline, La Falda [📷: Interscope Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/judeline-la-falda.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spanish singer-songwriter Judeline drops an infectious, naughty Urbano latino single with “La Falda” [“The Skirt”].
Rupert Holmes, Escape (The Piña Colada Song) → Throwback Vibez
![Rupert Holmes, Escape (The Piña Colada Song): Throwback Vibez No. 107 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Geffen Records; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/rupert-holmes-escape-the-pina-colada-song-throwback-vibez-107-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 107th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Escape (The Piña Colada Song),” a number one hit by Rupert Holmes.
WRABEL, surrender → Beaming with Pride
![WRABEL, surrender: Beaming with Pride No. 88 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Big Gay Records / Nettwerk Music Group Inc.; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/wrabel-surrender-beaming-with-pride-88-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 88th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “surrender,” performed by pop singer-songwriter WRABEL.
Grimes & VADAKIN, ACCELERANDO → Song Review
![Grimes & VADAKIN, ACCELERANDO [📷: Nazgul Recording LLC / Eternal Recurrence]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/grimes-accelerando.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Canadian singer-songwriter Grimes and producer VADAKIN deliver a certified bop with the colorful, high-flying single, “ACCELERANDO.”
Frank Zappa, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? → Wacky Wednesday
![Frank Zappa, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?: Wacky Wednesday No. 41 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/frank-zappa-why-does-it-hurt-when-i-pee-wacky-wednesday-41-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 41st edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?” by Frank Zappa.
Than → 5 Gems
![Than: 5 Gems No. 31 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Deepak Maurya from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/than-5-gems-31-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Than: 5 Gems No. 31 (2026) features songs by Boston, Donnie Hathaway, JENNIE, Mary J. Blige, and Sebastian Croft.
Offset, Every Night → Song Review
![Offset, Every Night [📷: UMG Records Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/offset-every-night.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Offset, assisted by fellow rapper Don Toliver, drops a brief but potent banger with “Every Night,” which samples a Jodeci classic.
brakence, Problem Child → Song Review
![brakence, marroW [📷: Columbia Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/brakence-marrow.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Problem Child” marks another ear-catching and intriguing single from the always captivating alternative singer-songwriter brakence.
Alec Benjamin, Follow Me → Song Review
![Alec Benjamin, Follow Me [📷: Atlantic Recording Corporation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/alec-benjamin-follow-me.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Youthful-sounding pop singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin delivers an enjoyable, memorable, and well-rounded song with “Follow Me.”
M the Myth, bedroom rock → Spicy Tunez
![M the Myth, bedroom rock: Spicy Tunez No. 63 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; M the Myth Productions LLC; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/m-the-myth-bedroom-rock-spicy-tunes-63-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 63rd edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “bedroom rock” by M the Myth.
BigXthaPlug, BURN → Song Review
![BigXthaPlug, BETTER OVER TIME [📷: BigXthaPlug / UnitedMasters LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bigxthaplug-better-over-time.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Successful with unlikely collaborations, BigXthaPlug taps Ava Max for the assist on “BURN,” the lead single from his fourth album, BETTER OVER TIME.
Jonah Kagen, Don’t Feel Right → Song Review
![Jonah Kagen, Eternity of Anything [📷: Arista Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/jonah-kagen-eternity-of-anything.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Talented singer-songwriter Jonah Kagen impresses with “Don’t Feel Right,” the second single from his sophomore album, Eternity of Anything.
Gunna, Pop It → Song Review
![Gunna, Pop It [📷: Gunna Music, LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/gunna-pop-it.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️½ While he offers nothing brand-new, Gunna keeps the flex going strong on his brief rap banger, “Pop It.”
Slayyyter, i think he’s got a girl → Song Review
![Slayyyter, WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA / wor$t man in america [📷: RECORDS Label, LLC / Columbia Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/slayyyter-worst-girl-in-america-worst-man-in-america.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Slayyyter realizes she has a cheating boyfriend on the high-flying “i think he’s got a girl,” a single from WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA / wor$t man in america.
Jodeci, Lately → Throwback Vibez
![Jodeci, Lately: Throwback Vibez No. 106 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/jodeci-lately-throwback-vibez-106-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 106th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Lately,” a cover of a 1980s Stevie Wonder gem by contemporary R&B collective Jodeci.
13 MYSELF and MYSELF Only Songs → Playlist
![13 MYSELF and MYSELF Only Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kenneth Surillo from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/13-myself-and-myself-only-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 MYSELF and MYSELF Only Songs features songs by Artemas, Céline Dion, Divinyls, kwn, Oliver Tree, and Wyatt Flores.
Kelly Clarkson, Behind These Hazel Eyes → Bangerz N Bopz
![Kelly Clarkson, Behind These Hazel Eyes: Bangerz N Bopz No. 64 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 19 Recordings Ltd. / RCA/JIVE Label Group; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/kelly-clarkson-behind-these-hazel-eyes-bangerz-n-bopz-64-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 64th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “Behind These Hazel Eyes” performed by Kelly Clarkson.
D’Leesa, Digital Girl → Beaming with Pride
![D’Leesa, Digital Girl: Beaming with Pride No. 87 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; D’Leesa; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/dleesa-digital-girl-beaming-with-pride-87-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 87th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Digital Girl,” performed by Atlanta-based soft, sapphic soul musician D’Leesa.
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers, Islands In the Stream → Dazzling Duets
![Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers, Islands In the Stream: Dazzling Duets No. 36 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; ANTONI SHKRABA production from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/dolly-parton-kenny-rogers-islands-in-the-stream-dazzling-duets-36-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 36th edition of Dazzling Duets (2026), Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers collaborate on the number-one hit “Islands In the Stream.”
13 Highly Engaging QUEER Songs → Playlist
![13 Highly Engaging QUEER Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alex wolf mx, Antoni Shkraba, Bruno Dias, Gerardo Manzano, Mateus Rodrigues, PC MATTI, Polina Tankilevitch, RDNE Stock project from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; Aaron Barrera, Dustin Chu from Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/13-highly-engaging-queer-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Highly Engaging QUEER Songs features songs by Arca & Planningtorock, Dog Park Dissidents, Louis Dunford, McCafferty, Ryan Cassata, and The Irrepressibles.
Kim Kardashian, Jam (Turn It Up) → The Flops
![Kim Kardashian, Jam (Turn It Up): The Flops No. 13 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kim Kardashian; Will Oliveira from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kim-kardashian-jam-turn-it-up-the-flops-13-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 13th edition of The Flops (2026), we examine the questionable “Jam (Turn It Up),” recorded by Kim Kardashian.
Haiden Henderson, dumblond → Song Review
![Haiden Henderson, Bleach [📷: Republic Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/haiden-henderson-bleach.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pop singer-songwriter Haiden Henderson drops an electrifying, enticing, and irresistibly delicious bop with “dumblond.”
brakence, death rolL → Song Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The talented brakence once more drops a striking alternative bop with “death rolL,” an advance single from his album, marroW.
Kenny G, Songbird → Throwback Vibez
![Kenny G, Songbird: Throwback Vibez No. 105 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arista Records, Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kenny-g-songbird-throwback-vibez-105-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 105th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Songbird” by Grammy-winning saxophonist Kenny G.
GRANT KNOCHE, STRIPPED → Beaming with Pride
![GRANT KNOCHE, STRIPPED: Beaming with Pride No. 86 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; GRANT KNOCHE MUSIC; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/grant-knoche-stripped-beaming-with-pride-86-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 86th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “STRIPPED,” performed by bi Gen-Z pop singer-songwriter GRANT KNOCHE.