Lil Nas X, MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name) | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
![Lil Nas X, “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. X [📷: Aidan Feddersen on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/lil-nas-x-montero-controversial-tunes-3.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 3rd edition of Controversial Tunes, we explore the controversy behind the song, “MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name)” by Lil Nas X.
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Mars | 5ive Songs
![Mars: 5ive Songs No. 45 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, NASA on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/mars-5ive-songs-45-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 45th edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs that are associated with MARS in some form or fashion.
Boy Golden, KD and Lunch Meat | Track Review 🎵
![Boy Golden, "KD and Lunch Meat" [📷: Six Shooter]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/boy-golden-kd-and-lunch-meat.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Canadian musician Boy Golden is sure to make you high on his intriguing single “KD and Lunch Meat” from his debut LP, Church of Better Daze.
YSN Flow, Pac-Man | Track Review 🎵
![YSN Flow, "Pac-Man" [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ysn-flow-pac-man-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ascending rapper YSN Flow is chocked-full of confidence, touting his come-up on the melodic banger, “Pac-Man.”
Riley Michaels, Someone Like You | Track Review 🎵
![Riley Michaels, "Someone Like You" [📷: Riley Michaels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/riley-michaels-someone-like-you.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ontario pop newcomer Riley Michaels impresses on “Someone Like You,” the intriguing, closing track on his self-titled, debut EP.
Panik Pop, Your Body | Single Notez 🎶
![Panik Pop, "Your Body" [📷: Embassy One]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/panik-pop-your-body-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
German electronic act Panik Pop delivers those surefire summer vibes on the highly infectious, techno/house single, “Your Body.”
Robin Thicke, Blurred Lines | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
![Robin Thicke, “Blurred Lines”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 2 [📷: Aidan Feddersen on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Star Trak]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/robin-thicke-blurred-lines-controversial-tunes-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 2nd edition of Controversial Tunes, we explore the controversy behind the song, “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke.
A Must-Hear PRIDE 🏳️🌈 Compendium: 2021 | Playlist 🎧
![A Must-Hear PRIDE 🏳️🌈 Compendium: 2021🎧 [📷: Anna Shvets, Annette Dawm, Barcelos_fotos, Brent Faulkner, Brianna Amick, cottonbro, The Musical Hype, Nicholas Swatz, Pexels, Sharon McCutcheon, Ylanite Koppens]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/a-must-hear-pride-compendium-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
A Must-Hear PRIDE 🏳️🌈 Compendium: 2021 🎧 features Arca, Asbjørn, girl in red, KAYTRANADA, Lil Nas X, Rina Sawayama & Years & Years.
Blues | 3BOPS
![Blues: 3BOPS No. 31 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Enzo Boulet, The Musical Hype, Unsplash, Wilson Blanco from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/blues-3bops-31-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 31st edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with BLUES in some form or fashion.
Karma | 5ive Songs
![Karma: 5ive Songs No. 44 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, derGestalterCottbus from Pixabay, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/karma-5ive-songs-44-2021-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 44th edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs that are associated with KARMA in some form or fashion.
TOOL, Prison Sex | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
![TOOL, “Prison Sex”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 1 [📷: Aidan Feddersen on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Tool Dissectional / Volcano Entertainment II]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/tool-prison-sex-controversial-tunes-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 1st edition of Controversial Tunes, we explore the controversy behind the song, “Prison Sex” by TOOL.
DMX, Exodus | Album Review 💿
![DMX, Exodus [📷: Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/dmx-exodus-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following his tragic death, DMX delivers an enjoyable and respectable, if imperfect posthumous studio album with Exodus.
Greyson Chance, Hellboy | Track Review 🎵
![Greyson Chance, "Hellboy" [📷: GCM / Arista]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/greyson-chance-hellboy-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop artist Greyson Chance is both hellish and sexy on his fine single, “Hellboy,” which appears on his 2021 LP, Trophies.
Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: May 2021 | Playlist 🎧
![Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: May 2021🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Darkroom, Dreamville, Glen Carrie, The Musical Hype, pasja1000, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/awesome-songs-that-tickled-my-fancy-may-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: May 2021 🎧 features Anthony Hamilton, Bella Poarch, Burna Boy, Olivia Rodrigo, P!nk, & Twenty One Pilots.
Carrie Underwood, Great is Thy Faithfulness | Sunday Refresh 🙏
![Carrie Underwood, “Great is Thy Faithfulness”: Sunday Refresh 🙏 No. 7 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Capitol Nashville, The Musical Hype, Zac Durant on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/carrie-underwood-great-is-thy-faithfulness-sunday-refresh-7.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 7th edition of Sunday Refresh, we’re uplifted by Carrie Underwood performing, “Great is Thy Faithfulness,” featuring CeCe Winans.
Getting to Know… The Yalla Yallas | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… The Yalla Yallas: Interview No. 189 🎤 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, The Yalla Yallas]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/getting-to-know-the-yalla-yallas-interview-189.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For our 189th interview on The Musical Hype, singer Rob Galloway provides background and insight regarding his band, The Yalla Yallas.
Myylo, My EP Era is Over Now (EP) | Album Review 💿
![Myylo, My EP Era is Now Over [📷 : Myylo]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/myylo-my-ep-era-is-over-now-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
LGBTQ Pop singer/songwriter Myylo ends his EP era with his colorfully-titled, five-song EP, My EP Era is Over Now.
City Girls, Twerkulator | Track Review 🎵
![City Girls, "Twerkulator" [📷 : Quality Control Music ]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/city-girls-twerkulator-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rap duo City Girls reveal their cards from the start on their short, infectious, rump shaking anthem, “Twerkulator.”
Myylo, Savage Bop | Track Review 🎵
![Myylo, "Savage Bop" [📷 : Myylo]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/myylo-savage-bop.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop singer/songwriter Myylo ends his EP era with his My EP Era is Over Now (EP), led by the brief but entertaining bop, “Savage Bop.”
15 Totally & Utterly Foolish Songs | Playlist 🎧
![15 Totally & Utterly Foolish Songs 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Sammy-Williams]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/15-totally-utterly-foolish-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
🎧 15 Totally & Utterly Foolish Songs features Anthony Hamilton, Aretha Franklin, Fleet Foxes, Jazmine Sullivan, Shawn Mendes & ZAYN.
Levitate | 3BOPS
![Levitate: 3BOPS No. 30 (2021) [📷: Alex Iby, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/levitate-3bops-30-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 30th edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with LEVITATE in some form or fashion.
Getting to Know… Catching Mangoes | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know... Catching Mangoes: Interview 188 [📷 : Brent Faulkner, Catching Mangoes, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/getting-to-know-catching-mangoes-interview-188.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For our 188th interview on The Musical Hype, we get some great insight from the awesomely named British band, Catching Mangoes.
Space | 5ive Songs
![Space: 5ive Songs No. 43 [📷 : Brent Faulkner, FelixMittermeier, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/space-5ive-songs-43-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this the 43rd edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs that are associated with SPACE in some form or fashion.
Build | 3BOPS
![Build: 3BOPS No. 29 (2021) [ 📷 : Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/build-3bops-29-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 29th edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with the word BUILD in some form or fashion.
Twenty One Pilots, Scaled and Icy | Album Review 💿
![Twenty One Pilots, Scaled and Icy [📷.: Fueled by Ramen ]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/twenty-one-pilots-scaled-and-icy-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Twenty One Pilots deliver another enjoyable, if slightly different project with their sixth studio album, Scaled and Icy.
‘S’ Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧
![‘S’ Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 🎧 [ 📷 : Adrienne Andersen, Andrea Piacquadio, Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Daria Shevtsova, Klaus Nielsen, The Musical Hype, Pexels, RODNAE Productions, Sam Burriss, Tom Leishman, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/s-songs-no-rhyme-or-reason-vol-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
‘S’ Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 🎧 features Bebe Rexha, Jeremy Zucker, Mariah Carey, Rod Wave, serpentwithfeet & twenty one pilots.
Polo G & Lil Wayne, GANG GANG | Track Review 🎵
![Polo G & Lil Wayne, "GANG GANG" [📷 : Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/polo-g-gang-gang-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rap standouts Polo G and Lil Wayne join forces for a sweet melodic rap banger on “GANG GANG.”