Rina Sawayama, LUCID | Track Review 🎵
![Rina Sawayama, "LUCID" [📷: Dirty Hit]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/rina-sawayama-lucid-dirty-hit-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rina Sawayama continues to slay, dreaming about being with or being the dream girl on her fresh new single, “LUCID.”
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Read MoreRina Sawayama, LUCID | Track Review 🎵
Jennifer Lopez, In the Morning | Track Review 🎵
![Jennifer Lopez, "In the Morning" [📷: HITCO]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/jennifer-lopez-in-the-morning-hitco-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Although she serves up nothing ‘game changing,’ Jennifer Lopez reminds us she’s still got it on the sexy pop single, “In the Morning.”
Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: November 2020 | Playlist 🎧
![Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: November 2020 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/awesome-songs-november-2020.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: November 2020 🎧 features 2 Chainz, Fousheé, Lil Nas X, Megan Thee Stallion & Shawn Mendes.
Quarantine | 5ive Songs
![Quarantine: 5ive Songs No. 64 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/quarantine-5ive-songs-no-64.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs that are associated with the word QUARANTINE in some form or fashion.
13 B Songs Selected with No Rhyme or Reason | Playlist 🎧
![13 B Songs Selected with No Rhyme or Reason [📷 : Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/13-b-songs-selected-with-no-rhyme-or-reason.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 B Songs Selected with No Rhyme or Reason 🎧 features BLACKPINK, Brandy, Myylo, Omar Apollo, Sam Fender & Trey Songz.
Getting to Know… Sinai Planum | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know... Sinai Planum: Interview #151 [📷: Sinai Planum, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/getting-to-know-sinai-planum-interview-151.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the 151st Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we gain great insight from the Swiss indie alternative rock band, Sinai Planum.
Thoughts on 2020 Grammy Nominations (Big Categories) 🏆
![Thoughts on 2020 Grammy Nominations (Big Categories) [📷: ATO, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Decca, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/thoughts-on-2020-grammys-big-categories.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Another year, another opportunity for The Musical Hype to scrutinize the Grammy nominations which are particularly odd in 2020.
Awesome LGBTQ+ Songs from 2020 🏳️🌈 | Playlist 🎧
![Awesome LGBTQ+ Songs from 2020 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/awesome-lgbtq-songs-from-2020.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome LGBTQ+ Songs from 2020 🏳️🌈 🎧 features music by Greyson Chance, Myylo, Omar Apollo, Rina Sawayama, and Sam Smith.
Getting to Know…Keep Up | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know... Keep Up: Interview #150 [📷: Keep Up, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/getting-to-know-keep-up-interview-150.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the magical 150th interview in our Getting to Know… series, we gain insight into New York rock band, Keep Up.
Iann dior, Holding On | Track Review 🎵
![iann dior, "Holding On" [📷 : Internet Money / TenThousand Projects]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/iann-dior-holding-on-internet-money-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Fresh off a dominant number one hit, rising Puerto Rican artist iann dior drops a brief, entertaining pop single with “Holding On.”
Bet | 5ive Songs
![BET: 5ive Songs No. 63 [📷 : Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/bet-5ive-songs-no-63.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs that are associated with the word BET in some form or fashion.
Getting to Know… Vulgarithm | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know... Vulgarithm: Interview #149 [📷: Vulgarithm, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/getting-to-know-vulgarithm-interview-149.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the 149th interview in our Getting to Know… series, Andy McGurk gives us the scoop on his “creative rebirth” project, Vulgarithm.
Tanaka Makoni, The Streets | Track Review 🎵
![Tanaka Makoni, "The Streets" [📷: Tanaka Makoni]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tanaka-makoni-the-streets-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
George James: Tanaka Makoni is back with her latest release, “The Streets”. It is a track about the singer's relationship to her hometown, London.
Miley Cyrus, Prisoner | Track Review 🎵
![Miley Cyrus, "Prisoner" (Ft. Dua Lipa) [📷 : RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/miley-cyrus-prisoner-rca-1.jpeg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Miley Cyrus enlists Grammy-winning pop artist Dua Lipa for the assist on the short but utterly sweet “Prisoner.”
Chris Stapleton, Starting Over | Album Review 💿
![Chris Stapleton, Starting Over [📷 : Mercury Nashville]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chris-stapleton-starting-over-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winner Chris Stapleton delivers the best country album of 2020 with his fourth studio album, Starting Over.
Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber, Monster | Track Review 🎵
![Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber, "Monster" [📷 : Island / Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/shawn-mendes-justin-bieber-monster-island-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Canadian pop standouts Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber join forces on “Monster,” the second single from Mendes’ fourth LP, Wonder.
Megan Thee Stallion, Good News | Album Review 💿
![Megan Thee Stallion, Good News [📷: 1501 Certified Ent. LLC / 300 Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/megan-thee-stallion-good-news-300-entertainment-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Megan Thee Stallion brings the heat on her cocky, confident, hypersexual, and unapologetic debut album, Good News.
Gratitude: 20 Gracious, Thankful Songs | Playlist 🎧
![Gratitude: 20 Gracious, Thankful Songs [📷 : Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/gratitude-20-gracious-thankful-songs-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Gratitude: 20 Gracious, Thankful Songs 🎧 features music courtesy of Ariana Grande, Marvin Sapp, Pentatonix, Rina Sawayama & T.I.
Thankful 🙏🎶 No. 3 | 5ive Songs
![Thankful 🙏🎶 No. 3: 5ive Songs No. 62 [📷: Boy in Jeans, Brent Faulkner, Epic, Interscope, Light, Mad Love, Monkey Puzzle, The Musical Hype, RCA, S-Curve, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/thankful-no-3-5ive-songs-no-62.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this edition of 5ive Songs, we compile the second five songs from the THANKFUL SONGS 🙏🎶 column into one list.
Sly and the Family Stone, Thank You… | Thankful Songs 🙏🎶
![Sly and the Family Stone, “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”: Thankful Songs 🙏🎶 No. 15 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Epic, The Musical Hype, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sly-and-the-family-stone-thankful-songs-no-15.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the 15th Thankful Song 🙏🎶, we highlight “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),” from iconic band Sly and the Family Stone.
Zipten, Cube Escape | Track Review 🎵
![Zipten, "Cube Escape" [📷: Zipten]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/zipten-cube-escape-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
George James: Zipten crafts one of the most refreshing electronic compositions I have come across in recent months. Read our review here.
13 D Songs Selected with No Rhyme or Reason | Playlist 🎧
![13 D Songs Selected with No Rhyme or Reason [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/13-d-songs-selected-with-no-rhyme-or-reason.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 D Songs Selected with No Rhyme or Reason 🎧 features BTS, Dua Lipa, H.E.R., Florence + The Machine, Sam Smith & Ruel.
Fousheé, single af | Track Review 🎵
![Fousheé, "single af" [📷: Fousheé]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/foushee-single-af-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
R&B artist Fousheé returns with the compelling “single af” where she’s single, ready to mingle, but not ready for another commitment.
Thomas Rhett, What’s Your Country Song | Track Review 🎵
![Thomas Rhett, "What's Your Country Song" [📷: Big Machine]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/thomas-rhett-whats-your-country-song-big-machine-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated country artist Thomas Rhett finds common ground with other country dwellers on “What’s Your Country Song.”
Pat Reilly, Prince of the Night (EP) | Album Review 💿
![Pat Reilly, Prince of the Night (EP) [📷 : Pat Reilly]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/pat-reilly-prince-of-the-night-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
LGBTQ+ pop artist Pat Reilly shines on his debut EP, Prince of the Night, mixing pop, electronic, R&B with a distinct, queer narrative.
Hand | 5ive Songs
![Hand: 5ive Songs No. 61 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hand-5ive-songs-no-61.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On this edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs that are associated with the HAND or HANDS in some form or fashion.
Sia, Saved My Life | Thankful Songs 🙏🎶
![Sia, “Saved My Life”: Thankful Songs 🙏🎶 No. 14 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Monkey Puzzle, The Musical Hype, RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sia-saved-my-life-thankful-songs-no-14.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the 14th Thankful Song 🙏🎶, we highlight “Saved My Life,” where pop singer/songwriter Sia is thankful for her lifesaver.