1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years → Playlist
![1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1986-2026-40-songs-for-40-years.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years features songs by Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Hozier, Mariah Carey, The Weeknd, and Whitney Houston.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1986-2026-40-songs-for-40-years.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years features songs by Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Hozier, Mariah Carey, The Weeknd, and Whitney Houston.
![Girl, These Songs Are About You, Vol. 2 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Airam Dato-on, Andy Coffie, Caio Mantovani, Eric Moura, Justyn Abacajan, Lucas Pezeta, Renthel Cueto, Shalom Ejiofor, Zulfugar Karimov from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/girl-these-songs-are-about-you-vol-2.jpg?fit=700%2C700&ssl=1)
Girl, These Songs Are About You, Vol. 2 features songs by Alicia Keys, Aqua, Ari Lennox, Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney, Nine Days, and Stan Getz.
![15 Compelling Songs That are Turned ON (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Bartek from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/15-compelling-songs-that-are-turned-on.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Compelling Songs That are Turned ON features songs by Adele, Alicia Keys, Jack Harlow, Kanye West, Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald, and Victoria Monét.
![11 Songs That Have G-O-T Got It, Vol. 1 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andres Ayrton from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/11-songs-that-have-g-o-t-got-it-vol-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Songs That Have G-O-T Got It, Vol. 1 features songs by Cheryl Lynn, Gunna, Peder Elias, Tina Turner, and Troye Sivan.
![The-Dream, Panties to the Side: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 15 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/the-dream-panties-to-the-side-midnight-heat-15-2025.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 15th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2025), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Panties to the Side” by The-Dream.
![Rihanna, Nobody’s Business: Controversial Songs No. 6 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Tazz Vaughn via Pexels; Elena Arboleda Salas, nikolaytaman90, Tumisu from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rihanna-nobodys-business-controversial-songs-6-2025.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the sixth edition of Controversial Songs (2024), we explore the controversy behind “Nobody’s Business” by Rihanna featuring Chris Brown.
![13 More Eyebrow Raising, F🤬🤬🤴 Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Lad Fury from Pexels; AcatXlo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/13-more-eyebrow-raising-fuck-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 More Eyebrow Raising, F🤬🤬🤴 Songs feature songs by Benedict Cork, Bentley Robles, FINNEAS, John Duff, Nicki Minaj, and Yeat.
![13 More Irresistible YOU Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alla Eddine Taleb, Jose Musa, Khalil Ahmad, Kindel Media, Shazard R. from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/13-more-irresistible-you-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 More Irresistible YOU Songs features songs by Bobby Womack, Hall & Oates, Mary J. Blige, Mathew V, The Staple Singers, and Vardaan Arora.
![Eye 👁 This List of Must-Hear “I” Songs, Vol. 2 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Daniel Hannah, David Dillon, from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/eye-this-list-of-must-hear-i-songs-vol-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Eye 👁 This List of Must-Hear “I” Songs, Vol. 2 features songs by Afroman, Benedict Cork, Gracie Abrams, Jerry Butler, Katy Perry, and Tate McRae.
![13 More Sex Songs That Exhibit That Midnight Heat (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Aliakbar Nosrati, Antonio Friedemann, Cody Portraits, Ketut Subiyanto, Marlon Schmeiski, Nikolina, Ольга Солодилова, Sergey Romanenko, from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/13-more-sex-songs-that-exhibit-that-midnight-heat.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 More Sex Songs That Exhibit That Midnight Heat features music by Artemas, Denise LaSalle, ETHAN, JT, Lucille Bogan, and Sabrina Carpenter.
![13 Compelling Holy Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/13-compelling-holy-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Compelling Holy Songs features songs by CeCe Winans, Future, Justin Bieber, Rina Sawayama, Sam Smith x Kim Petras, and SXMPRA.
![13 Ear-Catching Night Songs, Vol. 2 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alex Fu from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/13-ear-catching-night-songs-vol-2-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Ear-Catching Night Songs, Vol. 2 features songs by Cooper Bloom, Dua Lipa, Future x Metro Boomin, The Kid LAROI, Marsha Ambrosius, and Morgan Wallen.