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21 Ear-Catching Night Songs, Vol. 3 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dudubangbang Travel from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

21 Ear-Catching Night Songs, Vol. 3 | Playlist

21 Ear-Catching Night Songs, Vol. 3 features songs by BigXthaPlug, BTS, Candi Staton, Emei, George Benson, and Sabrina Carpenter.

By the musical hype, 2 hoursAugust 14, 2026 ago

15 Marvelous ME and Only ME Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anas Ahmed, Cathy B., cottonbro studio, maina shot, Manar Rajeep, Sean Nkomo, Talha Kuğu, the framestreet from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

15 Marvelous ME and Only ME Songs | Playlist

15 Marvelous ME and Only ME Songs features songs by Ariana Grande, Felix Jaehn & Cascada, David Allan Coe, George Benson, Kevin Lyttle, and Tracy Chapman.

By the musical hype, 4 weeksJuly 17, 2026 ago

13 GIVE Songs Where It’s Giving Greatness (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Helena Lopes from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

13 GIVE Songs Where It’s Giving Greatness | Playlist

13 GIVE Songs Where It’s Giving Greatness features songs by Artemas, Bon Jovi, Chappell Roan, George Benson, New Radicals, and Tracy Chapman.

By the musical hype, 1 monthJuly 1, 2026 ago

George Benson, Give Me the Night: Throwback Vibez No. 55 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Warner Records Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]

George Benson, Give Me the Night | Throwback Vibez

In the 55th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we recollect and reflect on “Give Me the Night” by Grammy-winning legend George Benson.

By the musical hype, 3 monthsMay 7, 2026 ago

Grover Washington, Jr., “Just the Two of Us”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 71 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Elektra, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype]

Grover Washington, Jr., “Just the Two of Us” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

In the 71st edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Just the Two of Us” by Grover Washington, Jr. featuring Bill Withers.

By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 14, 2022 ago

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