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    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]
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    Starship, We Built This City → The Flops

    In the 14th edition of The Flops (2026), we examine Starship’s questionable, contradictory pop hit, “We Built This City.”

    By the musical hype, 1 dayOctober 15, 2026 ago
    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]
    Columns

    Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers, Islands In the Stream → Dazzling Duets

    In the 36th edition of Dazzling Duets (2026), Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers collaborate on the number-one hit “Islands In the Stream.”

    By the musical hype, 1 weekOctober 9, 2026 ago
    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]
    Columns

    Kenny G, Songbird → Throwback Vibez

    In the 105th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Songbird” by Grammy-winning saxophonist Kenny G.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekOctober 8, 2026 ago
    Dolly Parton, 9 to 5: Throwback Vibez No. 104 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]
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    Dolly Parton, 9 to 5 → Throwback Vibez

    In the 104th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “9 to 5” by the beloved music and cultural icon Dolly Parton.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksOctober 5, 2026 ago
    15 Ear-Catching, Eye-Opening Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anna Shvets,Володимир Олейніков, Emiliano Vittoriosi, Mikhail Nilov, Pegah Sharifi, Ron Lach, Uncle mom’s, Wallace Castro from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Ear-Catching, Eye-Opening Songs → Playlist

    15 Ear-Catching, Eye-Opening Songs features songs by Beartooth, Ethel Cain, Future, Justin Bieber, Kim Carnes, and The Platters.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksOctober 5, 2026 ago
    Shocking Blue vs. Bananarama: Face Off No. 17 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; London Records Ltd, Red Bullet; fotografoedsonj ed, Marlon Schmeiski from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
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    Shocking Blue vs. Bananarama | Face Off

    In the 17th edition of Face Off (2026), Shocking Blue and Bananarama face off for the best rendition of “Venus.”

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksOctober 3, 2026 ago
    13 Fantastic Songs About Friends (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; PNW Production from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Fantastic Songs About Friends | Playlist

    13 Fantastic Songs About Friends features songs by Alexander Stewart x Lauren Spencer Smith, Baby Rose x Leon Thomas, Drake, Foo Fighters, Gracie Abrams & Jordan Firstman.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksOctober 2, 2026 ago
    Slayer, Behind The Crooked Cross: Bangerz N Bopz No. 62 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; American Recordings, LLC; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Slayer, Behind The Crooked Cross | Bangerz N Bopz

    In the 62nd edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “Behind The Crooked Cross” performed by thrash metal band Slayer.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksSeptember 26, 2026 ago
    These Songs That Are Way Too MUCH (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    These Songs That Are Way Too MUCH | Playlist

    These Songs That Are Way Too MUCH features songs by Bee Gees, Dominic Fike, Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams, Kehlani, Luther Vandross, and MGMT

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksSeptember 25, 2026 ago
    13 Songs That Highlight The Number TWO (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Агзам Гайсин, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Highlight The Number TWO | Playlist

    13 Songs That Highlight The Number TWO features songs by Arlo Parks, BTS, Céline Dion, Drake, Klovis Gaynor, and William Bell.

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksSeptember 21, 2026 ago
    11 Dirty Songs Filled with Dirt (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Dirty Songs Filled with Dirt | Playlist

    11 Dirty Songs Filled with Dirt features songs by Christina Aguilera, Chlöe & Timbaland, Don Henley, Michael Jackson, and Tyler Childers.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthSeptember 14, 2026 ago
    13 Songs Where the Verb AM is Key (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Where the Verb AM is Key | Playlist

    13 Songs Where the Verb AM is Key features songs by Durand Bernarr, Kendrick Lamar, Megan Moroney, Simon & Garfunkel, Tove Lo, and Valerie Simpson.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthSeptember 7, 2026 ago

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