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    2020

    Getting to Know... More! More!: Interview #111 [Photo Credits: More! More!, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… More! More! | Interview 🎤

    For the 111th interview on The Musical Hype, we get some colorful, intriguing responses to our questions from UK collective More! More!

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsSeptember 1, 2020 ago
    Katy Perry, Smile [Photo Credit: Capitol]
    Album 💿

    Katy Perry, Smile | Album Review 💿

    After disappointing with Witness in 2017, Smile definitely marks an improvement for Grammy-nominated pop superstar Katy Perry.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsSeptember 1, 2020 ago
    Ty Dolla $ign, "Expensive" (Ft. Nicki Minaj) [Photo Credit: Atlantic]
    Music

    Ty Dolla $ign, Expensive | Track Review 🎵

    The always colorful Ty Dolla $ign enlists the ever-ubiquitous, hard-nosed Nicki Minaj for the short, ‘pricey’ banger, “Expensive.”

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 31, 2020 ago
    BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez, "Ice Cream" [Photo Credits: YG Entertainment / Interscope]
    Music

    BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez, Ice Cream | Track Review 🎵

    Standout K-Pop girl group BLACKPINK tap pop superstar Selena Gomez for the short but utterly sweet single, “Ice Cream.”

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 31, 2020 ago
    Chris Stapleton, "Starting Over" [Photo Credit: Mercury Nashville]
    Music

    Chris Stapleton, Starting Over | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning country musician Chris Stapleton successfully ‘starts over’ on his marvelous new single, “Starting Over.”

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 31, 2020 ago
    Calvin Harris & The Weeknd, "Over Now" [Photo Credits: Sony UK, XO, Republic]
    Music

    Calvin Harris & The Weeknd, Over Now | Track Review 🎵

    Scottish DJ/producer Calvin Harris and Canadian R&B singer/songwriter The Weeknd join forces for the surefire bop, “Over Now.”

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 31, 2020 ago
    Big Sean, "Deep Reverence" (Ft. Nipsey Hussle) [Photo Credits: G.O.O.D. / Def Jam]
    Music

    Big Sean, Deep Reverence | Track Review 🎵

    Big Sean returns in reflective fashion on promo single “Deep Reverence,” featuring an assist from the late, great Nipsey Hussle.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 31, 2020 ago
    Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2020 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2020 | Playlist 🎧

    ‘Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2020’ features Cardi B, The Killers, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Omar Apollo & Troye Sivan.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 31, 2020 ago
    The Killers, Imploding the Mirage [Photo Credit: Island]
    Album 💿

    The Killers, Imploding the Mirage | Album Review 💿

    Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vannucci Jr., the sole remaining members of The Killers drop an awesome sixth album with Imploding the Mirage.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 28, 2020 ago
    Getting to Know... Riveryard [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Riveryard]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Riveryard | Interview 🎤

    Manchester indie-rock trio Riveryard serve as the subjects of the 110th interview in our ever-colorful & informative Getting to Know… series.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 28, 2020 ago
    10 Intriguing Songs That Reference the 5 Senses [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    10 Intriguing Songs That Reference the 5 Senses | Playlist 🎧

    ‘10 Intriguing Songs That Reference the 5 Senses’ features music by Billie Eilish, Ghost, Logic, Nirvana, and Ro James.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 28, 2020 ago
    Nas, King's Disease [Photo Credit: Mass Appeal]
    Album 💿

    Nas, King’s Disease | Album Review 💿

    After falling short in 2018 with the brief Nasir, iconic rapper Nas atones with King’s Disease, his best work in years.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 27, 2020 ago

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