Gladys Knight vs. Alicia Keys | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Gladys Knight vs. Alicia Keys: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 31 [📷: Brent Faulkner, GenderArts from Pixabay, Motown, The Musical Hype, RCA, Valentin Tikhonov from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/gladys-knight-alicia-keys-head-2-head-31-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 31st edition of Head 2 Head, Gladys Knight & The Pips and Alicia Keys contend for the best rendition of “If I Were Your Woman.”

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Gladys Knight vs. Alicia Keys: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 31 [📷: Brent Faulkner, GenderArts from Pixabay, Motown, The Musical Hype, RCA, Valentin Tikhonov from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/gladys-knight-alicia-keys-head-2-head-31-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 31st edition of Head 2 Head, Gladys Knight & The Pips and Alicia Keys contend for the best rendition of “If I Were Your Woman.”
![Jeremy Zucker, Crusher [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/jeremy-zucker-crusher-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
New Jersey pop singer/songwriter Jeremy Zucker delivers the goods on his tight, 12-track sophomore album, Crusher.
![15 More Soul Oldies That Tickle My Fancy (Vol. 2) 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Israel Palacio, John Alan Sperry, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/15-more-soul-oldies-that-tickle-my-fancy.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
🎧15 More Soul Oldies That Tickle My Fancy (Vol. 2) features Diana Ross, Grace Jones, James Brown, Shuggie Otis, Sylvester & Whitney Houston.
![Mortality: 5ive Songs No. 83 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, cottonbro, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/mortality-5ive-songs-83-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 83rd edition of 5ive Songs (2021), we select five songs that are associated with MORTALITY in some form or fashion.
![Queer Joy: 5ive Songs No. 82 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, Ece AK, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pexels, Pixabay, Sharon McCutcheon]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/queer-joy-5ive-songs-82-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 82nd edition of 5ive Songs (2021), we select five songs that are associated with QUEER JOY 🏳️🌈 in some form or fashion.
![Lil Nas X, “Scoop”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 1 [📷: Anna Shvets, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Kurious, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/lil-nas-x-scoop-lgbtq-bopz-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 1st edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2021), we highlight the song, “That’s What I Want” performed by Grammy-winning pop artist, Lil Nas X.
![Elton John, "Finish Line" [📷: Mercury]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/elton-john-finish-line.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Two highly decorated, iconic musicians – Elton John and Stevie Wonder – make sweet music together on the spirit, ear catching “Finish Line.”
![Asbjørn, "Be Human" [📷: Embassy of Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/asbjorn-be-human-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Danish pop artist Asbjørn ‘brings it on home’ on his moving, transcendent, sermon to the LGBTQ community, “Be Human (Pride Version).”
![Badflower, “Stalker”: Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘 No. 1 [📷: Big Machine, Brent Faulkner, John Varvatos, The Musical Hype, Paul Brennan on Pixabay, Pexels, Sebastian Ervi, SHVETS production, Vinícius Caricatte]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/badflower-stalker-outlandish-rock-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 1st edition of Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘, we explore the outlandishness behind the song “Stalker” performed by Badflower.
![Getting to Know…Ninebanks: Interview No. 214 🎤 [📷: Ninebanks, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/getting-to-know-ninebanks-interview-214.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On our 214th Q&A, pop-punk band Ninebanks expounds on their genesis, musical craft, influences, and current + future endeavors.
![Swear Along with These 15 Swear Songs! 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Christian Dorn, Columbia, Cottonbro, Karolina Grabowska, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/swear-along-with-these-15-swear-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
🎧 Swear Along with These 15 Swear Songs features Adam Melchor, Badflower, Megan Thee Stallion, Rina Sawayama & Timmy Trumpet.
![The Impressions, “People Get Ready”: Sunday Refresh 🙏 No. 21 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Geffen, The Musical Hype, Zac Durant on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/the-impressions-people-get-ready-sunday-refresh-2021-21.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 21st edition of Sunday Refresh, we’re uplifted by The Impressions, led by Curtis Mayfield, performing, “People Get Ready.”