Elton John, “Island Girl” | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
![Elton John, “Island Girl”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 17 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Екатерина, The Island Def Jam Music Group, Joe Alexander, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/elton-john-island-girl-controversial-tunes-17-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 17th edition of Controversial Tunes (2022), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Island Girl” by Elton John.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Elton John, “Island Girl”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 17 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Екатерина, The Island Def Jam Music Group, Joe Alexander, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/elton-john-island-girl-controversial-tunes-17-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 17th edition of Controversial Tunes (2022), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Island Girl” by Elton John.
![Tamyra Gray, “God Bless the Dreamer”: Music Lifts No. 3 (2022) [📷: 19 Recordings, Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tamyra-gray-god-bless-the-dreamer-lit-music-that-lifts-3-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 3rd edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by American Idol alum Tamyra Gray performing, “God Bless the Dreamer.”
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13 E Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of Adele, Ethan Bortnick, Kehlani, Megan Thee Stallion, and Omar Apollo.
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Rapper Fivio Foreign and melodic rapper/singer The Kid LAROI team up for a short, unexpected single, “Paris to Tokyo.”
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Rising pop musician brakence impresses on his second single from 2022, “venus fly trap,” which encompasses deep infatuation.
![Keep: 5ive Songs No. 37 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, cottonbro, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/keep-5ive-songs-37-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 37th edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with KEEP in some form or fashion.
![Wild: 3 or 4 BOPS No. 17 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Wilson Blanco from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/wild-3or4bops-17-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 17th edition of 3 or 4 BOPS (2022), we select awesome songs that are associated with being WILD in some form or fashion.
![15 Incredible Walk Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Chinmay Singh, Godisable Jacob, Humphrey Muleba, Lukas Rychvalsky, Pol Casahuga, Rodolfo Quirós, Sebastian Voortman, Vlad Bagacian, Yogendra Singh]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/15-incredible-walk-songs-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Incredible Walk Songs features songs courtesy of August Alsina, The Black Keys, Imagine Dragons, Jagged Edge, Lou Reed & P!nk.
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In the 289th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Floridian metal band, Anthems of Gomorrah.
![Alive: 5ive Songs No. 36 (2022) [📷: Andrea Piacquadio, Bazzi, Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, Def Jam, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay, RCA, S-Curve, Universal Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/alive-5ive-songs-36-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 36th edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with being ALIVE in some form or fashion.
![Sia, “Alive”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 2 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sia-alive-lit-music-that-lifts-2-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 2nd edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by pop singer/songwriter Sia performing, “Alive.”
![Jxckson, “Siren” [📷: Jxckson Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/jxckson-siren-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Jxckson, the independent pop artist you need to be spinning, delivers a sickening new bop with “Sirens,” intact with a stellar music video.