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    2023

    Omar Rudberg, Off My Mind [📷: Record Company TEN]
    LGBTQ

    Omar Rudberg, Off My Mind | Song Review 🎵

    Pop singer and actor Omar Rudberg, assisted by Jubël, brings the heat on the muy caliente, Spanish-tinged single, “Off My Mind.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 23, 2023 ago
    Charli XCX & Sam Smith, In The City [📷: Atlantic]
    LGBTQ

    Charli XCX & Sam Smith, In The City | Song Review 🎵

    “In The City,” the first collaboration between pop standouts Charli XCX and the highly decorated Sam Smith, is nothing short of a dance/electro-pop bop.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 23, 2023 ago
    Troye Sivan, Something To Give Each Other [📷: EMI Recorded Music Australia Production]
    Album 💿

    Troye Sivan, Something To Give Each Other | Album Review 💿

    After a five-year-hiatus between studio albums, Troye Sivan makes a marvelous return with his brief but potent third album, Something To Give Each Other.  Fans had to wait an excruciating five years between the release of his 2018 sophomore album, 💿 Bloom, and his third LP, 💿 Something To Give Read more

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 23, 2023 ago
    13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland 🇮🇪 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Elias, KERBSTONE, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland 🇮🇪 | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland 🇮🇪 features music courtesy of Dermot Kennedy, Enya, Hozier, Niall Horan, Sinéad O’Connor, and U2. 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 23, 2023 ago
    Getting to Know… Illusions of Grandeur: Interview No. 378 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Illusions of Grandeur; Tumisu via Pixabay]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Illusions of Grandeur | Interview 🎤

    In the 378th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from York, PA theatrical hard rock/fantasy metal band, Illusions of Grandeur.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 22, 2023 ago
    The Script, Hall of Fame: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 55 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited; Hamid Tajik, Qamar Rehman, vansh mehta, Viridiana Rivera via Pexels]
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    The Script, Hall of Fame | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

    In the 55th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by Irish band The Script, and rapper/singer/producer will.i.am, performing, “Hall of Fame.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 22, 2023 ago
    Roberta Flack vs. George Michael: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 42 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic, Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited; Hernán Toro, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]
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    Roberta Flack vs. George Michael | Head 2 Head 🗣️

    In the 42nd edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Roberta Flack and George Michael contend for the best rendition of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 21, 2023 ago
    Sufjan Stevens, Javelin [📷: Asthmatic Kitty]
    Album 💿

    Sufjan Stevens, Javelin | Album Review 💿

    Gifted singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens delivers one of the best projects of his career with his 10th studio album Javelin, dedicated to his late partner.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 21, 2023 ago
    Incredible Songs: 2010s, Vol. 1 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype]
    Evergreen

    Incredible Songs: 2010s, Vol. 1 | Playlist 🎧

    Incredible Songs: 2010s, Vol. 1 features music courtesy of Adele, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd.  

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 20, 2023 ago
    Getting to Know… Hunter-Gatherer: Interview No. 377 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Hunter-Gatherer; Tumisu via Pixabay]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Hunter-Gatherer | Interview 🎤

    In the 377th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Pickering, North Yorkshire, alt-rock band, Hunter-Gatherer.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 19, 2023 ago
    Getting to Know… Lazywall: Interview No. 376 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Lazywall; Tumisu via Pixabay]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Lazywall | Interview 🎤

    In the 376th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Moroccan oriental rock/metal hybrid band, Lazywall.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 19, 2023 ago
    Laura Nyro, You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me: Covers No. 43 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.; cottonbro studio, MART PRODUCTION, Ron Lach from Pexels; Paul Brennan from Pixabay]
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    Laura Nyro, You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me | COVERS

    In the 43rd edition of COVERS (2023), Laura Nyro delivers a compelling rendition of “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,” originally performed by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 18, 2023 ago

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