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Album 💿
Smokey Robinson, Gasms | Album Review 💿
Iconic Motown singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson delivers an enjoyable album with Gasms, his first LP in nine years.
![Jerry Lee Lewis, “Great Balls of Fire”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 11 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sun Entertainment Corporation; Anand Kulkarni, Aykut Bingül, Luân Phan, mohammadreza merhvand via Pexels; Anna, Gordon Taylor, harshahars from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/jerry-lee-lewis-great-balls-of-fire-controversial-tunes-11-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
Jerry Lee Lewis, Great Balls of Fire | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
In the 11th edition of Controversial Tunes (2023), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Great Balls of Fire” by Jerry Lee Lewis.
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Evergreen
Incredible Songs: 1980s, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧
Incredible Songs: 1980s, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Kool & The Gang, Queen, and Pink Floyd.
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Album 💿
JORDY, BOY | Album Review 💿
Los Angeles-based pop singer/songwriter JORDY gets personal on his short but sweet and relatable sophomore album, BOY.
![Ed Sheeran, "Boat" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Asylum UK / Atlantic UK; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ed-sheeran-boat-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
Ed Sheeran, Boat | Track Review 🎵
Grammy-winning pop singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran focuses on overcoming adversity on “Boat,” the second single from his sixth LP, Subtract.
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LGBTQ
Tawnted, It’s Fine, I’m Fine | Track Review 🎵
Tawnted (Jonathan Armswood) shines on the short but utterly sweet and relatable single about putting on a façade, “It’s Fine, I’m Fine.”
![Brother: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 34 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype; 1400 Entertainment, Inc. / 10K Projects, Atlantic, J, Mad Tsai, Partisan; Alena Darmel via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/brother-3-to-5-bops-34-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
3 to 5 BOPS
Brother | 3 to 5 BOPS
Brother: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 34 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Angie Stone, Cymande, Donny Hathaway, Mad Tsai, and Trippie Redd.
![Trippie Redd & Lil Baby, “DARK BROTHERHOOD”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 15 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; 1400 Entertainment, Inc. / 10K Projects; cottonbro studio via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/trippie-redd-dark-brotherhood-rap-bngrz-15-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Bangerz N Bopz 🔥
Trippie Redd & Lil Baby, DARK BROTHERHOOD | Rap BNGRZ 🔥
In the 15th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2023), we break down the banger status of “DARK BROTHERHOOD,” performed by Trippie Redd & Lil Baby.
![Mad Tsai, “Stacy’s Brother”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 19 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/mad-tsai-stacys-brother-lgbtq-bopz-19-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
Mad Tsai, Stacy’s Brother | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
In the 19th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “Stacy’s Brother” performed by Mad Tsai.
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Music
Cory Singer, Don’t F With Me | Track Review 🎵
Autism advocate and musician Cory Singer brings attitude, authenticity, and a fine musicianship on his powerful single, “Don’t F With Me.”
![Latto, “Put It On Da Floor” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Streamcut / RCA; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/latto-put-it-on-da-floor-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
Latto, Put It On Da Floor | Track Review 🎵
Grammy-nominated Latto brings the heat on her aggressive, unapologetic second single of 2023, “Put It On Da Floor.”
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Columns
KC & The Sunshine Band, I Get Lifted | COVERS
In the 18th edition of COVERS (2023), KC & The Sunshine Band delivers a compelling rendition of “I Get Lifted,” originally performed by George McCrae.