Mary J. Blige, Testimony | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Mary J. Blige, “Testimony”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 13 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; MCA; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/mary-j-blige-testimony-music-lifts-13-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 13th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by Grammy-winning R&B artist Mary J. Blige performing, “Testimony.”
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The Musical Hype
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The Kid LAROI, I GUESS IT’S LOVE? | Track Review 🎵
![The Kid LAROI, "I GUESS IT'S LOVE" [📷: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/the-kid-laroi-i-guess-its-love-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On his short but enjoyable single, “I GUESS IT’S LOVE?”, Grammy-nominated rapper/singer The Kid LAROI believes he’s found true love – the real deal.
Whitney Houston, He Can Use Me | Track Review 🎵
![Whitney Houston, "He Can Use Me" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/whitney-houston-he-can-use-me.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In advance of the posthumous gospel compilation, I Go To The Rock, the estate of Whitney Houston unveils a second previously unreleased track, “He Can Use Me.”
Top | 3 to 5 BOPS
![Top: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 17 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Suliman Sallehi via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/top-3-to-5-bops-17-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Top: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 17 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of bbno$, DJ Khaled, Keni Burke, Lana Del Rey, and Mary J. Blige.
Getting to Know… Bar II | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Bar II: Interview No. 336 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Bar II; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/getting-to-know-bar-ii-interview-336.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 336th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Brussels rock band, Bar II.
Nas, The World Is Yours | Rap BNGRZ 🔥
![Nas, “The World Is Yours”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 8 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Columbia; cottonbro studio via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nas-the-world-is-yours-rap-bngrz-8-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 8th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2023), we break down the banger status of “The World Is Yours,” performed by Nas.
Chlöe & Chris Brown, How Does It Feel | Track Review 🎵
![Chlöe & Chris Brown, "How Does It Feel" [📷: Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/chloe-chris-brown-how-does-it-feel-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Chlöe, assisted by controversial singer, Chris Brown, drops “How Does It Feel,” the enjoyable second single from her debut album, In Pieces.
Kip Moore, Damn Love | Track Review 🎵
![Kip Moore, "Damn Love" [📷: UMG Recordings, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/kip-moore-damn-love-track-review.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Country singer Kip Moore drops a relatable single in “Damn Love” that perfectly captures the varying actions and emotions incited by L-O-V-E.
Jonas Brothers, Wings | Track Review 🎵
![Jonas Brothers, "Wings" [📷: Jonas Brothers Recording / Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jonas-brothers-wings.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop collective Jonas Brothers returns with the short, somewhat off-putting record, “Wings,” which serves as the promo single from The Album.
Awesome Songs: February 2023 | Playlist 🎧
![Awesome Songs: February 2023 [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/awesome-songs-february-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs: February 2023 features music courtesy of Cordae, Depeche Mode, Lana Del Rey, Omar Apollo, P!nk, and Saint Levant.
Smokie Norful, Um Good | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Smokie Norful, “Um Good”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 12 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Motown Gospel; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/smokie-norful-um-good-music-lifts-12-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 12th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by pastor and gospel singer Smokie Norful performing, “Um Good.”
Rihanna vs. Ryland James | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Rihanna vs. Ryland James: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 8 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 21 Entertainment Group, Westbury Road Entertainment / Roc Nation; andresilva5, Antoni Shkraba via Pexels; talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay; Nick Wang on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/rihanna-ryland-james-head-2-head-8-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 8th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Rihanna and Ryland Jam contend for the best rendition of “Love On The Brain.”