![anees, “sun and moon”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 4 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Anees LLC; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels; Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/anees-sun-and-moon-music-lifts-4-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns anees, sun and moon | Music Lifts
anees, sun and moon | Music Lifts 
In the 4th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by versatile rapper/singer/songwriter anees performing his monogamous anthem, “sun and moon.”
![John Lennon, “Woman Is The N***** Of The World”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 1 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; EMI Records Ltd; Tazz Vaughn via Pexels; Darkmoon_Art, TheDigitalArtist via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/john-lennon-woman-is-the-n-of-the-world-controversial-tunes-1-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns John Lennon, Woman Is The N***** Of The World | Controversial Tunes
John Lennon, Woman Is The N***** Of The World | Controversial Tunes 
In the 1st edition of Controversial Tunes (2023), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Woman Is The Nigger Of The World” by John Lennon.
![Lisa Marie Presley, “Dirty Laundry”: Covers No. 4 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Capitol; Paul Brennan from Pixabay, Sdf Rahbar on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/lisa-marie-presley-dirty-laundry-covers-4-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
Lisa Marie Presley, Dirty Laundry | COVERS
In the 4th edition of COVERS (2023), the late Lisa Marie Presley delivers a compelling rendition of “Dirty Laundry,” originally performed by Don Henley.
![15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 6 [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; KoolShooters]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/15-must-hear-throwback-vibez-vol-6.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen 15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 6 | Playlist
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 6 | Playlist 
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 6 features music courtesy of Bill Withers, Clarence Carter, Gladys Knight & The Pips, James Taylor, and Tina Turner.
![Human Form Divine, “DummyThicc”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 3 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Human Form Divine; 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/2023/01/human-from-divine-dummythicc-lgbtq-bopz-3-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 
Human Form Divine, DummyThicc | LGBTQ Bopz
Human Form Divine, DummyThicc | LGBTQ Bopz 
In the 3rd edition of LGBTQ Bopz (2023), we highlight the song, “DummyThicc” performed by Human Form Divine.
![Moneybagg Yo & GloRilla, “On Wat U On” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; CMG/N-Less/Interscope; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/moneybagg-yo-glorilla-on-wat-u-on-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music Moneybagg Yo & GloRilla, On Wat U On | Track Review
Moneybagg Yo & GloRilla, On Wat U On | Track Review 
Memphis rappers Moneybagg Yo and GloRilla join forces for the expletive-laden, gives no Fs, sexually charged, unapologetic rap banger, “On Wat U On.”
![Joesef, Permanent Damage [📷: Bold Cut / AWAL Recordings Ltd]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/joesef-permanent-damage-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Album 
Joesef, Permanent Damage | Album Review
Joesef, Permanent Damage | Album Review
Queer Scottish, soul-pop musician Joesef delivers an authentic, emotional, and truly exceptional debut album with Permanent Damage.
![Smoke 🚬 💨: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 5 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Petar Starčević via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/smoke-3-to-5-bops-5-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
3 to 5 BOPS Smoke
Smoke 
| 3 to 5 BOPS
Smoke : 3 to 5 BOPS No. 5 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Drake, Otis Redding, The Platters, Silk Sonic, and SZA.
![Alicia Keys, “Every Little Bit Hurts”: Covers No. 3 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; Paul Brennan from Pixabay, Pexels, Sdf Rahbar on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/alicia-keys-every-little-bit-hurts-covers-3-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
Alicia Keys, “Every Little Bit Hurts” | COVERS
In the 3rd edition of COVERS (2023), Alicia Keys delivers a compelling rendition of “Every Little Bit Hurts” originally performed by Brenda Holloway.
![Måneskin, “GOSSIP” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Epic; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/maneskin-gossip.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music Måneskin, GOSSIP | Track Review
Måneskin, GOSSIP | Track Review
Italian band Måneskin have a bone to pick with Los Angeles and its superficiality on “GOSSIP,” the fifth single from their 2023 album, RUSH!.
![Sam Smith, Koffee & Jessie Reyez, "Gimme" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Capitol; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sam-smith-gimme.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ Sam Smith, Koffee & Jessie Reyez, Gimme | Track Review
Sam Smith, Koffee & Jessie Reyez, Gimme | Track Review
Sam Smith, Koffee & Jessie Reyez join forces for the entertaining, infectious, and naughty “Gimme,” the third single from Smith’s fourth LP.
![Miley Cyrus, Flowers [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Smiley Miley, Inc. / Columbia; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/miley-cyrus-flowers-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ Miley Cyrus, Flowers | Track Review
Miley Cyrus, Flowers | Track Review
Miley Cyrus turns lemon into sweet lemonade on “Flowers,” the groovy promo single from her eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation.
