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    2025

    Philip Glass, Koyaanisqatsi: Wacky Wednesday No. 25 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Orange Mountain Music; Rich The Barber Font from Font Space; Wendel Natan from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    Philip Glass, Koyaanisqatsi | Wacky Wednesday

    In the 25th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique piece of music, “Koyaanisqatsi,” performed by Philip Glass.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsJune 18, 2025 ago
    A Hodgepodge of Place Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Hodgepodge of Place Songs | Playlist 🎧

    A Hodgepodge of Place Songs features songs by Chappell Roan, Dr. John, Fred again.., Janet Jackson, Käärijä & Hooja, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsJune 18, 2025 ago
    Gunna, Won't Stop [📷: Young Stoner Life / 300 Entertainment]
    Music

    Gunna Won’t Stop | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy-nominated rapper Gunna makes it clear that he is in it for the long haul on his unstoppable single, “Won’t Stop.”

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsJune 17, 2025 ago
    cupcakKe, One of My Bedbugs Ate My Pussy: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 47 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cupcakKe; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]
    Columns

    cupcakKe, One of My Bedbugs Ate My P*$$y | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥

    In the 47th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2025), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “One of My Bedbugs Ate My P*$$y” by cupcakKe.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsJune 17, 2025 ago
    Kane Brown, 2 Pair [📷: Sony Music Nashville]
    Music

    Kane Brown, 2 Pair | Song Review 🎵

    Kane Brown doesn’t just buy one pair: he needs two pairs of everything on his brief but entertaining single, “2 Pair.”

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsJune 16, 2025 ago
    Kevin Abstract, Blush [📷: Juno / X8 Music]
    LGBTQ

    Kevin Abstract & Dominic Fike, Geezer | Song Review 🎵

    Kevin Abstract and Dominic Fike collaborate on “Geezer,” an intriguing promo single from Abstract’s 2025 album, Blush.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsJune 16, 2025 ago
    Chris Brown, Holy Blindfold [📷: Chris Brown Entertainment / RCA]
    Music

    Chris Brown, Holy Blindfold | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning R&B superstar Chris Brown offers a welcome change of pace on his kinder, gentler single, “Holy Blindfold.”

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsJune 16, 2025 ago
    Kehlani, Folded [📷: Atlantic]
    LGBTQ

    Kehlani, Folded | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter Kehlani brings her A Game on “Folded,” among the best songs of her fabulous career.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsJune 16, 2025 ago
    BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 4 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Adrienne Andersen, Ali Drabo, atelier Moss, Farshad sheikhzad, Gabi Brasiliano, Leonardo Goncalves wild, mehrab zahedbeigi, mohammad akbari, Mykhailo Petrenko, rao qingwei, from Pexels; AcatXIo, TheDigitalArtist from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 4 | Playlist 🎧

    BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 4 features songs by Average White Band, Brandy & Monica, Kesha, Lil Nas X, Nxdia, and RYANN.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsJune 16, 2025 ago
    Fantasia, Have Your Way: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 24 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; gamma.; BD Jewel, Dave H, Jean-Daniel Francoeur, Joshua Brown, Vansh Mehta from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Fantasia, Have Your Way | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

    In the 24th edition of Music Lifts (2025), we’re uplifted by R&B and gospel singer Fantasia performing “Have Your Way.”

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsJune 15, 2025 ago
    TLC, No Scrubs: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 48 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; LaFace; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    TLC, No Scrubs | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    In the 48th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “No Scrubs” performed by Grammy-winning girl group TLC.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsJune 15, 2025 ago
    Betty Harris vs. Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint: Head 2 Head No. 18 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 43 North Broadway, LLC, Sansu, The Verve Music Group; Israel Torres, KoolShooters, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]
    Columns

    Betty Harris vs. Elvis Costello | Head 2 Head

    In the 18th edition of Head 2 Head (2025), Betty Harris and Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint contend for the best rendition of “Nearer to You.”

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsJune 14, 2025 ago

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