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    2026

    Shaboozey, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales [📷: American Dogwood / EMPIRE]
    Music

    Shaboozey, Born To Die | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-nominated country musician Shaboozey returns with “Born To Die,” a respectable but safe lead single from his fourth album.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsApril 30, 2026 ago
    RYANN, I Got Ghosted by Another Guy: Beaming with Pride No. 34 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; RYANN; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

    RYANN, I Got Ghosted by Another Guy | Beaming with Pride

    In the 34th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “I Got Ghosted by Another Guy” performed by RYANN.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsApril 29, 2026 ago
    Madonna, CONFESSIONS II [📷: Boy Toy Inc. / Warner Records]
    Music

    Madonna, I Feel So Free | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️½ “I Feel So Free” is an enjoyable electronic/dance-pop single from Madonna, a legendary artist who has nothing else to prove.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsApril 29, 2026 ago
    Striking Bops from April 2026 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Striking Bops from April 2026 | Playlist

    Striking Bops from April 2026 features songs by BTS, Durand Bernarr, Jack White, John Summit, Lady Gaga & Doechii, and Ravyn Lenae & Dominic Fike.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsApril 29, 2026 ago
    Jessie Ware, Ride: Spicy Tunez No. 34 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Universal Music Operations Limited; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Jessie Ware, Ride | Spicy Tunez

    In the 34th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “Ride” by Jessie Ware.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsApril 28, 2026 ago
    Adam Port, SG Lewis & Keinemusik, Be The One [📷: Keinemusik]
    Music

    Adam Port, SG Lewis & Keinemusik, Be The One | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ German DJ/producer Adam Port, English singer-songwriter SG Lewis, and Keinemusik deliver a satisfying electronic bop with “Be The One.”

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsApril 27, 2026 ago
    Durand Bernarr, BERNARR. [📷: Durand Bernarr / DSING RECORDS / Create Music Group Inc.]
    LGBTQ

    Durand Bernarr, AM I OKAY?! | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Durand Bernarr delivers another home run with “AM I OKAY?!”, the second single from BERNARR.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsApril 27, 2026 ago
    Malcolm Todd, I Saw Your Face [📷: Columbia Records]
    Music

    Malcolm Todd, I Saw Your Face | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gen-Z alternative singer-songwriter Malcolm Todd captures heartbreak superbly on “I Saw Your Face,” a single that sounds brighter than it should.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsApril 27, 2026 ago
    An Exciting List of X & Z Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    An Exciting List of X & Z Songs | Playlist

    An Exciting List of X & Z Songs features songs by Beyoncé, Feng, JENNIE, Lil Uzi Vert, Malcolm Todd, and Óscar Maydon.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsApril 27, 2026 ago
    BTS, SWIM: Bangerz N Bopz No. 34 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; BIGHIT MUSIC; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    BTS, SWIM | Bangerz N Bopz

    In the 34th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “SWIM” performed by Grammy-nominated K-pop group BTS.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsApril 26, 2026 ago
    Jeffrey Osborne vs. Regine Velasquez: Face Off No. 12 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc., Viva; fotografoedsonj ed, Marlon Schmeiski from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Jeffrey Osborne vs. Regine Velasquez | Face Off

    In the 12th edition of Face Off (2026), Jeffrey Osborne and Regine Velasquez face off for the best rendition of “On The Wings of Love.”

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsApril 25, 2026 ago
    Rina Sawayama, XS: Bangerz N Bopz No. 33 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dirty Hit; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Rina Sawayama, XS | Bangerz N Bopz

    In the 33rd edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “XS” performed by Japanese British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsApril 25, 2026 ago

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