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    2026

    Victoria Monét, Let Me [📷: RCA Records]
    LGBTQ

    Victoria Monét, Let Me | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Victoria Monét continues to be consistent and engaging on her love-oriented single, “Let Me.”

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksFebruary 17, 2026 ago
    Fcukers, Ö [📷: Ninja Tune]
    Music

    Fcukers, Beatback | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Electronic band Fcukers (no, your eyes don’t deceive you) bring the heat on “Beatback,” a single and the opening track from their debut album, Ö.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksFebruary 16, 2026 ago
    Spilata, The Cuntiest [📷: Spilata]
    LGBTQ

    Spilata, The Cuntiest | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spilata utterly slays and serves C U Next Tuesday with his bold, fearless, irresistibly delicious, and unapologetic jazz single, “The Cuntiest.”

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksFebruary 16, 2026 ago
    MUNA, Dancing On The Wall [📷: Saddest Factory Records]
    LGBTQ

    MUNA, Dancing On The Wall | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Queer indie-pop band MUNA delivers an irresistible, dance-worthy single with “Dancing On The Wall,” the promo single from their fourth LP of the same name.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksFebruary 16, 2026 ago
    Bleachers, everyone for ten minutes [📷: Dirty Hit]
    Music

    Bleachers, you and forever | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bleachers, led by Jack Antonoff, make a compelling return with “you and forever,” the promo single for their fifth LP, everyone for ten minutes.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksFebruary 16, 2026 ago
    15 Songs with Iconic Bass Lines (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, Maura Nicolaita, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Songs with Iconic Bass Lines | Playlist

    15 Songs with Iconic Bass Lines features songs by Herbie Hancock, LaBelle, Michael Jackson, Queen, The White Stripes, and Zapp.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksFebruary 16, 2026 ago
    Kenny Chesney, No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems: Bangerz N Bopz No. 14 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; BMG; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Kenny Chesney, No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | Bangerz N Bopz

    In the 14th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems” performed by Kenny Chesney.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksFebruary 15, 2026 ago
    Bee Gees vs. Tiny Tim: Face Off No. 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Capitol, Street of Dreams; fotografoedsonj ed, Marlon Schmeiski from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Bee Gees vs. Tiny Tim | Face Off

    In the second edition of Face Off (2026), Bee Gees and Tiny Tim face off for the best rendition of “Stayin’ Alive.”

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksFebruary 14, 2026 ago
    Lil Peep, nuts: Bangerz N Bopz No. 13 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Death Note Music, LLC / AWAL Recordings America, Inc.; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Lil Peep, nuts | Bangerz N Bopz

    In the 13th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “nuts” performed by deceased rapper Lil Peep featuring rainy bear.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksFebruary 14, 2026 ago
    DigBar & Jake Hole, The Lube Heist: Beaming with Pride No. 13 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Creamville Records; 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 🏳️‍🌈

    DigBar & Jake Hole, The Lube Heist | Beaming with Pride

    In the 13th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “The Lube Heist” performed by DigBar & Jake Hole.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksFebruary 13, 2026 ago
    Intriguing Songs Fueled by LOVE, Vol. 6 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; BYB BYB, César O'neill, David Gomes, Diana Titenko, Gustavo Henrique, Ketut Subiyanto, Laura Oliveira, My Duyen Van, Ulkar Batista from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Intriguing Songs Fueled by LOVE, Vol. 6 | Playlist

    Intriguing Songs Fueled by LOVE, Vol. 6 features songs by Joji, Lionel Richie & Diana Ross,  Malcolm Todd, Megan Thee Stallion, Soft Cell, and The B-52’s.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksFebruary 13, 2026 ago
    Charlie Puth, Whatever's Clever! [📷: Atlantic Records Group LLC]
    Music

    Charlie Puth, Cry | Song Review

    Grammy-nominated pop singer, songwriter, and producer Charlie Puth enlists smooth jazz god Kenny G for the incredibly sophisticated single, “Cry.”

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksFebruary 12, 2026 ago

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