2026 | The Musical Hype - Part 7

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Bring: 5 Gems No. 18 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kindel Media from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

Bring | 5 Gems

Bring: 5 Gems No. 18 (2026) features songs by Evanescence, Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter, The-Dream, The Weather Girls, and Zheani.

By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 18, 2026 ago

Popdorian, Vanilla: Beaming with Pride No. 51 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Popdorian; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]

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Popdorian, Vanilla | Beaming with Pride

In the 51st edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Vanilla” performed by the queer Dutch dance-pop act Popdorian.

By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 17, 2026 ago

Dyllón Burnside, garden [📷: Quintette Entertainment]

Dyllón Burnside, garden | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Queer actor and singer Dyllón Burnside delivers a bop for Pride, summer, and beyond with “garden,” set to appear on his debut album, Genesis.

By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 17, 2026 ago

Chris Housman, Dodge City [📷: Chris Housman]

Chris Housman, Cowman | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Openly gay country singer, songwriter, and fiddler Chris Housman delivers one of the best country songs of 2026 with his dramatic and infectious single, “Cowman.”

By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 17, 2026 ago

Parsa Sleighter, Az Mills [📷: Parsa Sleighter]

Parsa Sleighter, Az Mills | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Often sans shirt, a beautiful sight in its own right, ‘alternative princess’ Parsa Sleighter creates a beautiful song with the hypnotic and mesmerizing “Az Mills.”

By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 17, 2026 ago

11 Lubed Up Lube Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Deon Black from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

11 Lubed Up Lube Songs | Playlist

11 Lubed Up Lube Songs features songs by Adam Lambert, Frank Zappa, Peaches, The Boot Scootin’ Sissies, and Seth Bogart.

By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 17, 2026 ago

kwn, touch myself: Spicy Tunez No. 46 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RCA Records; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

kwn, touch myself | Spicy Tunez

In the 46th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “touch myself” by kwn.

By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 16, 2026 ago

The Kid LAROI, GIRLS – REMIX [📷: Columbia Records]

The Kid Laroi & Kehlani, GIRLS – Remix | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-nominated pop artist The Kid LAROI taps Grammy winner Kehlani for the brief but infectious “GIRLS – Remix.”

By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 16, 2026 ago

LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT & KATSEYE, ICONIC BY MISTAKE [📷: BELIFT LAB / SOURCE MUSIC / HYBE UMG LLC]

LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT & KATSEYE, ICONIC BY MISTAKE | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Girl groups LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE collaborate, creating a truly iconic pop bop on “ICONIC BY MISTAKE.”

By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 16, 2026 ago

BTS, Come Over [📷: BIGHIT MUSIC]

BTS, Come Over | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-nominated K-pop boy band extraordinaire BTS drop another surefire, enjoyable bop with “Come Over,” which appears on ARIRANG deluxe.

By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 16, 2026 ago

MÉLOVIN, небо: Beaming with Pride No. 50 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; TAVR Records; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]

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MÉLOVIN, небо | Beaming with Pride

In the 50th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “небо” performed by Ukrainian singer, songwriter, and producer MÉLOVIN.

By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 15, 2026 ago

Tove Lo, ESTRUS [📷: Pretty Swede Records]

Tove Lo & Stromae, des fleurs | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tove Lo and Stromae make a formidable duo on “des fleurs,” the second single and fourth track from her sixth studio album, ESTRUS.

By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 15, 2026 ago

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