Almost | 5 Gems
![Almost: 5 Gems No. 1 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/almost-5-gems-1-2026_.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
Almost: 5 Gems features songs by Brandy, Hozier, Kurt Carr, Mike Reno & Ann Wilson, and Sabrina Carpenter.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Almost: 5 Gems No. 1 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/almost-5-gems-1-2026_.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
Almost: 5 Gems features songs by Brandy, Hozier, Kurt Carr, Mike Reno & Ann Wilson, and Sabrina Carpenter.
![Lou Bega, Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...): 1 Hit WONDERful No. 1 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Vorsicht Musik / Sony Music Entertainment; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/lou-bega-mambo-no-5-a-little-bit-of-one-hit-wonderful-1-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the first edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)” by Lou Bega.
![Bonnie Raitt, Something To Talk About: Throwback Vibez No. 1 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Capitol; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/bonnie-raitt-something-to-talk-about-throwback-vibez-1-2026.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the first edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we recollect and reflect on “Something To Talk About” by Bonnie Raitt.
![A Spectacular Compendium of S Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dave Naranjo, Nathan J. Hilton from Pexels; AcatXIo, David Dillon, Kate, OpenClipart-Vectors, Samuel Jiménez, Soufiane Design from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-spectacular-compendium-of-s-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
A Spectacular Compendium of S Songs features songs by Chappell Roan, Chief Keef & Mustard, Kendrick Lamar, Mariah Carey, Noah Kahan, and Tate McRae.
![D’Angelo, Lady: Throwback Vibez No. 207 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Virgin Records America Inc.; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/dangelo-lady-throwback-vibez-207-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 207th edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Lady” by the Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter D’Angelo.
![15 Absolutely Amazing AGAIN Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Connor McManus from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/15-absolutely-amazing-again-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
15 Absolutely Amazing AGAIN Songs features songs by Aaliyah, Baby Tate, Dua Lipa, LISA, The Three Degrees, and Yeat.
![Erykah Badu, Tyrone: Throwback Vibez No. 206 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Universal Records / UMG Recordings, Inc.; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/erykah-badu-tyrone-throwback-vibez-206-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 206th edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Tyrone” by Grammy-winning Erykah Badu.
![Céline Dion, It’s All Coming Back to Me Now: Covers No. 42 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.; Alan Cordero, Flávia Vicentini from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/celine-dion-its-all-coming-back-to-me-now-covers-42-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 42nd edition of COVERS (2025), Céline Dion delivers a compelling rendition of “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now,” originally performed by Pandora’s Box.
![Shirley Caesar, Hold My Mule: Music Lifts No. 43 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Word Entertainment; BD Jewel, Dave H, Jean-Daniel Francoeur, Joshua Brown, Vansh Mehta from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/shirley-caesar-hold-my-mule-music-lifts-43-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 43rd edition of Music Lifts (2025), we’re uplifted by gospel music legend Shirley Caesar performing “Hold My Mule.”
![15 More Marvelously Tactile Touch Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Aleksandra Pękala, Bethan Ferr, cottonbro studio, Jonathan Borba, Ksenia Chernaya, Sergey Torbik, Tima Miroshnichenko, Ulkar Batista from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/15-more-marvelously-tactile-touch-songs.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
15 More Marvelously Tactile Touch Songs features songs by BIA, Busta Rhymes, Diana Ross, Jessie Murph, RYANN, and The Staple Singers.
![Lionel Richie vs. Luther Vandross: Head 2 Head No. 44 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; PolyGram Pictures Ltd., Sony Music Entertainment, The Island Def Jam Music Group; Israel Torres, KoolShooters, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lionel-richie-vs-luther-vandross-head-2-head-44-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 44th edition of Head 2 Head (2025), Lionel Richie & Diana Ross and Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey contend for the best rendition of “Endless Love.”
![Enrique Iglesias & Whitney Houston, Could I Have This Kiss Forever: Dazzling Duets No. 28 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Interscope; cottonbro studio, Sachith Ravishka Kodikara from Pexels; andresilva5, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/enrique-iglesias-whitney-houston-could-i-have-this-kiss-forever-dazzling-duets-2025-28.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 28th edition of Dazzling Duets (2025), Enrique Iglesias and Whitney Houston collaborate on “Could I Have This Kiss Forever.”