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    15 Captivating, Hypothetical If Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXlo from Pixabay]
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    15 Captivating, Hypothetical If Songs | Playlist 🎧

    15 Captivating, Hypothetical If Songs features songs by Alicia Keys, Artemas, Bobby Womack, Britney Spears, Patti LaBelle, and Yeat.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsMarch 21, 2025 ago
    Boyz II Men, In The Still Of The Nite (I’ll Remember): Covers No. 2 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Motown; Alan Cordero, Wolf Art from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    Boyz II Men, In The Still Of The Nite (I’ll Remember) | COVERS

    In the 2nd edition of COVERS (2025), Boyz II Men superbly covers “In The Still Of The Nite (I’ll Remember)” originally performed by The Five Satins.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsJanuary 22, 2025 ago
    Intriguing Songs Fueled by LOVE, Vol. 3 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Cathy B., Jesutobiloba Precious, Kampus Production, Los Muertos Crew, Luis Felipe Pérez, Marcelo Chagas, Pavel Danilyuk, Stephanie Lima from Pexels; eommina, Gordon Johnson, nugroho dwi hartawan from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Intriguing Songs Fueled by LOVE, Vol. 3 | Playlist 🎧

    Intriguing Songs Fueled by LOVE, Vol. 3 features songs by Anita Baker, Camila Cabello, Central Cee, Queen, Shai, and ZEE MACHINE.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsSeptember 25, 2024 ago
    Shai, If I Ever Fall in Love: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 86 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gasoline Alley; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom via Pixabay]
    Columns

    Shai, If I Ever Fall in Love | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 86th edition of Throwback Vibez (2024), we recollect and reflect on “If I Ever Fall in Love” by R&B collective, Shai.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMay 27, 2024 ago
    11 Songs Filled with Overwhelming Worries [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs Filled with Overwhelming Worries | Playlist 🎧

    “11 Songs Filled with Overwhelming Worries” features BJ the Chicago Kid, Bobby McFerrin, Ellie Goulding, Jhené Aiko & Shawn Mendes.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMarch 18, 2020 ago
    Backstreet Boys, DNA [Photo Credits: K-bahn / RCA]
    Music

    Backstreet Boys, Breathe | Track Review

    Veteran boy band Backstreet Boys return with their best single released in advance of their highly-anticipated 2019 album (DNA), “Breathe.”

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJanuary 21, 2019 ago
    Peter Hollens, Legendary Folks Songs [Photo Credit: One Voice Productions]
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    Peter Hollens, Legendary Folk Songs | Album Review

    The multifaceted Peter Hollens – gifted musician, educator & savvy businessman – thrills on his captivating album of folk classics, ‘Legendary Folk Songs.’

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsJuly 20, 2018 ago
    Pentatonix, PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. 1 © RCA
    Album 💿

    Pentatonix, PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. 1 | Album Review

    Grammy-winning a cappella vocal standouts Pentatonix return with another consistent, enjoyable set of covers on ‘PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. 1.’

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsApril 17, 2018 ago
    Pentatonix, PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. 1 © RCA
    Music

    Pentatonix, ‘Attention’ | Track Review

    Ahead of ‘PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I.,’ standout a cappella group Pentatonix releases a third single, covering the Charlie Puth hit, “Attention”

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsMarch 27, 2018 ago
    Pentatonix, PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. 1 © RCA
    Music

    Pentatonix, ‘New Rules x Are You That Somebody’ | Track Review

    With the announcement of new album, ‘PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I.,’ standout a cappella group Pentatonix release a second single, mashup “New Rules x Are You That Somebody?”

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsMarch 14, 2018 ago
    Charlie Puth, Voicenotes [📷: Atlantic / Artist Partner Group]
    Music

    Charlie Puth, If You Leave Me Now | Track Review

    Charlie Puth ‘steps his game up’ on “If You Leave Me Now,” the third single from his highly-anticipated sophomore album, ‘Voicenotes.’ He’s assisted by Boyz II Men.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsJanuary 8, 2018 ago
    Pentatonix, PTX Vol. IV – Classics © RCA
    Album 💿

    Pentatonix, PTX Vol. IV – Classics | Album Review 💿

    Pentatonix strikes gold on PTX Vol. IV – Classics. The 7-song EP covers classics including “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Imagine” & “Jolene.”

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsApril 11, 2017 ago

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