Striking Bops from August 2026 | Playlist
![Striking Bops from August 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/striking-bops-from-august-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Striking Bops from August 2026 features songs by Cardi B, DESTIN CONRAD, Orville Peck, Sam Smith, Saucy Santana, and Troye Sivan.
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Striking Bops from July 2026 | Playlist
![Striking Bops from July 2026 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/striking-bops-from-july-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Striking Bops from July 2026 features songs by Charli xcx, Coco Jones, DESTIN CONRAD, Greyson Chance, Sam Smith, TEEKS, and Tyla.
Davido & NO11, Gimme Dat Ting | Song Review
![Davido, Oriadé [📷: David Music Worldwide Limited / Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/davido-oriade.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ American-born, Nigerian-bred Nigerian artists Davido and NO11 drop a fun, vibe-laden Afrobeats record with “Gimme Dat Ting.”
Tyla, IS IT LOVE | Song Review
![Tyla, A*POP [📷: FAX RECORDS / Epic Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/tyla-a-pop.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great vocals, tuneful melodies, memorable lyrics, and vibrant production make “IS IT LOVE” another bop for Grammy-winning South African pop sensation Tyla.
Amaarae, Fineshyt | Beaming with Pride
![Amaarae, Fineshyt: Beaming with Pride No. 19 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Golden Angel LLC / Interscope Records; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/amaarae-fineshyt-beaming-with-pride-19-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the 19th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Fineshyt” performed by Ghanaian American singer-songwriter Amaarae.
10 Glorious Glory Songs | Playlist 🎧
![10 Glorious Glory Songs [📷: Allan Mas via Pexels, ARTium, Brent Faulkner, Mabel Amber via Pixabay, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/10-glorious-glory-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
10 Glorious Glory Songs features music courtesy of Common, Fireboy DML, Jake Giles, Lady Gaga, and Peter Cetera among others.
Drake, Certified Lover Boy | Album Review 💿
![Drake, Certified Lover Boy [📷: OVO / Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/drake-certified-lover-boy-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Canadian superstar Drake has his fair share of moments on Certified Lover Boy, even if the album runs far too long, approaching 90 minutes.
Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: May 2021 | Playlist 🎧
![Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: May 2021🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Darkroom, Dreamville, Glen Carrie, The Musical Hype, pasja1000, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/awesome-songs-that-tickled-my-fancy-may-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: May 2021 🎧 features Anthony Hamilton, Bella Poarch, Burna Boy, Olivia Rodrigo, P!nk, & Twenty One Pilots.