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    Striking Bops from May 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Striking Bops from May 2026 | Playlist

    Striking Bops from May 2026 features songs by Diljit Dosanjh, Durand Bernarr, Joyce Wrice, Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, and Wyatt Flores.

    By the musical hype, 2 daysMay 29, 2026 ago
    Lola Young, From Down Here [📷: Day One Music Limited / Universal Music Operations Limited]
    LGBTQ

    Lola Young, From Down Here | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning South East London singer-songwriter Lola Young shines on her authentic,  introspective single, “From Down Here.”

    By the musical hype, 4 daysMay 27, 2026 ago
    McCafferty, Queerball: Beaming with Pride No. 40 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Queerball; 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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    McCafferty, Queerball | Beaming with Pride

    In the 40th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Queerball” performed by alternative band McCafferty.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksMay 20, 2026 ago
    15 Delightful Dream Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Delightful Dream Songs | Playlist

    15 Delightful Dream Songs features songs by Alex Warren, D’Angelo, Florence + The Machine, Glass Animals, Hall & Oates, and Tamyra Gray.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksMay 15, 2026 ago
    The Four Lads vs. They Might Be Giants: Face Off No. 14 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Elektra Entertainment, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT; fotografoedsonj ed, Marlon Schmeiski from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
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    The Four Lads vs. They Might Be Giants | Face Off

    In the 14th edition of Face Off (2026), The Four Lads and They Might Be Giants face off for the best rendition of “Istanbul (Not Constantinople).”

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksMay 9, 2026 ago
    Melanie Martinez, IS THIS A CULT?: Bangerz N Bopz No. 37 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
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    Melanie Martinez, IS THIS A CULT? | Bangerz N Bopz

    In the 37th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “IS THIS A CULT?” performed by alternative pop singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksMay 9, 2026 ago
    Death Cab For Cutie, I Built You A Tower [📷: DCFC, LLC / Anti]
    Music

    Death Cab For Cutie, Punching the Flowers | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Death Cab For Cutie delivers another compelling song with “Punching the Flowers,” the second single from their 11th LP, I Built You A Tower.

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksMay 5, 2026 ago
    Striking Bops from April 2026 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Striking Bops from April 2026 | Playlist

    Striking Bops from April 2026 features songs by BTS, Durand Bernarr, Jack White, John Summit, Lady Gaga & Doechii, and Ravyn Lenae & Dominic Fike.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthApril 29, 2026 ago
    Malcolm Todd, I Saw Your Face [📷: Columbia Records]
    Music

    Malcolm Todd, I Saw Your Face | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gen-Z alternative singer-songwriter Malcolm Todd captures heartbreak superbly on “I Saw Your Face,” a single that sounds brighter than it should.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthApril 27, 2026 ago
    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 6 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; VICO ORTIZO from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, Niek Verlaan, OpenClipart-Vectors  from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 6 | Playlist

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 6 features songs by Artemas, Bleachers, Joji, Michael Bolton, Sasha Keable, and Tammi Terrell.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthApril 24, 2026 ago
    Arlo Parks, 2SIDED: Beaming with Pride No. 32 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Transgressive Records Ltd.; 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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    Arlo Parks, 2SIDED | Beaming with Pride

    In the 32nd edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “2SIDED” performed by alternative singer-songwriter Arlo Parks.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthApril 22, 2026 ago
    They Might Be Giants, Istanbul (Not Constantinople): Covers No. 11 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Elektra Entertainment; Alan Cordero, Flávia Vicentini from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Columns

    They Might Be Giants, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | COVERS

    In the 11th edition of COVERS (2026), They Might Be Giants delivers a compelling rendition of “Istanbul (Not Constantinople),” originally by The Four Lads.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsApril 15, 2026 ago

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