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    Artemas, professional heartbreaker [📷: Artemas]
    Music

    Artemas, professional heartbreaker | Song Review

    English pop singer-songwriter Artemas continues a hot streak of darkly captivating pop gems with his single, “professional heartbreaker.”

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksFebruary 2, 2026 ago
    Melanie Martinez, POSSESSION [📷: Atlantic Recording Corporation]
    Music

    Melanie Martinez, POSSESSION | Song Review

    Alternative pop singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez has us under her spell with her mysterious but enticing single, “POSSESSION.”

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksFebruary 2, 2026 ago
    Noah Kahan, The Great Divide [📷: Mercury Records]
    Music

    Noah Kahan, The Great Divide | Song Review

    Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Noah Kahan delivers an expressive vocal performance, intact with clever, honest, poetic lyrics on “The Great Divide.”

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksFebruary 2, 2026 ago
    13 Mo’ Compelling Come Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Mo’ Compelling Come Songs | Playlist

    13 Mo’ Compelling Come Songs features songs by Al Calderon, Anderson .Paak, Céline Dion, Ivan Cornejo, Lana Del Rey, and The Kid LAROI.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksFebruary 2, 2026 ago
    Marlon Williams, My Boy: Bangerz N Bopz No. 9 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dead Oceans; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Marlon Williams, My Boy | Bangerz N Bopz

    In the ninth edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “My Boy” performed by New Zealand singer-songwriter Marlon Williams.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 31, 2026 ago
    Striking Bops from January 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Striking Bops from January 2026 | Playlist

    Striking Bops from January 2026 features songs by Ari Lennox, A$AP Rocky, Bruno Mars, Charli XCX, Harry Styles, and Jill Scott.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 30, 2026 ago
    HUMBE, Morfina: Wacky Wednesday No. 4 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; PARASIEMPRE.wav Records; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Columns

    HUMBE, Morfina | Wacky Wednesday

    In the fourth edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “Morfina,” performed by HUMBE.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 28, 2026 ago
    13 Bed-Related Songs That You Don’t Wanna Miss (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Jaymantri, Ketut Subiyanto, Mustapha Damilola from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, Mariandi Griffiths from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Bed-Related Songs That You Don’t Wanna Miss | Playlist

    13 Bed-Related Songs That You Don’t Wanna Miss features songs by cupcakKe, Jamie Foxx, Joji, Jordy, Olivia Rodrigo, and Teyana Taylor.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 28, 2026 ago
    Devo, Whip It: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 4 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Warner Records Inc.; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
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    Devo, Whip It | 1 Hit WONDERful

    In the fourth edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “Whip It,” the 1980 hit by the New Wave band, Devo.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 27, 2026 ago
    Joji, Piss In The Wind [📷: Palace Creek / Virgin Music]
    Music

    Joji, Last of a Dying Breed | Song Review

    Joji keeps things short and utterly sweet on the surefire vibe that is “Last of a Dying Breed,” the fifth single and third track from his fourth LP, Piss in the Wind.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 26, 2026 ago
    15 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Ayyappan Palanivel, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE | Playlist

    15 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE features songs by Artemas, Djo, GIVĒON, Jaheim, Mitty Collier, and The Beatles.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 26, 2026 ago
    Malcolm Todd, Sweet Boy: Bangerz N Bopz No. 8 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Malcolm Todd, Sweet Boy | Bangerz N Bopz

    In the eighth edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “Sweet Boy” performed by Malcolm Todd.

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksJanuary 25, 2026 ago

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