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Sade vs. Stemin: Head 2 Head No. 15 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited, Stemin Music; Israel Torres, KoolShooters, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]

Sade vs. Stemin | Head 2 Head

In the 15th edition of Head 2 Head (2025), Sade and Stemin contend for the best rendition of “By Your Side.”

By the musical hype, 4 daysMay 24, 2025 ago

Stemin, By Your Side: Covers No. 13 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Stemin Music; Alan Cordero, Wolf Art from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

Stemin, By Your Side | COVERS

In the 13th edition of COVERS (2025), Stemin delivers a compelling rendition of “By Your Side,” originally performed by Sade.

By the musical hype, 3 weeksMay 7, 2025 ago

13 More Utterly Thrilling, GAY Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Jimmy Elizarraras, Ketut Subiyanto, Los Muertos Crew, Mikhail Nilov, Polina Tankilevitch, RDNE Stock project, Yan Krukau from Pexels; AcatXlo, CatsWithGlasses, ernestflowerss, Julien Tromeur, Kelly, Welcome to All ! ツ, from Pixabay]

13 More Utterly Thrilling, GAY Songs | Playlist

13 More Utterly Thrilling, GAY Songs features songs by Boots, Cole Redding, Evangeline Gentle, G Flip, Klovis Gaynor, and _SANTI_.

By the musical hype, 3 monthsFebruary 26, 2025 ago

Stemin, Gay, Gay, Holiday: Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 No. 82 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Stemin Music; Elias Souza, Los Muertos Crew from Pexels; CatsWithGlasses, David, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, Square Frog, Sudo from Pixabay]

Beaming with Pride

Stemin, Gay, Gay, Holiday | Beaming with Pride

In the 82nd edition of Beaming with Pride (2024), we highlight the song, “Gay, Gay, Holiday” performed by Stemin.

By the musical hype, 5 monthsDecember 18, 2024 ago

Ryan.Song, Danger Zone: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 27 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Ryan Song / BRG Music Benelux; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]

Beaming with Pride

Ryan.Song, Danger Zone | LGBTQ Bopz

In the 27th edition of LGBTQ Bopz (2023), we highlight the song, “Danger Zone” performed by Amsterdam-based pop artist, Ryan.Song.

By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 13, 2023 ago

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