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An Engaging Collection of Y Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Font Generator; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

An Engaging Collection of Y Songs | Playlist

An Engaging Collection of Y Songs features songs by Ariana Grande, Artemas, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Killer Mike, and Saja Boys.

By the musical hype, 2 weeksMarch 16, 2026 ago

Kesha, YIPPEE-KI-YAY.: Bangerz N Bopz No. 21 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kesha Records; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

Kesha, YIPPEE-KI-YAY. | Bangerz N Bopz

In the 21st edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “YIPPEE-KI-YAY.” performed by Grammy-nominated pop singer-songwriter Kesha.

By the musical hype, 2 weeksMarch 14, 2026 ago

John Legend, Slow Dance: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 70 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Getting Out Our Dreams / Sony Music Entertainment; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]

John Legend, Slow Dance | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥

In the 70th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Slow Dance” by John Legend.

By the musical hype, 3 yearsAugust 31, 2023 ago

WILLOW, “curious/furious” [📷: Brent Faulkner, MSFTSMusic, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Roc Nation]

WILLOW, “curious/furious” | Track Review 🎵

WILLOW shows off incredible versatility and personality in her emotional, honest single, “curious/furious,” from her album, .

By the musical hype, 4 yearsSeptember 12, 2022 ago

Matt Jaffe, The Spirit Catches You [Photo Credit: Matt Jaffe]

Matt Jaffe, Wicked World | Track & Music Video Review

Singer/songwriter Matt Jaffe collaborates with Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton for a highly-entertaining music video, “Wicked World.”

By the musical hype, 7 yearsJanuary 31, 2019 ago

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