1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years → Playlist
![1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1986-2026-40-songs-for-40-years.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years features songs by Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Hozier, Mariah Carey, The Weeknd, and Whitney Houston.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1986-2026-40-songs-for-40-years.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years features songs by Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Hozier, Mariah Carey, The Weeknd, and Whitney Houston.
![13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 2 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Admar Kamosso Oficial from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/13-songs-that-explore-it-vol-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 2 features songs by 21 Savage, Cissy Houston, Ruel, Snoop Dogg, Tate McRae, and The Kid LAROI x Quavo.
![The Weeknd, “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 71 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, Eko Agalarov, JJ Whitley, Jonas Wilson, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Republic, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/the-weeknd-earned-it-after-dark-2022-71.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 71st edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)” by The Weeknd.
![25 Songs That Celebrate Friendship… Well, Some of Them [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels]25 Songs That Celebrate Friendship… Well, Some of Them [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/25-songs-that-celebrate-friendship-well-some-of-them.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“25 Songs That Celebrate Friendship… Well, Some of Them” features songs by The Carters, dvsn, FINNEAS, Jeremy Zucker & Melanie Martinez.