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    Binoy

    21 Songs Associated with the Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 2 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AI images via Canva; ABNER LOBO, Airam Dato-on, cottonbro studio, Craig Adderley, Kyle Miller, Maruxa Lomoljo Koren from Pexels; AcatXIo, MR1313 from Pixabay; Chase Yi from Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    21 Songs Associated with the Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    21 Songs Associated with the Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 2 features songs by bbno$, Billie Eilish, cupcaKke, Hozier, Reneé Rapp, and Sublime.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsOctober 20, 2025 ago
    Bops from 2025 That Make You Beam with Pride (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Alexandra Koch, Arvind Ravat, Gordon Johnson, Luiz Fernando Rodrigues Sampaio, M. Harris, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, Rosey / Bad Hamburg / Germany, u_9secrfwmuu from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Bops from 2025 That Make You Beam with Pride | Playlist 🎧

    Bops from 2025 That Make You Beam with Pride features songs by Chappell Roan, David Archuleta, ETHAN, Jake Wesley Rogers, Kisos, Lady Gaga, and RYANN.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJune 2, 2025 ago
    Binoy, POPular: Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 No. 34 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Binoy Zachariah Music; Elias Souza, Mario Spencer, Mizuno K, from Pexels; All_CC0_Public_domain, CatsWithGlasses, David, ernestflowerss, Kelly, M. Harris, Marek Studzinski, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

    Binoy, POPular | Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

    In the 34th edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (2025), we highlight the song, “POPular” performed by Kenyan queer musician, Binoy.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsApril 25, 2025 ago
    50 Bops from 2024 That Make You Beam with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anna Shvets, Bruno Curly, cottonbro studio, Daniel Holback, Darina Belonogova, Ketut Subiyanto, Mikhail Nilov, Pavel Danilyuk, RDNE Stock project, 𝓢𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓮 𝓦𝓮𝓼𝓽 ™, Vinícius Vieira ft, Wayne Fotografias from Pexels; Alexandra Koch, Katherine Gomez, M. Harris, Neo Artemis, Pete Linforth from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    50 Bops from 2024 That Make You Beam with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 | Playlist 🎧

    50 Bops from 2024 That Make You Beam with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 features music courtesy of Billie Eilish, David Archuleta, ETHAN, Orville Peck, St. Vincent, and Tinashe.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 3, 2024 ago
    Bops That Pop: February 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; agoss, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Mayur Makwana, Mohamed_hassan, succo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Bops That Pop: February 2024 | Playlist 🎧

    Bops That Pop: February 2024 features music courtesy of Beyoncé, Billy Joel, Conan Gray, Dua Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion, and Usher.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 28, 2024 ago
    Male Album Cover Art That’ll Make You Thirsty (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; András Matesz, David Lago Rodríguez, Евгений, Marlon Schmeiski, Nikita Skripnik, RDNE Stock project, Udith Babu KN, William Adams from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    Male Album Cover Art That’ll Make You Thirsty | Playlist 🎧

    Male Album Cover Art That’ll Make You Thirsty features hotness courtesy of Charlie Puth, Jung Kook, Mike Taveira, Omar Apollo, and Troye Sivan.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 5, 2024 ago
    Binoy, Villain Arc [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Binoy Zachariah Music; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    LGBTQ

    Binoy, Villain Arc | Song Review 🎵

    Kenyan pop musician Binoy brings the heat, once again, with his ‘villainous,’ first single of 2024, “Villain Arc.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJanuary 31, 2024 ago
    Awesome Songs: December 2023 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; András Matesz, Ivan Ananiev, Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels; Monika Grafik, OpenClipart-Vectors, Ronny Overhate, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Awesome Songs: December 2023 | Playlist 🎧

    Awesome Songs: December 2023 features music courtesy of Beyoncé, Jacob Collier, Kisos, MGMT, and Sinzere.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 29, 2023 ago
    Binoy, Cosmic Cowboy [📷: Binoy Zachariah]
    LGBTQ

    Binoy, Cosmic Cowboy | Song Review 🎵

    Talented Kenyan pop musician Binoy delivers one of the best, hypnotic, slow-burn ballads of 2023 with “Cosmic Cowboy.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 4, 2023 ago
    Awesome Songs: October 2023 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Toni Cuenca from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    Awesome Songs: October 2023 | Playlist 🎧

    Awesome Songs: October 2023 features music courtesy of Binoy, PinkPantheress, The Rolling Stones, Sufjan Stevens, and Troye Sivan.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 30, 2023 ago
    Binoy, BoysBoysBoys [📷: Binoy Zachariah]
    LGBTQ

    Binoy, BoysBoysBoys | Song Review 🎵

    Kenyan pop musician Binoy brings ample attitude, fierceness, and sexiness on his ear-catching single, “BoysBoyBoys.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 16, 2023 ago
    Best LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈 Songs of 2023 (so far) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Monstera, Steh Nobre from Pexels; Arek Socha, burin kul, CatsWithGlasses, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Best LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈 Songs of 2023 (so far) | Playlist 🎧

    Best LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈 Songs of 2023 (so far) features music courtesy of Cub Sport, Janelle Monáe, Miley Cyrus, Omar Apollo, and Sam Smith.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 2, 2023 ago

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