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    Steve Lacy, Oh Yeah? [📷: RCA Records / L-M Records]
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    Steve Lacy, is it cool? | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Steve Lacy taps Grammy-winner SZA for “is it cool?” the second single from his third album.

    By the musical hype, 6 daysJuly 2, 2026 ago
    Phoebe Bridgers, Lost Weekend [📷: Dead Oceans]
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    Phoebe Bridgers, Lost Boys | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers brings the heat on “Lost Boys,” the strong lead single from her third album, Lost Weekend.

    By the musical hype, 6 daysJuly 2, 2026 ago
    Ella Collier & GRANT KNOCHE, ALL ME [📷: Ella Collier]
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    Ella Collier & GRANT KNOCHE, ALL ME | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pop singer-songwriters Ella Collier & GRANT KNOCHE make a dynamic duo on the enjoyable, fun, and well-rounded single, “ALL ME.”

    By the musical hype, 6 daysJuly 2, 2026 ago
    Acid: 5 Gems No. 20 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    Acid | 5 Gems

    Acid: 5 Gems No. 20 (2026) features songs by AYHAM, Chance the Rapper, Kesha, Macabre, and Thomston.

    By the musical hype, 7 daysJuly 2, 2026 ago
    Striking Bops from June 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    Striking Bops from June 2026 | Playlist

    Striking Bops from June 2026 features songs by Adam Lambert, Ariana Grande, kwn, Olivia Rodrigo, Steve Lacy, and Taylor Swift.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekJune 29, 2026 ago
    Another: 5 Gems No. 19 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mozzapics from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    Another | 5 Gems

    Another: 5 Gems No. 19 (2026) features songs by Madison Beer, Phil Collins, RYANN, Tina Turner, and Wheeler Walker Jr..

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJune 25, 2026 ago
    Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation, BIGHIT MUSIC, Blues Babe Records LLC, Columbia Records, Create Music Group Inc., DSING RECORDS, Durand Bernarr, Erskine Records Limited, Famous Studios, Geffen Records, Human Re Sources, Olivia Rodrigo, RAYE, The Orchard, Transgressive Records Ltd.; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
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    Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) | Playlist

    Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) features songs by Bruno Mars, Jill Scott, Lady Gaga x Doechii, Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, and RAYE.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJune 22, 2026 ago
    11 Lubed Up Lube Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Deon Black from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
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    11 Lubed Up Lube Songs | Playlist

    11 Lubed Up Lube Songs features songs by Adam Lambert, Frank Zappa, Peaches, The Boot Scootin’ Sissies, and Seth Bogart.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJune 17, 2026 ago
    MÉLOVIN, небо: Beaming with Pride No. 50 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; TAVR Records; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]
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    MÉLOVIN, небо | Beaming with Pride

    In the 50th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “небо” performed by Ukrainian singer, songwriter, and producer MÉLOVIN.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJune 15, 2026 ago
    Steve Lacy, Oh Yeah? [📷: RCA Records / L-M Records]
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    Steve Lacy, the feeling | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Steve Lacy strikes gold once more with “the feeling,” the lead single from his third LP, Oh Yeah?.

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksJune 10, 2026 ago
    Slayyyter, BEAT UP CHANEL$: Spicy Tunez No. 45 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RECORDS Label, LLC / Columbia Records; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
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    Slayyyter, BEAT UP CHANEL$ | Spicy Tunez

    In the 45th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “BEAT UP CHANEL$” by Slayyyter.

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksJune 9, 2026 ago
    Loreen, Coming Close: Beaming with Pride No. 47 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Human Creation AB / Polydor, un label Universal Music France; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]
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    Loreen, Coming Close | Beaming with Pride

    In the 47th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Coming Close” performed by the two-time Eurovision-winning Swedish singer-songwriter Loreen.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 8, 2026 ago

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