Striking Bops from October 2026 → Playlist
![Striking Bops from October 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/striking-bops-from-october-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Striking Bops from October 2026 features songs by brakence, Grimes, Haiden Henderson, hemlocke springs, Lil Nas X, Taylor Swift & Troye Sivan.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Striking Bops from October 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/striking-bops-from-october-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Striking Bops from October 2026 features songs by brakence, Grimes, Haiden Henderson, hemlocke springs, Lil Nas X, Taylor Swift & Troye Sivan.
![13 Songs Where the COUNT is Crucial (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/13-songs-where-the-count-is-crucial.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Songs Where the COUNT is Crucial features songs by Beyoncé, Brandy, Bruno Mars, Europe, Megadeth, & OneRepublic.
![Victoria Monét, Almost: Spicy Tunez No. 65 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RCA Records; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/victoria-monet-almost-spicy-tunes-65-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 65th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “Almost” by Victoria Monét.
![Kanye West & Brandy, Bring Me Down: Dazzling Duets No. 35 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; ANTONI SHKRABA production from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/kanye-west-brandy-bring-me-down-dazzling-duets-35-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 35th edition of Dazzling Duets (2026), Grammy winners Kanye West and Brandy collaborate on “Bring Me Down.”
![13 Dynamite Do Not & Does Not Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; from Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/13-dynamite-do-not-does-not-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Dynamite Do Not & Does Not Songs features songs by Brandy, Elton John & Kiki Dee, Jill Scott, Kelly Clarkson, Ruel, and Wilson Pickett.
![Almost: 5 Gems No. 1 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/almost-5-gems-1-2026_.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
Almost: 5 Gems features songs by Brandy, Hozier, Kurt Carr, Mike Reno & Ann Wilson, and Sabrina Carpenter.
![Brandy vs. Mark Wills: Head 2 Head No. 41 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation, Mercury; cottonbro studio, Israel Torres, KoolShooters, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/brandy-vs-mark-wills-head-2-head-41-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 41st edition of Head 2 Head (2025), Brandy and Mark Wills contend for the best rendition of “Almost Doesn’t Count.”
![Brandy, One Voice: Music Lifts No. 38 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation; BD Jewel, Dave H, Jean-Daniel Francoeur, Joshua Brown, Vansh Mehta from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/brandy-one-voice-music-lifts-38-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 38th edition of Music Lifts (2025), we’re uplifted by Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Brandy performing “One Voice.”
![Mark Wills, Almost Doesn’t Count: Covers No. 36 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mercury; Alan Cordero, Flávia Vicentini from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/mark-wills-almost-doesnt-count-covers-36-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 36th edition of COVERS (2025), Mark Wills delivers a compelling rendition of “Almost Doesn’t Count,” originally performed by Brandy.
![Brandy, Almost Doesn’t Count: Throwback Vibez No. 172 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/brandy-almost-doesnt-count-throwback-vibez-172-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 172nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Almost Doesn’t Count” by Grammy-winning R&B singer Brandy.
![15 Marvelous M-I-N-E Mine Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; SHVETS production from Pexels; AcatXIo, Monika Grafik from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/13-marvelous-m-i-n-e-mine-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
15 Marvelous M-I-N-E Mine Songs features songs by Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica, Foo Fighters, Lou Rawls, Rihanna, and The Isley Brothers.
![BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 4 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Adrienne Andersen, Ali Drabo, atelier Moss, Farshad sheikhzad, Gabi Brasiliano, Leonardo Goncalves wild, mehrab zahedbeigi, mohammad akbari, Mykhailo Petrenko, rao qingwei, from Pexels; AcatXIo, TheDigitalArtist from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/boy-these-songs-are-about-you-part-4.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 4 features songs by Average White Band, Brandy & Monica, Kesha, Lil Nas X, Nxdia, and RYANN.