Labrinth, Mount Everest | Wacky Wednesday
![Labrinth, Mount Everest: Wacky Wednesday No. 18 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Simco Limited / Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/labrinth-mount-everest-wacky-wednesday-18-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 18th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “Mount Everest,” performed by British rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer Labrinth.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Labrinth, Mount Everest: Wacky Wednesday No. 18 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Simco Limited / Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/labrinth-mount-everest-wacky-wednesday-18-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 18th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “Mount Everest,” performed by British rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer Labrinth.
![A Memorable Song From Each Letter of the Alphabet (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, Pete Linforth from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a-memorable-song-from-each-letter-of-the-alphabet.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
A Memorable Song From Each Letter of the Alphabet features songs by Al Calderon, Billie Eilish, Cardi B, Justin Bieber, RAYE, and Tyler, The Creator.
![An Exciting List of X & Z Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/an-exciting-list-of-x-z-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
An Exciting List of X & Z Songs features songs by Beyoncé, Feng, JENNIE, Lil Uzi Vert, Malcolm Todd, and Óscar Maydon.
![Rina Sawayama, XS: Bangerz N Bopz No. 33 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dirty Hit; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rina-sawayama-xs-bangerz-n-bopz-33-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the 33rd edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “XS” performed by Japanese British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama.
![13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 6 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; VICO ORTIZO from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, Niek Verlaan, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/13-songs-where-you-are-the-focus-vol-6.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 6 features songs by Artemas, Bleachers, Joji, Michael Bolton, Sasha Keable, and Tammi Terrell.
![Arlo Parks, 2SIDED: Beaming with Pride No. 32 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Transgressive Records Ltd.; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/arlo-parks-2sided-beaming-with-pride-32-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 32nd edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “2SIDED” performed by alternative singer-songwriter Arlo Parks.
![Mark Morrison, Return of the Mack: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 16 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Warner Music UK Ltd; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mark-morrison-return-of-the-mack-one-hit-wonderful-16-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 16th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “Return of the Mack” by British R&B artist Mark Morrison.
![The Foundations, Build Me Up Buttercup: Throwback Vibez No. 43 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Fuel RecordsTM; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/the-foundations-build-me-up-buttercup-throwback-vibez-43-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 43rd edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we recollect and reflect on “Build Me Up Buttercup” by The Foundations.
![A Hodgepodge of Place Songs, Vol. 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; from Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a-hodgepodge-of-place-songs-vol-2.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
A Hodgepodge of Place Songs, Vol. 2 features songs by Barry Manilow, Feng, Jill Scott & Tierra Whack, Lady Gaga, RAYE, and TOTO.
![Striking Bops from March 2026 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/striking-bops-from-march-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Striking Bops from March 2026 features songs by Artemas, Baby Rose & Leon Thomas, Harry Styles, Jonah Kagen, Noah Kahan, and RAYE.
![RAYE, THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. [📷: RAYE / Human Re Sources]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/raye-this-music-may-contain-hope.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ British singer-songwriter RAYE collaborates with Academy Award-winning film composer Hans Zimmer on the epic, cinematic song, “Click Clack Symphony.”
![RAYE, THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. [📷: RAYE / Human Re Sources]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/raye-this-music-may-contain-hope.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ British singer-songwriter RAYE delivers a stunning, heartbroken ballad with “Nightingale Lane.,” the second single from her sophomore LP.