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.
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
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Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) | Playlist
![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]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/best-songs-of-2026-so-far.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) features songs by Bruno Mars, Jill Scott, Lady Gaga x Doechii, Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, and RAYE.
A Hodgepodge of Place Songs, Vol. 2 | Playlist
![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 | Playlist
![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, Click Clack Symphony. | Song Review
![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, Nightingale Lane. | Song Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ British singer-songwriter RAYE delivers a stunning, heartbroken ballad with “Nightingale Lane.,” the second single from her sophomore LP.
50 Bops from 2024 That Make You Beam with Pride 🏳️🌈 | Playlist 🎧
![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]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/50-bops-from-2024-that-make-you-beam-with-pride.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
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.
15 Tantalizing Tongue 👅 Songs | Playlist 🎧
![15 Tantalizing Tongue Songs (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio, Cleo Vergara, Gideon Hezekiah, Jose Musa, Paloma Clarice, RDNE Stock Project, Stephen Chabala, Tarzine Jackson from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/15-tantalizing-tongue-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Tantalizing Tongue Songs features music courtesy of Billie Marten, Louis Tomlinson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Three 6 Mafia, and XILLAN.
Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia (The Moonlight Edition) | Album Review 💿
![Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia: The Moonlight Edition [📷: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-the-moonlight-edition-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy winner Dua Lipa continues her shine on the expanded version of her sophomore LP, Future Nostalgia (The Moonlight Edition).
Ellie Goulding, Brightest Blue | Album Review 💿
![Ellie Goulding, Brightest Blue [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ellie-goulding-brightest-blue-interscope-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following a five-year hiatus, Grammy-nominated British pop artist Ellie Goulding makes a compelling comeback with Brightest Blue.
Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia | Album Review 💿
![Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia [📷: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop artist Dua Lipa doesn’t disappoint in the least on her incredibly engaging sophomore album, Future Nostalgia.
11 Interesting Songs Loosely Associated with the House | Playlist 🎧
![11 Interesting Songs Loosely Associated with the House [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11-interesting-songs-loosely-associated-with-the-house-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“…Songs Loosely Associated with the House” features songs by Chance the Rapper, Miranda Lambert, Ryan Beatty, Robert Glasper & ROLE MODEL.