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Frank Ocean, Bad Religion: Beaming with Pride No. 79 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]

Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

Frank Ocean, Bad Religion | Beaming with Pride

In the 79th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Bad Religion,” performed by Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Frank Ocean.

By the musical hype, 3 daysSeptember 11, 2026 ago

11 ABOUT Songs That Are Totally ‘Bout It (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Danny Audiovisual from Pexels; AcatXIo, Stephan from Pixabay]

11 ABOUT Songs That Are Totally ‘Bout It | Playlist 🎧

11 ABOUT Songs That Are Totally ‘Bout It features songs by boygenius, Frank Ocean, GloRilla, Lizzo, and PARTYNEXTDOOR.

By the musical hype, 1 yearAugust 8, 2025 ago

Tyler Glenn, Excommunication © Island

20 Notable LGBT Songs Released In The Last Five Years | Playlist

These 20 LGBT-related songs, released between 2011 and 2016, transcend trends, eschew conformity,and spread messages of acceptance, tolerance, and unity.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsOctober 6, 2016 ago

Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly © Aftermath/Interscope

Eight of the Most Surprising Album Releases

For these eight artists and their respective albums, the artists/labels took the gargantuan risk of the non-standard album release.

By the musical hype, 12 yearsMarch 18, 2015 ago

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