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A Hodgepodge of Place Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]

A Hodgepodge of Place Songs | Playlist 🎧

A Hodgepodge of Place Songs features songs by Chappell Roan, Dr. John, Fred again.., Janet Jackson, Käärijä & Hooja, and The Weeknd.

By the musical hype, 6 monthsJune 18, 2025 ago

40 Best Songs of 2024 (So Far) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; American Dogwood, Boominati Worldwide, Cole Redding, Columbia, Darkroom, EMPIRE, Epic, Interscope, Island, ISO Supremacy, Kendrick Lamar, Nice Life Recording Company, Night Street, Orville Peck, LLC, Parkwood Entertainment LLC, PULSE, Republic, Tinashe Music Inc., Warner, Wilburn Holding Co.; Gerd Altmann, Michael, OpenClipart-Vectors, From Pixabay]

40 Best Songs of 2024 (So Far) | Playlist 🎧

40 Best Songs of 2024 (So Far) features music by Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, Tinashe, and Tommy Richman.

By the musical hype, 1 yearJune 29, 2024 ago

Bops That Pop: June 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; agoss, allysonmiller1969, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, David, M. Harris, Mohamed_hassan, succo from Pixabay]

Bops That Pop: June 2024 | Playlist 🎧

Bops That Pop: June 2024 features music courtesy of Billie Eilish, Cole Redding, Halsey, Moses Sumney, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tommy Richman.

By the musical hype, 1 yearJune 28, 2024 ago

Fred again.., Anderson .Paak & CHIKA, places to be [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Atlantic UK; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]

Fred again.., Anderson .Paak & CHIKA, places to be | Song Review 🎵

Fred again.., Anderson .Paak, and CHIKA collaborate on the energetic, fun, and memorable dance/electronic, pop single, “places to be.”

By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 3, 2024 ago

You've Got to Hand it to These 13 Hand Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]

You’ve Got to Hand it To These 13 Hand Songs | Playlist 🎧

You’ve Got to Hand it To These 13 Hand Songs 🎧 features music by Alanis Morissette, MGMT, Nine Inch Nails, Selena Gomez & Trey Songz.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsDecember 24, 2020 ago

Thoughts on 2020 Grammy Nominations (Big Categories) [📷: ATO, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Decca, The Musical Hype]

Thoughts on 2020 Grammy Nominations (Big Categories) 🏆

Another year, another opportunity for The Musical Hype to scrutinize the Grammy nominations which are particularly odd in 2020.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsNovember 25, 2020 ago

Hand: 5ive Songs No. 61 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]

Hand | 5ive Songs

On this edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs that are associated with the HAND or HANDS in some form or fashion.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsNovember 19, 2020 ago

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: October 2020 [📷 : Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Unsplash]

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: October 2020 | Playlist 🎧

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: October 2020 features 21 Savage, BLACKPINK, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Justin Bieber & Omar Apollo.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsOctober 30, 2020 ago

Stevie Wonder, “Can’t Put It in the Hands of Fate” (Ft. Rapsody, Cordae, Chika & Busta Rhymes) [ 📷: UMG Recordings, Inc.]

Stevie Wonder, Can’t Put It in the Hands of Fate | Track Review 🎵

After an extended hiatus, soul icon Stevie Wonder returns with some friends on the woke single, “Can’t Put It in the Hands of Fate.”

By the musical hype, 5 yearsOctober 20, 2020 ago

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