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        • Album ๐Ÿ’ฟAlbums & EPsย  ๐Ÿ’ฟ of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype โ€“ we donโ€™t discriminate. Album reviews are also available on the home page. More often than not, the album reviews on the site tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up.ย Also, GEMS โ€“ the best, highly recommended tracks โ€“ are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 โ€“ 5 (ยฝ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review. = MASTERPIECE = NEAR MASTERPIECE = EXCELLENT = VERY GOOD = AVERAGE / GOOD = BELOW AVERAGE = MEDIOCRE , , , = BAD
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      • More Columns Ah, the Columns, the columns! The columns on The Musical Hype encompass a variety of articles.ย  Some of these articles have a shelf life, while others are more evergreen (content maintains its relevance sans a set expiration date).ย  Even though some columns are evergreen, they donโ€™t necessarily fit the more expansive Evergreen category, which features bigger posts such as playlists.ย  Columns include the โ€œless finessedโ€ blog Beyond the Hype,ย The Chart Scoop, Critics Weigh In, Guests Posts, Op Ed (opinion editorials), and Press Releases & Shopping.
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    Christmas music

    13 Notable, Nutty, Nut Songs (2026) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Brandon Lara, Rajani33 from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Notable, Nutty, Nut Songs | Playlist

    13 Notable, Nutty, Nut Songs features songs by Alice in Chains, Future, GloRilla, Lil Toe, Nick Lowe, and RM.

    By the musical hype, 2 daysMay 22, 2026 ago
    YungFrenchFry, Jingle Balls: Midnight Heat No. 101 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; DistroKid; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]
    Columns

    YungFrenchFry, Jingle Balls | Midnight Heat

    In the 101st edition of Midnight Heat (2025), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind โ€œJingle Ballsโ€ by YungFrenchFry.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsDecember 23, 2025 ago
    The Temptations, The Little Drummer Boy: Throwback Vibez No. 198 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Motown / UMG Recordings, Inc.; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
    Columns

    The Temptations, The Little Drummer Boy | Throwback Vibez

    In the 198th edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on โ€œThe Little Drummer Boyโ€ by The Temptations.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsDecember 12, 2025 ago
    15 Naughty Songs To Bring in the Holiday Cheer (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA, Luiz Ramirez, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay;ย  Farkas Mario on Unsplash, Harsh Gupta on Unsplash, Oleg Shatilov on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    15 Naughty Songs To Bring in the Holiday Cheer | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    15 Naughty Songs To Bring in the Holiday Cheer features songs by All Time Low, Big Freedia, Blink-182, Ella Fitzgerald, Lady Gaga, and Sabrina Carpenter.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsDecember 1, 2025 ago
    Luther Vandross, O Come All Ye Faithful: Throwback Vibez ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ No. 193 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Columns

    Luther Vandross, O Come All Ye Faithful | Throwback Vibez ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ

    In the 193rd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on โ€œO Come All Ye Faithfulโ€ by Luther Vandross.ย 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 25, 2023 ago
    Wham!, Last Christmas: Bangerz N Bopz ๐Ÿ”ฅ No. 18 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]
    Music

    Wham!, Last Christmas | Bangerz N Bopz ๐Ÿ”ฅ

    In the 18th edition of Bangerz N Bopz ๐Ÿ”ฅ, we highlight the beloved โ€˜Christmasโ€™ classic, โ€œLast Christmasโ€ performed by Wham!.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 24, 2023 ago
    Mariah Carey, Merry Christmas [๐Ÿ“ท : Sony Legacy]
    Album ๐Ÿ’ฟ

    Mariah Carey, Merry Christmas | Album Review ๐Ÿ’ฟ

    Mariah Carey still lays claim to one of the most popular, crowd-pleasing Christmas albums of all time with 1994โ€™s Merry Christmas.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsDecember 20, 2021 ago
    Mariah Carey vs. Whitney Houston: Head 2 Head ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ No. 40 [๐Ÿ“ท: Arista, Brent Faulkner, GenderArts from Pixabay, The Musical Hype, Sony Music Entertainment, Valentin Tikhonov from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Mariah Carey vs. Whitney Houston | Head 2 Head ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

    On the 40th edition of Head 2 Head, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston contend for the best rendition of โ€œJoy to the World.โ€ย 

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsDecember 18, 2021 ago
    Adele Remains No. 1 on Both Charts: Scanning the Charts ๐Ÿ“‰ No. 49 [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Melted Stone, The Musical Hype]
    Columns

    Adele Remains No. 1 on Both Charts | Scanning the Charts ๐Ÿ“‰

    Scanning the Charts (12/8/21):ย  Adele remains no. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Hot 100.ย 

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsDecember 8, 2021 ago
    Shawn Mendes Takes 'Wonder' to No. 1: Scanning the Charts No. 26 [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner, Island, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]
    Columns

    Shawn Mendes Takes โ€˜Wonderโ€™ To No. 1 | Scanning the Charts ๐Ÿ“‰

    Scanning the Charts โ€“ Billboard 200 & Hot 100 (12/19/20): Shawn Mendes earns his fourth no. 1 album on the Billboard 200.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsDecember 16, 2020 ago
    Bad Bunny Earns First No. 1: Scanning the Charts No. 25 [๐Ÿ“ท : Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Rimas Entertainment]
    Columns

    Bad Bunny Earns First No. 1 | Scanning the Charts ๐Ÿ“‰

    Scanning the Charts โ€“ Billboard 200 & Billboard Hot 100 (12/12/20): Bad Bunny earns his first no. 1 album on the Billboard 200.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsDecember 9, 2020 ago
    Machine Gun Kelly & Travis Scott Top ๐Ÿ“‰ No. 16 [Photo Credits: Bad Boy, Brent Faulkner, Epic, Interscope, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
    Columns

    Machine Gun Kelly & Travis Scott Top | Scanning the Charts ๐Ÿ“‰

    Scanning the Charts โ€“ Billboard 200 & Billboard Hot 100 (10/10/20) โ€“ Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Scott top the charts respectively.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsOctober 7, 2020 ago

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