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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]

Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) | Playlist

Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) features songs by Bruno Mars, Jill Scott, Lady Gaga x Doechii, Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, and RAYE.

By the musical hype, 4 daysJune 22, 2026 ago

15 Interesting Songs Where I-S is the Keyword (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Khalifa Yahaya from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

15 Interesting Songs Where I-S is the Keyword | Playlist

15 Interesting Songs Where I-S is the Keyword features songs by Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Leon Thomas, Melanie Martinez, RAYE, and Sam Cooke.

By the musical hype, 3 weeksJune 8, 2026 ago

Bops from 2026 That Make You Beam with Pride (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; FRANK MERIÑO, Ketut Subiyanto, Los Muertos Crew, Mateus Rodrigues, Mikhail Nilov, Ronê Ferreira from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; from Unsplash]

Bops from 2026 That Make You Beam with Pride | Playlist

Bops from 2026 That Make You Beam with Pride features Arlo Parks, Bentley Robles, Durand Bernarr, Kyle Alessandro, Lady Gaga x Doechii & Spilata.

By the musical hype, 4 weeksJune 1, 2026 ago

Melanie Martinez, IS THIS A CULT?: Bangerz N Bopz No. 37 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

Melanie Martinez, IS THIS A CULT? | Bangerz N Bopz

In the 37th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “IS THIS A CULT?” performed by alternative pop singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez.

By the musical hype, 2 monthsMay 9, 2026 ago

Striking Bops from February 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

Striking Bops from February 2026 | Playlist

Striking Bops from February 2026 features songs by Bentley Robles, Bleachers, Don Toliver, Feng, John Summit, Noah Kahan, Peaches, and Spilata.

By the musical hype, 4 monthsFebruary 27, 2026 ago

Melanie Martinez, POSSESSION [📷: Atlantic Recording Corporation]

Melanie Martinez, POSSESSION | Song Review

Alternative pop singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez has us under her spell with her mysterious but enticing single, “POSSESSION.”

By the musical hype, 5 monthsFebruary 2, 2026 ago

A Poppin’ Compendium of P Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Mari Loli from Pixabay]

A Poppin’ Compendium of P Songs | Playlist 🎧

A Poppin’ Compendium of P Songs features songs by Chappell Roan, Connie Francis, Def Leppard, Grant & Ash, Olly Alexander, and Sabrina Carpenter.

By the musical hype, 7 monthsNovember 21, 2025 ago

Nessa Barrett, PORNSTAR: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 95 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Warner; Hasan Muneer, Natan from Pexels; Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]

Nessa Barrett, PORNSTAR | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥

In the 95th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2024), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “PORNSTAR” by Nessa Barrett.

By the musical hype, 2 yearsNovember 28, 2024 ago

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