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Goodbye: 5 Gems No. 14 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

Goodbye | 5 Gems

Goodbye: 5 Gems No. 14 (2026) features songs by ADONXS, AJR, Artemas, Kristinia DeBarge, and Sabrina Carpenter.

By the musical hype, 4 daysMay 13, 2026 ago

Kristinia DeBarge, Goodbye: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

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Kristinia DeBarge, Goodbye | 1 Hit WONDERful

In the second edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “Goodbye,” the top 15 one-hit wonder by Kristinia DeBarge.

By the musical hype, 4 monthsJanuary 13, 2026 ago

Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown, No Air: Dazzling Duets No. 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 19 Recordings / RCA / Jive; ANTONI SHKRABA production from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown, No Air | Dazzling Duets

In the second edition of Dazzling Duets (2026), Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown collaborate on the Grammy-nominated gem, “No Air.”

By the musical hype, 4 monthsJanuary 9, 2026 ago

15 Steamy Songs Best Listened to After Dark, Vol. 3 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels Sergey Torbik]

15 Steamy Songs Best Listened to After Dark, Vol. 3 | Playlist 🎧

15 Steamy Songs Best Listened to After Dark, Vol. 3 features music courtesy of Beyoncé, BLEU, Lady Gaga, Scissor Sisters & ShyBoy.

By the musical hype, 4 yearsOctober 5, 2022 ago

Omarion, “O”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 65 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, Eko Agalarov, JJ Whitley, Jonas Wilson, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Sony BMG Entertainment, Tazz Vaughn]

Omarion, “O” | After Dark 🕛 🌃

In the 65th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “O” performed by Omarion.

By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 30, 2022 ago

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