![1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1986-2026-40-songs-for-40-years.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years | Playlist
1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years features songs by Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Hozier, Mariah Carey, The Weeknd, and Whitney Houston.
![Striking Bops from August 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/striking-bops-from-august-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
Striking Bops from August 2026 | Playlist
Striking Bops from August 2026 features songs by Cardi B, DESTIN CONRAD, Orville Peck, Sam Smith, Saucy Santana, and Troye Sivan.
![Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Welcome to the Pleasuredome: Throwback Vibez No. 90 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; ZTT Records Limited; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-welcome-to-the-pleasuredome-throwback-vibez-90-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Welcome to the Pleasuredome | Throwback Vibez
In the 90th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Welcome to the Pleasuredome” by English pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
![HUGEL, Sexyy Red & Gatano, Bad Bitch [📷: Make The Girls Dance Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/hugel-bad-bitch.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
HUGEL, Sexyy Red & Gatano, Bad Bitch | Song Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️½ French DJ/producer HUGEL, St. Louis rapper Sexyy Redd, and Canadian DJ/producer Gatano collaborate on the bite-sized vibe, “Bad Bitch.”
![The Chainsmokers, #SELFIE: Bangerz N Bopz No. 56 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dim Mak Inc.; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/the-chainsmokers-selfie-bangerz-n-bopz-56-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Bangerz N Bopz 🔥
The Chainsmokers, #SELFIE | Bangerz N Bopz
In the 56th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “#SELFIE” performed by DJ/dance duo The Chainsmokers.
![Hair: 5 Gems No. 26 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Eric Moura, Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hair-5-gems-26-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
Hair | 5 Gems
Hair: 5 Gems No. 26 (2026) features songs by Alaska Thunderfuck, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Noah Kahan, WILLOW, and Ying Yang Twins.
![felix jaehn & Omar Rudberg, siren: Beaming with Pride No. 69 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Collaection GmbH / Universal Music GmbH; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/felix-jaehn-omar-rudberg-siren-beaming-with-pride-69-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
felix jaehn & Omar Rudberg, siren | Beaming with Pride
In the 69th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “siren” performed by German DJ/producer felix jaehn and Venezuelan Swedish singer Omar Rudberg.
![Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 9 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Artem Podrez, Geff Ferreira, Mike Jones, Oscar Carbajal, Polina, Sephina Cornwall, Talal Hakim from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, Maicon Fonseca Zanco from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/songs-that-feature-names-vol-9.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 9 | Playlist
Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 9 features songs by Ayham, Barry Manilow, Bruno Mars, Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, and Santana & The Product G&B.
![11 Intriguing Songs About GUYS (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Edslan Silva, Hayron Fotos, juliane Monari, KOUKI WALIM, Matheus Bertelli, Samuel Portillo from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; from Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/11-intriguing-songs-about-guys.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
11 Intriguing Songs About GUYS | Playlist
11 Intriguing Songs About GUYS features songs by Donny Hathaway, Ice Spice, RYANN, Sam Smith, and Tyler, The Creator.
![James Indigo & TAAHLIAH, Taste My Body: Spicy Tunez No. 54 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; untitled (recs); Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/james-indigo-taahlia-taste-my-body-spicy-tunes-54-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
James Indigo & TAAHLIAH, Taste My Body | Spicy Tunez
In the 54th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “Taste My Body” by James Indigo & TAAHLIAH.
![Kid Souf, DONT LIKE TO DANCE [📷: James Giardinelli]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/kid-souf-dont-like-to-dance.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Kid Souf, DONT LIKE TO DANCE | Song Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Although Kid Souf says he “DONT LIKE TO DANCE,” he delivers a brief, playful, summery dance bop that slaps something fierce.
![13 Utterly Superb SO Songs (2026)[📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/13-utterly-superb-so-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
13 Utterly Superb SO Songs | Playlist
13 Utterly Superb SO Songs features songs by Clipse, Gracie Abrams, Madonna, Miles Davis, Olivia Dean, and Peaches.