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    The Weeknd, Baptized In Fear: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 18 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Weeknd XO Music ULC / Republic; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    The Weeknd, Baptized in Fear | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    In the 18th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “Baptized in Fear” performed by The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsMarch 2, 2025 ago
    13 Rousing Elevator Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dorothe, Królestwo_Nauki from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Rousing Elevator Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Rousing Elevator Songs features music courtesy of Aerosmith, Blu DeTiger, Declan McKenna, Kota the Friend, Outkast, and Tove Lo.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearApril 8, 2024 ago
    Foo Fighters, Rescued [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Roswell; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Foo Fighters, Rescued | Track Review 🎵

    Foo Fighters address the devasting loss of Taylor Hawkins on “Rescued,” the promo single and opening track from their 11th studio album, But Here We Are.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsApril 24, 2023 ago
    13 Songs That Explore Mortality (In Some Form or Fashion) 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Cottonbro, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Yuri_B]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Explore Mortality… | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 13 Songs That Explore Mortality (In Some Form or Fashion) features Badflower, Bob Dylan, James Blunt, Jhené Aiko, The Killers & Lil Nas X.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsOctober 11, 2021 ago
    11 Captivating Songs Associated with Japan 🎧 [📷: abdulla binmassam, Brent Faulkner, djedj, Gerd Altmann, Masashi Wakui, minato-ichi, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay, Steffen Zimmermann, Walkerssk, xegxef]
    Evergreen

    11 Captivating Songs Associated with Japan | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 11 Captivating Songs Associated with Japan features 5 Seconds of Summer, Jhené Aiko, KYLE, Shawn Mendes & The Vapors.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 2, 2021 ago
    Imagine Dragons, “Wrecked” [📷 : KIDinaKORNER/Interscope]
    Music

    Imagine Dragons, Wrecked | Track Review 🎵

    Dan Reynolds and Imagine Dragons have their hearts in the right place on “Wrecked,” even if execution holds them back to a degree.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJuly 5, 2021 ago
    St. Vincent, Daddy's Home [📷: Loma Vista]
    Album 💿

    St. Vincent, Daddy’s Home | Album Review 💿

    Grammy-winning alternative singer/songwriter St. Vincent delivers one of the truly elite, well-rounded albums of 2021 with Daddy’s Home.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJune 4, 2021 ago
    You’ll Likely Survive These 30 Deadly Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    You’ll Likely Survive These 30 Deadly Songs | Playlist 🎧

    You’ll Likely Survive These 30 Deadly Songs 🎧 features Alicia Keys, Billie Eilish, grandson, Panic! At the Disco, Sam Smith & YoungBoy NBA.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsDecember 23, 2020 ago
    DEATH: 5ive Songs No. 51 [📷: Aftermath, Brent Faulkner, Dead Oceans, Interscope, Metal Blade, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Universal Music]
    Evergreen

    Death | 5ive Songs

    On this edition of 5ive Songs, we select five morbid songs that are associated with unflattering DEATH 😵☠⚰.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsOctober 27, 2020 ago
    Deadly Songs... (Vol. 2) [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    Deadly Songs Unlikely to Leave You Literally Dead (Vol. 2) | Playlist 🎧

    Deadly Songs… (Vol. 2) features Alicia Keys, The Black Dahlia Murder, Hayley Williams, Luke Bryan & Powfu.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJune 26, 2020 ago
    12 Simply Terrific Before or After Songs [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Cotton Bro, The Musical Hype, Pexels]
    Evergreen

    12 Simply Terrific Before or After Songs | Playlist 🎧

    “12 Simply Terrific Before or After Songs” features music by Billie Eilish, Black Atlass, Grimes, Meghan Trainor & Moses Sumney.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMay 22, 2020 ago
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    Columns

    Trivium, What the Dead Men Say | Mad Monday 💎

    Trivium brings fitting subject matter to Mad Monday with “What the Dead Men Say,” the title track from their ninth studio album.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMay 11, 2020 ago

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