15 Not-So-Scary Songs for Any Time of the Year → Playlist
![15 Not-So-Scary Songs for Any Time of the Year (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Burak Evlivan, Caique Araujo, Carlos Misael Cruz López, Dobromir Dobrev, Fernado Paleta, Jimmy Elizarraras, Moisés Fonseca, Sukontip Pumtong from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, Ivana Tomášková, PixelLabs from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15-not-so-scary-songs-for-any-time-of-the-year.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
15 Not-So-Scary Songs for Any Time of the Year features songs by Dermot Kennedy, H3adband, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, RAYE, and Rob Zombie.
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Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) | Playlist
![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]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/best-songs-of-2026-so-far.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) features songs by Bruno Mars, Jill Scott, Lady Gaga x Doechii, Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, and RAYE.
Striking Bops from February 2026 | Playlist
![Striking Bops from February 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/striking-bops-from-february-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Striking Bops from February 2026 features songs by Bentley Robles, Bleachers, Don Toliver, Feng, John Summit, Noah Kahan, Peaches, and Spilata.
Dermot Kennedy, Funeral | Song Review
![Dermot Kennedy, The Weight of the Woods [📷: Riggins Recording / Interscope / Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/dermot-kennedy-the-weight-of-the-woods.jpg?fit=630%2C630&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy excels on “Funeral,” the promo single and fourth track from his third LP, The Weight of the Woods.
13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland 🇮🇪 | Playlist 🎧
![13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland 🇮🇪 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Elias, KERBSTONE, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/13-songs-courtesy-of-musicians-from-ireland.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland 🇮🇪 features music courtesy of Dermot Kennedy, Enya, Hozier, Niall Horan, Sinéad O’Connor, and U2.
13 Songs Where It’s All in a Kiss 😘 | Playlist 🎧
![13 Songs Where It’s All In a Kiss 😘 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; furkanfdemir, Leelo Thefirst, Los Muertos Crew, Pavel Danilyuk, Tim Mossholder, Uriel Mont, Vera Arsic, Yaritza from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/13-songs-where-its-all-in-a-kiss.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs Where It’s All in a Kiss 😘 features music courtesy of Angie Stone, Empress Of, Holly Humblestone, Kadie Elder, and Stephen Sanchez.
11 Songs Where the Moment is Key | Playlist 🎧
![11 Songs Where the Moment is Key (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; William Fortunato from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/11-songs-where-the-moment-is-key.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Songs Where the Moment is Key features music courtesy of Brent Faiyaz, Kelly Clarkson, Nicki Minaj, Tame Impala, and Whitney Houston.
Irish Musicians | 3 to 5 BOPS
![Irish: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 61 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; KERBSTONE, Wynn Pointaux from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/irish-musicians-3-to-5-bops-61-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Irish Musicians: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 61 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of The Cranberries, Dermot Kennedy, Hozier, Niall Horan, and Sinéad O’Connor.
Awesome Songs: October 2022 | Playlist 🎧
![Awesome Songs: October 2022 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Kelsie Cabeceiras via Pexels, fontgenerator.com]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/awesome-songs-october-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs: October 2022 features Arctic Monkeys, Lil Baby, Måneskin, SG Lewis, Taylor Swift (twice), and Weyes Blood.
11 Songs Where The Boys Are Sad | Playlist 🎧
![11 Songs Where The Boys Are Sad [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Abhishek sanga, Andres Lugo-Garza, Brian James, cottonbro, Dexon Dave Silva,Ivan Samkov, Kam Pratt, Ketut Subiyanto, Pavel Danilyuk, Pexels, Timur Weber]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/11-songs-where-the-boys-are-sad-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Songs Where The Boys Are Sad features music courtesy of Charlie Puth, Dermot Kennedy, Kid Cudi, Post Malone & Ryan Mack.
Awesome Songs: July 2022 | Playlist 🎧
![Awesome Songs: July 2022 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gordon Johnson, Mbiydzela Edwin Tatah, The Musical Hype,Nice Life, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/awesome-songs-july-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs: July 2022 features brakence, City Girls, Ethan Bortnick, Lizzo, Panic! At the Disco, and Steve Lacy.
Dermot Kennedy, Dreamer | Track Review 🎵
![Dermot Kennedy, Sonder [📷: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dermot-kennedy-sonder.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Irish singer/songwriter Dermot Kennedy delivers an elite record with “Dreamer,” the third single from his sophomore album, Sonder.