Town → 5 Gems
![Town: 5 Gems No. 30 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Erik Mclean from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/town-5-gems-30-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Town: 5 Gems No. 30 (2026) features songs by Doja Cat, Sexyy Red, Teddy Pendergrass, Thin Lizzy, and Yung Gravy.
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
Tag Dionne Warwick
51 Best Songs of 2023 | Playlist 🎧
![51 Best Songs of 2023 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic, Belting Bronco, boygenius, Columbia, Geffen, Interscope, Lovett Music, Inc., Olivia Rodrigo, RCA, Smiley Miley, Inc., Warner; No-longer-here, OpenClipart-Vectors, toodlingstudio from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/51-best-songs-of-2023.jpeg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
51 Best Songs of 2023 features music courtesy of Lana Del Rey, Miley Cyrus, SZA, Troye Sivan, Victoria Monét, and Zach Bryan.
Doja Cat, Scarlet | Album Review 💿
![Doja Cat, Scarlet [📷: Kemosabe / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/doja-cat-scarlet-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
After dipping her toes into pop on Planet Her, Doja Cat embraces rap on her enjoyable, if imperfect, fourth studio album, Scarlet.
Awesome Songs: August 2023 | Playlist 🎧
![Awesome Songs: August 2023 [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Tnarg from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/awesome-songs-august-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs: August 2023 features music courtesy of Dixon Dallas, Halle, Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler Childers, and Usher.
Paint 🎨 | 3 to 5 BOPS
![Paint 🎨: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 67 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Pablo de Haro, Rafael Barros, Renato Bezerra from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/paint-3-to-5-bops-67-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Paint 🎨: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 67 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Arctic Monkeys, Doja Cat, Polo G, The Rolling Stones, and Skrillex.
These 13 Songs Bleed 🩸 Red | Playlist 🎧
![These 13 Songs Bleed 🩸 Red (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Christine Sponchia, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Marion Grimm, Myriams-Fotos, Nika Akin, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/these-13-songs-bleed-red.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
These 13 Songs Bleed 🩸 Red features music courtesy of Doja Cat, HARDY, Nicki Minaj, Prince, and Taylor Swift.
Doja Cat, Paint The Town Red | Track Review 🎵
![Doja Cat, Paint The Town Red [📷: Kemosabe / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/doja-cat-paint-the-town-red-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Versatile, Grammy winner Doja Cat, fully embraces rap and goes hard on her enjoyable, fun, and infectious single, “Paint The Town Red.”
15 Songs Where Great Sampling Fuels the Fire | Playlist 🎧
![15 Songs Where Great Sampling Fuels the Fire [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Dirk (Beeki®) Schumacher from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/15-songs-where-great-sampling-fuels-the-fire.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Songs Where Great Sampling Fuels the Fire features music courtesy of Beyoncé, Jack Harlow, Lil Nas X, Meghan Trainor, Nicki Minaj and Quadeca.
Luther Vandross, A House is Not A Home | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Luther Vandross, “A House Is Not A Home”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 85 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/luther-vandross-a-house-is-not-a-home-throwback-vibez-85-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 85th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “A House Is Not A Home” by Luther Vandross.
Usher vs. Chlöe | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Usher vs. Chlöe: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 14 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; LaFace, Parkwood Entertainment LLC / Columbia; Antoni Shkraba via Pexels, andresilva5, talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay; Nick Wang on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/usher-chloe-head-2-head-14-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 14th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Usher and Chlöe contend for the best song that repurposes a Dionne Warwick classic, “You’re Gonna Need Me.”
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 9 | Playlist 🎧
![15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 9 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic, Columbia, Don Henley and Past Masters Holdings, LLC, Mercury, Motown, Parlophone, Sony Music Entertainment, UMG Recordings, Inc.; Gerd Altmann, Kiddkos from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/15-must-hear-throwback-vibez-vol-9.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 9 features music courtesy of The 5th Dimension, Carl Carlton, Don Henley, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Tina Turner.
Chlöe, In Pieces | Album Review 💿
![Chlöe, In Pieces [📷: Parkwood Entertainment LLC / Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/chloe-in-pieces-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Chlöe has some solid, enjoyable moments on her debut solo album, In Pieces, though it falls short of being a game changing contemporary R&B LP.