Almost | 5 Gems
![Almost: 5 Gems No. 1 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/almost-5-gems-1-2026_.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
Almost: 5 Gems features songs by Brandy, Hozier, Kurt Carr, Mike Reno & Ann Wilson, and Sabrina Carpenter.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Almost: 5 Gems No. 1 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/almost-5-gems-1-2026_.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
Almost: 5 Gems features songs by Brandy, Hozier, Kurt Carr, Mike Reno & Ann Wilson, and Sabrina Carpenter.
![13 More Fantastic LET Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alireza Heidarpour from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/13-more-fantastic-let-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 More Fantastic LET Songs features songs by GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, Nicki Minaj, Noah Guy, Prince, and The 5th Dimension.
![Mike Reno, Almost Paradise: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 22 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mike-reno-ann-wilson-almost-paradise-throwback-vibez-22-2025-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 22nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Almost Paradise” by Mike Reno and Ann Wilson (of Heart).
![Deniece Williams: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 65 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia, John Mat]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/deniece-williams-3-to-5-bops-65-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Deniece Williams: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 65 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Grammy-winning soul musician, Deniece Williams.
![15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 10 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia, Epic, Jones / Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC, Mercury, Motown, RCA, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner; Gerd Altmann, Kiddkos from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/15-must-hear-throwback-vibez-vol-10.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 10 features music courtesy of Barrett Strong, Carpenters, he O’Jays, Pink Floyd, and Tears For Fears.
![BOY, These Songs Are About You [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio, Bruno Curly, Cxpturing Souls, cottonbro studio, Farhad Irani, K O R A Y B O Z K U R T, Lany-Jade Mondou, Maria Marin, Sujal _ Singh, zaid mohammed via Pexels, ;andresilva5 from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/boy-these-songs-are-about-you.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
BOY, These Songs Are About You features music courtesy of Adam Lambert, Joaicon, Mad Tsai, Omar Apollo, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tyler, The Creator.
![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.
![Bonnie Tyler vs. Adam Lambert: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 11 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; More is More, LLC / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited; Antoni Shkraba via Pexels, andresilva5, talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay; Nick Wang on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/bonnie-tyler-adam-lambert-head-2-head-11-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 11th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Bonnie Tyler and Adam Lambert contend for the best rendition of “Holding Out For a Hero.”
![14 Listen , Hear Me Out Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/14-listen-hear-me-out-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
14 Listen 🔊, Hear 👂 Me Out Songs features music courtesy of The 1975, Beyoncé, Deniece Williams, Pusha T, and The Supremes.
![Hear: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 15 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RODNAE Productions via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/hear-3-to-5-bops-15-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Hear: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 15 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of The 1975, Deniece Williams, Pusha T, The Supremes and The Weeknd.
![Deniece Williams, “Let’s Hear It For the Boy”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 30 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia; John Alan Sperry, PIRO, , Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/deniece-williams-lets-hear-it-for-the-boy-throwback-vibez-30-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 30th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Let’s Hear It For the Boy” by Deniece Williams.
![13 Totally Heroic Hero Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Ferdie Balean, Klaus Nielsen, RODNAE Productions, Ronê Ferreira, Roy Reyna via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/13-totally-heroic-hero-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Totally Heroic Hero Songs features Adam Lambert, Mariah Carey, Martin Garrix x JVKE, Metro Boomin, and Taylor Swift.