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    11 Morbidly Striking DEAD Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Hilary Clark from Pixabay]
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    11 Morbidly Striking DEAD Songs | Playlist 🎧

    11 Morbidly Striking DEAD Songs features songs by Architects, Black Sabbath, David Kushner, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, and Tyler, The Creator.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsOctober 8, 2025 ago
    13 Unapologetic, Controversial Tunes, Vol. 2 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Deon Black, Kátio de Oliveira, Letticia Massari, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Unapologetic, Controversial Tunes, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    13 Unapologetic, Controversial Tunes, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of Beyoncé, Eminem, Foster The People, Jason Aldean, and Serge Gainsbourg.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsAugust 11, 2023 ago
    Kesha, “Die Young”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 15 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kemosabe; Anand Kulkarni, Aykut Bingül, Luân Phan, mohammadreza merhvand via Pexels; Anna, Gordon Taylor, harshahars from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
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    Kesha, Die Young | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶

    In the 15th edition of Controversial Tunes (2023), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Die Young” by Kesha.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 12, 2023 ago
    Foster the People, “Pumped Up Kicks”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 14 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; Anand Kulkarni, Aykut Bingül, Luân Phan, mohammadreza merhvand via Pexels; Anna, Gordon Taylor, harshahars from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Foster the People, Pumped Up Kicks | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶

    In the 14th edition of Controversial Tunes (2023), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People. 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 9, 2023 ago
    20 Songs Written in the Aftermath of Columbine [Photo Credit: 5 Minute Walk, A&M, Autumn Tone, EMI Christian, Horror High, Indieblue Music, Interscope, Interscope, Nicole Dollanganger, Nothing, Octone, Odd Future, RCA, Reprise, Reunion, Roadrunner, Sony, Uncle Howie]
    Evergreen

    Songs Written in the Aftermath of Columbine | Playlist 🎧

    Numerous songs have been written in the aftermath of the Columbine Massacre.  This playlist explores 20 songs written in the aftermath.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsSeptember 26, 2017 ago
    07-21-2017 New Music Releases © Interscope, Atlantic, Columbia, Republic, Sony Latin, Born to Fly
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    Music Shopping List | Lana Del Rey, Meek Mill, Tyler, the Creator & More

    Friday, July 21, 2017 is one of the biggest music release dates of 2017.  New releases hail from Lana Del Rey, Meek Miler, Tyler the Creator & more.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 17, 2017 ago

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