13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 8 | Playlist
![13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 8 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AOG Pixels, Ciel Fotos, EZEKIXL AKINNEWU, Moose Photos from Pexels; Daniele Barison, Gordon Johnson, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, Petra from Pixabay; Gabriel Martin from Unsplash, Gabriel Martin on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/13-songs-that-feature-names-vol-8.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 8 features songs by blackbear, Kim Carnes, Paul Simon, Shirley Caesar, Tame Impala, and TOTO.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 8 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AOG Pixels, Ciel Fotos, EZEKIXL AKINNEWU, Moose Photos from Pexels; Daniele Barison, Gordon Johnson, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, Petra from Pixabay; Gabriel Martin from Unsplash, Gabriel Martin on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/13-songs-that-feature-names-vol-8.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 8 features songs by blackbear, Kim Carnes, Paul Simon, Shirley Caesar, Tame Impala, and TOTO.
![Barry Manilow, Copacabana (At the Copa): Throwback Vibez No. 7 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arista Records LLC; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/barry-manilow-copacabana-at-the-copa-throwback-vibez-7-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the seventh edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we recollect and reflect on “Copacabana (At the Copa)” by Barry Manilow.
![Alone: 5 Gems 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors, 建鹏 邵 from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/alone-5-gems-2-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
Alone: 5 Gems features songs by Halle, Michael Jackson, Reneé Rapp, The Dynamic Superiors, and Tom Nethersole.
![11 Captivating & Compelling COULD Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mohammed Hassan from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/11-captivating-and-compelling-could-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
11 Captivating & Compelling COULD Songs features songs by Artemas, blackbear, Jaheim, JORDY, and The Spinners.
![Tom Nethersole, alone: Beaming with Pride No. 1 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Tommy Boy; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tom-nethersole-meant-to-be-alone-beaming-with-pride-1-2026.webp?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the first edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “meant to be alone” performed by Melbourne pop singer-songwriter Tom Nethersole.
![A Spectacular Compendium of S Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dave Naranjo, Nathan J. Hilton from Pexels; AcatXIo, David Dillon, Kate, OpenClipart-Vectors, Samuel Jiménez, Soufiane Design from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-spectacular-compendium-of-s-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
A Spectacular Compendium of S Songs features songs by Chappell Roan, Chief Keef & Mustard, Kendrick Lamar, Mariah Carey, Noah Kahan, and Tate McRae.
![60 Best Songs of 2025 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Amusement, Atlantic Recording Corporation, Create Music Group, Inc., DSING RECORDS, Durand Bernarr, , Interscope, Island, KRA International Inc., RCA, Republic, Rimas Entertainment LLC, SMB Music LLC, Warner AcatXIo; faraindahouse (Artificial Intelligence), OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/60-best-songs-of-2025.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
60 Best Songs of 2025 features songs by Bad Bunny, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Kehlani, Sabrina Carpenter, and sombr.
![15 Striking Husband & Wife Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alex Green, Arda Öztürk, Bárbara Marques, Kampus Production, King Shooter, Mikhail Nilov, Moose Photos, Polina Tankilevitch, Trần Long from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/15-striking-husband-and-wife-songs.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
15 Striking Husband & Wife Songs features songs by Eli, Kehlani, Meghan Trainor, RAYE, RYANN, and Walker Hayes.
![11 Highly Engaging WELL Songs, Part 1 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Niklas Jeromin from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/11-highly-engaging-well-songs-part-1.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
11 Highly Engaging WELL Songs, Part 1 features songs by Asbjørn, Earl Sweatshirt, Juice WRLD, Kacey Musgraves, and Taylor Swift.
![15 More Marvelously Tactile Touch Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Aleksandra Pękala, Bethan Ferr, cottonbro studio, Jonathan Borba, Ksenia Chernaya, Sergey Torbik, Tima Miroshnichenko, Ulkar Batista from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/15-more-marvelously-tactile-touch-songs.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
15 More Marvelously Tactile Touch Songs features songs by BIA, Busta Rhymes, Diana Ross, Jessie Murph, RYANN, and The Staple Singers.
![JORDY, COULDA NOT: Beaming with Pride No. 99 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; JORDY / EMPIRE; Elias Souza, Mario Spencer, Mizuno K, from Pexels; AcatXIo, All_CC0_Public_domain, CatsWithGlasses, David, ernestflowerss, Kelly, M. Harris, Marek Studzinski, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/jordy-coulda-not-beaming-with-pride-99-2025.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 99th edition of Beaming with Pride (2025), we highlight “COULDA NOT” performed by gay pop singer-songwriter JORDY.
![Who, What, When, Where, Why, How Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, alexxloo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/who-what-when-where-why-how-songs.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How Songs features songs by Bee Gees, Billie Eilish, Reneé Rapp, Sabrina Carpenter, Sean Dempsey, and Whitney Houston.