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Ghost, Umbra: Wacky Wednesday No. 53 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Loma Vista Recordings; Rich The Barber Font from Font Space; Wendel Natan from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

Ghost, Umbra | Wacky Wednesday

In the 53rd edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique “Umbra,” performed by Grammy-winning Swedish metal/hard rock band, Ghost.

By the musical hype, 1 weekDecember 31, 2025 ago

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]

60 Best Songs of 2025 | Playlist

60 Best Songs of 2025 features songs by Bad Bunny, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Kehlani, Sabrina Carpenter, and sombr.

By the musical hype, 2 weeksDecember 22, 2025 ago

13 More Songs That Capture a Nontraditional Church Experience (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

13 More Songs That Capture a Nontraditional Church Experience | Playlist 🎧

13 More Songs That Capture a Nontraditional Church Experience features songs by Chris Brown, DeathbyRomy, Frankie Grande, Ghost, Marvin Sapp & Samuel Saint.

By the musical hype, 4 monthsSeptember 3, 2025 ago

Bops That Pop: Jan, Feb & March 2025 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Juan José Carranza from Pexels; AcatXIo, bookdragon, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Prawny, StockSnap, succo, TASFIQ UR RAHMAN NABIL from Pixabay]

Bops That Pop: Jan, Feb & March 2025 | Playlist 🎧

Bops That Pop: Jan, Feb & March 2025 features songs by Behemoth, Doechii, Ghost, GIVĒON, JENNIE, Lady Gaga, and Lil Nas X.

By the musical hype, 9 monthsMarch 31, 2025 ago

Ghost, Skeletá [📷: Loma Vista Recordings]

Ghost, Satanized | Song Review 🎵

Grammy-winning Swedish metal band Ghost ‘brings the heat,’ and a heaping dose of blasphemy, damnation, heresy, and satanism, on “Satanized.”

By the musical hype, 10 monthsMarch 12, 2025 ago

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