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    Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, You’ve Got A Friend: Dazzling Duets No. 16 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation; ANTONI SHKRABA production from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
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    Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, You’ve Got A Friend | Dazzling Duets

    In the 16th edition of Dazzling Duets (2026), Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway collaborate on “You’ve Got A Friend.”

    By the musical hype, 2 daysApril 17, 2026 ago
    11 Outstanding OTHER Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Music

    11 Outstanding OTHER Songs | Playlist

    11 Outstanding OTHER Songs features songs by Brent Faiyaz, Christina Aguilera, Ed Sheeran, Fall Out Boy, Orville Peck & Willie Nelson, and Smokey Robinson.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekApril 10, 2026 ago
    13 Mo’ UP Songs That Sho Nuff Don’t Disappoint! (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Mo’ UP Songs That Sho Nuff Don’t Disappoint! | Playlist

    13 Mo’ UP Songs That Sho Nuff Don’t Disappoint! features songs by 4 Non Blondes, Charlie Puth, Doechii, Forrest Frank, Sabrina Carpenter, and Sukihana.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksApril 3, 2026 ago
    Striking Bops from March 2026 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Striking Bops from March 2026 | Playlist

    Striking Bops from March 2026 features songs by Artemas, Baby Rose & Leon Thomas, Harry Styles, Jonah Kagen, Noah Kahan, and RAYE.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksMarch 30, 2026 ago
    Durand Bernarr & James Fauntleroy, Wild Ride [📷: Durand Bernarr / DSING RECORDS / Create Music Group Inc.]
    LGBTQ

    Durand Bernarr & James Fauntleroy, Wild Ride | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Grammy-winning R&B artist Durand Bernarr and James Fauntleroy take listeners on an exhilarating listening experience with “Wild Ride.”

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksMarch 27, 2026 ago
    13 Striking Songs About Models (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Alexander Kravitskiy, Antonio Friedemann, Bruno Curly, Israelzin Oliveira, Klaus Dieter, Matilda Jacob, Victor Miyata from Pexels;  Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Striking Songs About Models | Playlist

    13 Striking Songs About Models features songs by Kyle Alessandro, J. Cole, Kraftwerk, Madonna, Måneskin, and RuPaul.

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksMarch 23, 2026 ago
    An Engaging Collection of Y Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Font Generator; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    An Engaging Collection of Y Songs | Playlist

    An Engaging Collection of Y Songs features songs by Ariana Grande, Artemas, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Killer Mike, and Saja Boys.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthMarch 16, 2026 ago
    Yvonne Elliman, If I Can't Have You: Throwback Vibez No. 30 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Barry Gibb, The Estate of Robin Gibb and Yvonne Gibb; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Yvonne Elliman, If I Can’t Have You | Throwback Vibez

    In the 30th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we recollect and reflect on “If I Can’t Have You” by Yvonne Elliman.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthMarch 10, 2026 ago
    Jill Scott, Don’t Play: Spicy Tunez No. 18 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Blues Babe Records LLC / Human Re Sources / The Orchard; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Jill Scott, Don’t Play | Spicy Tunez

    In the 18th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “Don’t Play” by Jill Scott.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsMarch 3, 2026 ago
    Sabrina Carpenter, Goodbye: Bangerz N Bopz No. 18 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Island Records; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Sabrina Carpenter, Goodbye | Bangerz N Bopz

    In the 18th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “Goodbye” performed by Grammy-winning pop singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsMarch 1, 2026 ago
    Jamie Foxx, Somebody [📷: Foxxhole Productions, Inc.]
    Music

    Jamie Foxx, Somebody | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Decorated actor and singer-songwriter Jamie Foxx eats and leaves no crumbs on “Somebody” thanks to the relatable theme/lyrics, superb vocals & sublime production.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsFebruary 19, 2026 ago
    Striking Bops from January 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Striking Bops from January 2026 | Playlist

    Striking Bops from January 2026 features songs by Ari Lennox, A$AP Rocky, Bruno Mars, Charli XCX, Harry Styles, and Jill Scott.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsJanuary 30, 2026 ago

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