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        • Album 💿Albums & EPs  💿 of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype – we don’t discriminate. Album reviews are also available on the home page. More often than not, the album reviews on the site tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up. Also, GEMS – the best, highly recommended tracks – are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 – 5 (½ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review. = MASTERPIECE = NEAR MASTERPIECE = EXCELLENT = VERY GOOD = AVERAGE / GOOD = BELOW AVERAGE = MEDIOCRE , , , = BAD
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    15 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Ayyappan Palanivel, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE | Playlist

    15 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE features songs by Artemas, Djo, GIVĒON, Jaheim, Mitty Collier, and The Beatles.

    By the musical hype, 20 hoursJanuary 26, 2026 ago
    An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ketut Subiyanto, Moni Rathnak, Nehoray yemini, SHVETS production, TMA Management from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Open Clipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs | Playlist

    An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs features songs by D’Angelo, Gracie Abrams, Queen x David Bowie, Sam Smith x Kim Petras, sombr, and Stephen Sanchez.

    By the musical hype, 4 daysJanuary 23, 2026 ago
    Am: 5 Gems (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]
    5 Gems

    Am | 5 Gems

    Am: 5 Gems features songs by Ayham, Jennifer Holliday, Lizzo, Megan Maroney, and The Irrepressibles.

    By the musical hype, 6 daysJanuary 21, 2026 ago
    Sir Mix-A-Lot, Baby Got Back: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 3 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; American Recordings, LLC; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    1 Hit WONDERful 👏👏👏

    Sir Mix-A-Lot, Baby Got Back | 1 Hit WONDERful

    In the third edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “Baby Got Back,” the sole hit by rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot.

    By the musical hype, 6 daysJanuary 20, 2026 ago
    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 5 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Lucas Andrade from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, Niek Verlaan, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 5 | Playlist

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 5 features songs by Ariana Grande, Artemas, Leon Thomas, Miguel, Romy, and Sabrina Carpenter.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekJanuary 19, 2026 ago
    Sandra Crouch, Completely Yes: Music Lifts No. 3 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Light; Emma Bauso, foad shariyati, nappy, Niko Twisty, Victoria Strelka_ph, Wolrider YURTSEVEN from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Sandra Crouch, Completely Yes | Music Lifts

    In the third edition of Music Lifts (2026), we’re uplifted by Grammy-winning gospel singer-songwriter Sandra Crouch performing “Completely Yes.”

    By the musical hype, 1 weekJanuary 18, 2026 ago
    Rick James & Smokey Robinson, Ebony Eyes: Dazzling Duets No. 3 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Motown; ANTONI SHKRABA production from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Rick James & Smokey Robinson, Ebony Eyes | Dazzling Duets

    In the third edition of Dazzling Duets (2026), Motown legends Rick James and Smokey Robinson collaborate on “Ebony Eyes.” 

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJanuary 16, 2026 ago
    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]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 8 | Playlist

    13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 8 features songs by blackbear, Kim Carnes, Paul Simon, Shirley Caesar, Tame Impala, and TOTO.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJanuary 16, 2026 ago
    Alone: 5 Gems 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors, 建鹏 邵 from Pixabay]
    5 Gems

    Alone | 5 Gems

    Alone: 5 Gems features songs by Halle, Michael Jackson, Reneé Rapp, The Dynamic Superiors, and Tom Nethersole.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJanuary 14, 2026 ago
    Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown, No Air: Dazzling Duets No. 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 19 Recordings / RCA / Jive; ANTONI SHKRABA production from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown, No Air | Dazzling Duets

    In the second edition of Dazzling Duets (2026), Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown collaborate on the Grammy-nominated gem, “No Air.”

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 9, 2026 ago
    A Terrific Collection of T Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ivan S from Pexels; DoodleDrive, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Terrific Collection of T Songs | Playlist

    A Terrific Collection of T Songs features songs by Conan Gray, GloRilla, Kendrick Lamar, Linkin Park, The Beaches, and William Bell.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 5, 2026 ago
    Bonnie Raitt, Something To Talk About: Throwback Vibez No. 1 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Capitol; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Bonnie Raitt, Something To Talk About | Throwback Vibez

    In the first edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we recollect and reflect on “Something To Talk About” by Bonnie Raitt.

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksJanuary 1, 2026 ago

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