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    Smokey Robinson, "How You Make Me Feel" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Smokey Robinson;OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Smokey Robinson, How You Make Me Feel | Track Review 🎵

    83 years young, Motown icon Smokey Robinson impresses on “How You Make Me Feel,” the second single from Gasms, his first LP in nine years.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsMarch 13, 2023 ago
    13 Marvelous Songs That Reach for the Stars [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Timothée Duran]
    Evergreen

    13 Marvelous Songs That Reach for the Stars 🌟 | Playlist 🎧

    13 Marvelous Songs That Reach for the Stars 🌟 features Benson Boone, David Bowie, Megan Thee Stallion, Panic! At The Disco & Years & Years.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsSeptember 9, 2022 ago
    Incredible LGBTQ Songs, Young & Old, Vol. 3 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Aditya Ali, Brian Kyed, Cory Woodward, DIEGO SANCHEZ, Isi Parente, Kyle, Kyle Bushnell, Mary Y., matthew reyes, Nora Hutton, Pexels, Rene Bernal, RODNAE Productions, Ronny Sison, Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    Incredible LGBTQ Songs, Young & Old, Vol. 3 | Playlist 🎧

    Incredible LGBTQ Songs, Young & Old features, Vol. 3 features music courtesy of Ben Platt, Jake Wesley Rogers, Orville Peck, Scissor Sisters & Shamir.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsSeptember 7, 2022 ago
    Go Away: 3 or 4 Bops [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]
    Evergreen

    Go Away | 3 or 4 BOPS

    On the 15th edition of 3 or 4 BOPS (2022), we select awesome songs that GO AWAY… somehow… somewhere…

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 29, 2022 ago
    Brian McKnight, “Every Time You Go Away”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 25 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cotton bro, Motown, The Musical Hype]
    Columns

    Brian McKnight, “Every Time You Go Away” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    On the 25th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Every Time You Go Away” by Brian McKnight.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMarch 29, 2022 ago
    Brian McKnight, “Back Seat (Gettin’ Down)”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 24 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, JJ Whitley, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, Luan Queiros, Motown, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]
    Columns

    Brian McKnight, “Back Seat (Gettin’ Down)” | After Dark 🕛 🌃

    On the 24th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Back Seat (Gettin’ Down)” by Brian McKnight.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMarch 29, 2022 ago
    Quincy Jones, “The Secret Garden”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 15 [📷: Brent Faulkner, cotton bro, The Musical Hype, Qwest Records, Inc. / UMG Recordings, Inc.]
    Columns

    Quincy Jones, “The Secret Garden” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    On the 15th edition of Throwback Vibez, we recollect and reflect on “The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)” by Quincy Jones. 

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsDecember 5, 2021 ago
    11 Songs in It for the Long Haul, Vol. 1 🎧 [📷: antonytrivet, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs in It for the Long Haul, Vol. 1 | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 11 Songs in It for the Long Haul, Vol. 1 features A$AP Rocky, Florida Georgia Line, Halsey, Jidenna & Taylor Swift.  

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJuly 28, 2021 ago
    WOO!: 3BOPS No. 38 (2021) [📷: Andres Ayrton, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels]
    Evergreen

    WOO! | 3BOPS

    On this 38th edition of 3BOPS, 2021, we select three awesome songs that are associated with the word WOO in some form or fashion.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJune 24, 2021 ago
    Shirley Murdock vs. Kelly Price: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 14 [📷: Asylum, Brent Faulkner, Elektra, The Musical Hype, UMG Recordings Inc., Valentin Tikhonov from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Shirley Murdock vs. Kelly Price | Head 2 Head 🗣️

    On the 14th edition of Head 2 Head, Shirley Murdock and Kelly Price duke it over their respective takes on “As We Lay.”

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMay 22, 2021 ago
    ‘A’ Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Irina, The Musical Hype, Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    ‘A’ Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 ‘A’ Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 features Conan Gray, Justin Bieber, Lucky Daye, Manchester Orchestra, P!nk & Taylor Swift.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMay 17, 2021 ago
    Anthony Hamilton, "You Made a Fool of Me" [📷: My Music Box / BMG Rights Management]
    Music

    Anthony Hamilton, You Made a Fool of Me | Track Review 🎵

    Anthony Hamilton oozes with soul (and heartbreak) on his first new single of 2021, “You Made a Fool of Me.”

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMay 10, 2021 ago

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