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    15 Marvelous ME Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Font Generator; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Marvelous ME Songs | Playlist

    15 Marvelous ME Songs features songs by Artemas, Céline Dion, Corbyn Besson, Def Leppard, Joan Armatrading, and Robyn.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksMarch 20, 2026 ago
    Disturbed, Shout: Covers No. 6 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Reprise Records; Alan Cordero, Flávia Vicentini from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Disturbed, Shout 2000 | COVERS

    In the sixth edition of COVERS (2026), Disturbed delivers a compelling rendition of “Shout,” originally performed by Tears For Fears.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksMarch 11, 2026 ago
    A Wow-tastic Compendium of W Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ksw Photographer, Manish Jain, JJ Whitley, Raven Domingo from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Wow-tastic Compendium of W Songs | Playlist

    A Wow-tastic Compendium of W Songs features songs by Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, Olly Alexander, RAYE, Sabrina Carpenter, and sombr.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthFebruary 20, 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, 2 monthsJanuary 23, 2026 ago
    Naked Sunday [📷: Rob Billingham Photography]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Naked Sunday | Interview

    In the 501st Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Staffordshire hard rock band Naked Sunday.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsJanuary 16, 2026 ago
    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]
    Columns

    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, 3 monthsDecember 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]
    Evergreen

    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, 3 monthsDecember 22, 2025 ago
    Open Window [📷: Open Window]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Open Window | Interview

    In the 495th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the Thousand Oaks-based rock band Open Window.

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsDecember 10, 2025 ago
    A Poppin’ Compendium of P Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Mari Loli from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Poppin’ Compendium of P Songs | Playlist 🎧

    A Poppin’ Compendium of P Songs features songs by Chappell Roan, Connie Francis, Def Leppard, Grant & Ash, Olly Alexander, and Sabrina Carpenter.

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsNovember 21, 2025 ago
    13 Sugary Sweet SUGAR Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Bruno,  Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay]
    Music

    13 Sugary Sweet SUGAR Songs | Playlist

    13 Sugary Sweet SUGAR Songs features songs by Def Leppard, Kali Uchis, Keaton Savage, Mariah Carey, Sheena Easton, and Tyler, The Creator.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsOctober 27, 2025 ago
    13 More Songs That Capture a Nontraditional Church Experience (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    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, 7 monthsSeptember 3, 2025 ago
    Def Leppard, Pour Some Sugar On Me: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 140 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Bludgeon Riffola Limited / Mercury; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Def Leppard, Pour Some Sugar On Me | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 140th edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Pour Some Sugar On Me” by Def Leppard.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsSeptember 2, 2025 ago

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