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        • Album ๐Ÿ’ฟAlbums & EPs  ๐Ÿ’ฟ of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype โ€“ we donโ€™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 โ€“ the best, highly recommended tracks โ€“ are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 โ€“ 5 (ยฝ 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 Captivating Songs That Ask a Question (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Gordon Johnson, Marcin  from Pixabay; Photo by KรœRลžAT GรœNEY on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    15 Captivating Songs That Ask a Question | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    15 Captivating Songs That Ask a Question features songs by David Archuleta, LaBelle, Lorde, RYANN, Teddy Swims, and Ylvis.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJune 4, 2025 ago
    13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 6 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Beatriz Fernandes, cottonbro studio, Cup of Couple, Deni's Fotografia, Jonathan Borba, Leonardo Goncalves wild, Nathan Cowley from Pexels; AcatXIo, Pete Linforth, Thomas from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 6 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 6 features songs by Benjamin, Gerardo, Jake Wesley Rogers, Josie Cotton, Lana Del Rey, and Tyler, The Creator.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthMay 9, 2025 ago
    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 3 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ahmed Aziz from Pexels; AcatXlo, Niek Verlaan, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 3 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 3 features songs by Alex Warren, LUKAS OSCAR, Noah Kahan, Prince, and Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthMay 7, 2025 ago
    Josie Cotton, Johnny, Are You Queer?: Controversial Songs No. 12 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kitten Robot; Tazz Vaughn via Pexels; Elena Arboleda Salas, nikolaytaman90, Tumisu from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Josie Cotton, Johnny, Are You Queer? | Controversial Songs

    In the 12th edition of Controversial Songs (2024), we explore the controversy behind โ€œJohnny, Are You Queer?โ€ by Josie Cotton.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsApril 10, 2025 ago
    Songs That Reference Coming Out, Vol. 3 (2024) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Camille C, Israyosoy S., Katie Rainbow ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ, Lisett Kruusimรคe, Luis Morales Torres, Mizuno K, Pavel Danilyuk, from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    Songs That Reference Coming Out, Vol. 3 ๐ŸŒˆ | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    Songs That Reference Coming Out, Vol. 3 ๐ŸŒˆ features songs by Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Cole Redding, David Archuleta, Jake Trevor, and Sam Driborr.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsOctober 11, 2024 ago
    50 Bops from 2024 That Make You Beam with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anna Shvets, Bruno Curly, cottonbro studio, Daniel Holback, Darina Belonogova, Ketut Subiyanto, Mikhail Nilov, Pavel Danilyuk, RDNE Stock project, ๐“ข๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ฎ ๐“ฆ๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฝ โ„ข, Vinรญcius Vieira ft, Wayne Fotografias from Pexels; Alexandra Koch, Katherine Gomez, M. Harris, Neo Artemis, Pete Linforth from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    50 Bops from 2024 That Make You Beam with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    50 Bops from 2024 That Make You Beam with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ features music courtesy of Billie Eilish, David Archuleta, ETHAN, Orville Peck, St. Vincent, and Tinashe.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJune 3, 2024 ago
    Matt Terry, His Car: Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ No. 19 (2024) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Future x MT13; Elias Souza, Los Muertos Crew from Pexels; CatsWithGlasses, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, Square Frog, Sudo from Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

    Matt Terry, His Car | Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

    In the 19th edition of Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ (2024), we highlight the song, โ€œHis Carโ€ performed by Matt Terry.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMay 8, 2024 ago
    13 Unapologetic, Controversial Tunes, Vol. 2 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Deon Black, Kรกtio de Oliveira, Letticia Massari, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Unapologetic, Controversial Tunes, Vol. 2 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 Unapologetic, Controversial Tunes, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of Beyoncรฉ, Eminem, Foster The People, Jason Aldean, and Serge Gainsbourg.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsAugust 11, 2023 ago
    Anthony Sprunk, Iโ€™ll Meet You in the Bathroom: LGBTQ Bopz ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽถ No. 28 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Anthony Sprunk; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]
    Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

    Anthony Sprunk, Iโ€™ll Meet You in the Bathroom | LGBTQ Bopz ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽถ

    In the 28th edition of LGBTQ Bopz ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽถ (2023), we highlight the song, โ€œIโ€™ll Meet You in the Bathroomโ€ performed by Anthony Sprunk.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 19, 2023 ago
    Awesome Songs: June 2023  [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Cameron Gawn, Helmy Zairy, Maria Isabella Bernotti from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    Awesome Songs: June 2023 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    Awesome Songs: June 2023 features music courtesy of Doja Cat, Kelly Clarkson, Peso Pluma, Saint Levant, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 30, 2023 ago
    Carroll Oโ€™Connor & Jean Stapleton, โ€œAll In the Family Themeโ€: Controversial Tunes ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐ŸŽถ No. 16 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Pictures Television; Anand Kulkarni, Aykut Bingรผl, Luรขn Phan, mohammadreza merhvand via Pexels; Anna, Gordon Taylor, harshahars from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Carroll Oโ€™Connor & Jean Stapleton, All In the Family Theme | Controversial Tunes ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐ŸŽถ

    In the 16th edition of Controversial Tunes (2023), we explore the controversy behind the โ€œAll In the Family Theme)โ€ by Carroll Oโ€™Connor & Jean Stapleton.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 23, 2023 ago
    Joe Daccache, F.A.G.: LGBTQ Bopz ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽถ No. 23 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Joe Daccache; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]
    Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

    Joe Daccache, F.A.G. | LGBTQ Bopz ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽถ

    In the 23rd edition of LGBTQ Bopz ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽถ (2023), we highlight the song, โ€œF.A.G.โ€ performed by Lebanese pop artist, Joe Daccache.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 13, 2023 ago

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