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    Kirk Franklin, Needs [📷: Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA]
    Music

    Kirk Franklin, Needs | Track Review 🎵

    As always, Grammy-winning gospel musician Kirk Franklin inspires and uplifts on “Needs,” an advance single from his 2003 LP, Father’s Day.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsSeptember 24, 2023 ago
    13 Incredible Life, Live & Living Songs (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Curb, Epic, Mercury, Motown, OVO, Republic, Sire, UMG Recordings, Inc., Warner; cottonbro studio from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Incredible Life, Live & Living Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Incredible Life, Live & Living Songs features music courtesy of David Bowie, Drake, Kesha, Madonna, and Rick James.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsAugust 23, 2023 ago
    Diana DeGarmo vs. Fantasia: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 28 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 19 Recordings Limited; Hernán Toro, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]
    Columns

    Diana DeGarmo vs. Fantasia | Head 2 Head 🗣️

    In the 28th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), American Idol: Season 3 finalists Diana DeGarmo and Fantasia contend for the best rendition of “I Believe.” 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 15, 2023 ago
    Awesome Songs: March 2023 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anna Shvets, Laura Tancredi via Pexels]
    Evergreen

    Awesome Songs: March 2023 | Playlist 🎧

    Awesome Songs: March 2023 features music courtesy of features music courtesy of Kip Moore, Lana Del Rey, Nicki Minaj, Ryan Beatty, Smokey Robinson & Usher.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsMarch 31, 2023 ago
    14 Listen , Hear Me Out Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio via Pexels]
    Evergreen

    14 Listen 🔊, Hear👂 Me Out Songs | Playlist 🎧

    14 Listen 🔊, Hear 👂 Me Out Songs features music courtesy of The 1975, Beyoncé, Deniece Williams, Pusha T, and The Supremes.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 24, 2023 ago
    15 Songs That Require You to HOLD On [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; fontgenerator.com; Anastasiya Lobanovskaya via Pexels]
    Evergreen

    15 Songs That Require You to HOLD On | Playlist 🎧

    15 Songs That Require You to HOLD On features music from Adam Lambert, Ava Max, Beyoncé, Elton John x Britney Spears, Rina Sawayama & SG Lewis. 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 6, 2023 ago
    Jazmine Sullivan, “Stand Up (From the Original Motion Picture ‘Till’)” [📷: RCA]
    Music

    Jazmine Sullivan, “Stand Up” | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning R&B artist Jazmine Sullivan shines on the inspired, uplifting single, “Stand Up,” which appears in the 2022 film, Till. 

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsOctober 13, 2022 ago
    Count: 5ive Songs No. 55 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pexels, Pixabay, Yan Krukov]
    Evergreen

    Count | 5ive Songs

    In the 55th edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with the word COUNT in some form or fashion.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsSeptember 27, 2022 ago
    15 Marvelous Songs That Lead the WAY [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Andrea Piacquadio, digital designer from Pixabay, Gustavo Fring, William Fortunato, Yuri_B from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Marvelous Songs That Lead the WAY | Playlist 🎧

    15 Marvelous Songs That Lead the WAY features Alicia Keys, Aloe Blacc, Lady Gaga, Marvin Sapp & Queens of the Stone Age.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 27, 2022 ago
    Osvaldo Supino, "Gold" [📷: Osvaldo Supino]
    LGBTQ

    Osvaldo Supino, “Gold” | Track Review 🎵

    Independent Italian pop musician Osvaldo Supino returns with his second single of 2022, the uplifting and inspired “Gold.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 13, 2022 ago
    Al Green, “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright”: Sunday Refresh 🙏 No. 9 (2022) [📷: A&M, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Zac Durant on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Al Green, “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” | Sunday Refresh 🙏

    On the 9th edition of Sunday Refresh, we’re uplifted by Al Green performing, “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMarch 6, 2022 ago
    The Winans, “Special Lady”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 18 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cotton bro, The Musical Hype, Word Entertainment]
    Columns

    The Winans, “Special Lady” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    On the 18th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Special Lady” by The Winans.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMarch 1, 2022 ago

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