Striking Bops from June 2026 | Playlist
![Striking Bops from June 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/striking-bops-from-june-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Striking Bops from June 2026 features songs by Adam Lambert, Ariana Grande, kwn, Olivia Rodrigo, Steve Lacy, and Taylor Swift.
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
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Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) | Playlist
![Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation, BIGHIT MUSIC, Blues Babe Records LLC, Columbia Records, Create Music Group Inc., DSING RECORDS, Durand Bernarr, Erskine Records Limited, Famous Studios, Geffen Records, Human Re Sources, Olivia Rodrigo, RAYE, The Orchard, Transgressive Records Ltd.; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/best-songs-of-2026-so-far.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) features songs by Bruno Mars, Jill Scott, Lady Gaga x Doechii, Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, and RAYE.
Lola Young, From Down Here → Song Review
![Lola Young, From Down Here [📷: Day One Music Limited / Universal Music Operations Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lola-young-from-down-here.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning South East London singer-songwriter Lola Young shines on her authentic, introspective single, “From Down Here.”
11 Marvelous Bad Songs, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧
![11 Marvelous Bad Songs, Vol. 2 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Çağrı KANMAZ, Jacob Moore, Kabé Rossi, Kuiyibo Campos, Photo By: Kaboompics.com, the peassa, Yan Krukau from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-marvelous-bad-songs-vol-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Marvelous Bad Songs, Vol. 2 features songs by Eminem, Joey Valence & Brae, Maxwell, Polo G, and Taylor Swift.
11 Thrilling ARE Songs, Part 1 | Playlist 🎧
![11 Thrilling ARE Songs, Part 1 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Liviu Gorincioi from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-thrilling-are-songs-vol-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Thrilling ARE Songs, Part 1 features songs by Nick Rich, Orville Peck & Willie Nelson, Patti LaBelle, Sister Sledge, and Taylor Swift.
13 Songs That Are REALLY REAL | Playlist 🎧
![13 Songs That Are REALLY REAL (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 11765557, Malkhai Cora from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/13-songs-that-are-really-real.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs That Are REALLY REAL features music courtesy of AJR, Anthony Hamilton, Cheryl Lynn, Juice WRLD, Post Malone, and Smokey Robinson.
11 Intriguing Forest, Woods & Outdoors Songs | Playlist 🎧
![11 Intriguing Forest, Woods & Outdoors Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sergey Zhumaev from Pexels; Peter H from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/11-intriguing-forest-woods-and-outdoors-songs-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Intriguing Forest, Woods & Outdoors Songs features music courtesy of The Beatles, Jhené Aiko, Jimmy Clifton, Kayne The Lovechild, and Taylor Swift.
11 MORE Excellent Songs You’ll Totally Believe In | Playlist 🎧
![11 MORE Excellent Songs You’ll Totally Believe In (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Daniela Jakob from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11-more-excellent-songs-youll-totally-believe-in.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 MORE Excellent Songs You’ll Totally Believe In features music from The Doobie Brothers, Kanye West, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Mary J. Blige, and Whitney Houston.
11 Songs That Make You Wanna Try | Playlist 🎧
![11 Songs That Make You Wanna Try [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/11-songs-that-make-you-wanna-try.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Songs That Make You Wanna Try features music courtesy of Aaliyah, Darren Haynes, Jason Aldean, Kirk Franklin, and Macy Gray.
13 Songs Where The Need Is Real | Playlist 🎧
![13 Songs Where The Need Is Real [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Maria from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/13-songs-where-the-need-is-real.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs Where The Need Is Real features music courtesy of The 1975, Doja Cat, James Blake, Patti LaBelle, and Whitney Houston.
13 Terrific AWAY Songs | Playlist 🎧
![13 Terrific AWAY Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner, Dương Nhân, Gustavo Fring, Ketut Subiyanto, Michael Burrows, Monstera, The Musical Hype, Olya Kobruseva, Ono Kosuki, Trân Long]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/13-terrific-away-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Terrific Away Songs features music courtesy of Brian McKnight, John Mayer, Miley Cyrus, Omar Apollo & Twenty One Pilots.
Away | 5ive Songs
![Away: 5ive Songs No. 12 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, cottonbro, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/away-5ive-songs-12-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 12th edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with the word AWAY in some form or fashion.