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    13 More Utterly Friend-tastic Friend Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Cedric Fauntleroy, Gustavo Fring, Kampus Production, Pavel Danilyuk, William Fortunato from Pexels; AcatXlo from Pixabay]
    Music

    13 More Utterly Friend-tastic Friend Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 More Utterly Friend-tastic Friend Songs feature songs by Ariana Grande, Benson Boone, KAYTRANADA, Megan Thee Stallion, Patti LaBelle, and War.

    By the musical hype, 10 monthsJanuary 29, 2025 ago
    Benson Boone, Friend: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 1 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Night Street / Warner; BD Jewel, Dave H, Jean-Daniel Francoeur, Joshua Brown, Vansh Mehta from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    Benson Boone, Friend | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

    In the first edition of Music Lifts (2025), we’re uplifted by Grammy-nominated pop singer/songwriter Benson Boone’s song “Friend.”

    By the musical hype, 11 monthsJanuary 5, 2025 ago
    13 Marvelous Songs Filled with Fight [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Afif Ramdhasuma, cottonbro studio, Keira Burton, Ketut Subiyanto, Liza Summer, RDNE Stock project, Vera Arsic from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Marvelous Songs Filled with Fight | Playlist 🎧

    13 Marvelous Songs Filled with Fight features music courtesy of Carl Douglas, Christina Aguilera, Public Enemy, Rachel Platten, and Tina Turner.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 21, 2023 ago
    13 More Songs Where The Keyword is SONG [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Budgeron Bach, Grace Kaley, Johnson Olakotan, Karolina Grabowska, Marlon Alves, Orione Conceição from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 More Songs Where The Keyword is SONG | Playlist 🎧

    13 More Songs Where The Keyword is SONG features music courtesy of Conan Gray, Harry Belafonte, Lil Durk, Michael Jackson, and Phoebe Bridgers.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 21, 2023 ago
    13 Really GOOD Songs … It’s That Simple [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gustavo Fring, William Fortunato, via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, NoName_13, Robin Higgins via Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Really GOOD Songs … It’s That Simple | Playlist 🎧

    13 Really GOOD Songs … It’s That Simple features music courtesy of Chic, John Mellencamp, Mary J. Blige, Olivia Rodrigo, and Wrabel.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMarch 27, 2023 ago
    13 Dayum Good Damn Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Stephen Audu via Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Dayum Good Damn Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Dayum Good Damn Songs features music courtesy of AUDREY NUNA, Fujii Kaze, Kip Moore, Harry Strange, and Lizzo.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMarch 15, 2023 ago
    Andy Grammer, “Damn It Feels Good To Be Me”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 16 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Giant Soul / S-Curve; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]
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    Andy Grammer, Damn It Feels Good To Be Me | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

    In the 16th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by Andy Grammer, performing, “Damn It Feels Good To Be Me.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMarch 14, 2023 ago
    Fight : 3BOPS No. 61 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, RODNAE Productions, Wilson Blanco from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Fight | 3BOPS

    On the 61st edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with FIGHT in some form or fashion.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsSeptember 16, 2021 ago

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