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    Khalid

    Khalid, in plain sight [📷: RCA]
    LGBTQ

    Khalid, in plain sight | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum pop and contemporary R&B artist Khalid sounds much more fun and loose on his brief and engaging single, “in plain sight.”

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsAugust 19, 2025 ago
    A Gripping Cluster of G Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Gripping Cluster of G Songs | Playlist 🎧

    A Gripping Cluster of G Songs features songs by Central Cee, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Chris Housman, Kendrick Lamar, and Key Glock.

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsAugust 1, 2025 ago
    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 3 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ytalo Marcos from Pexels; AcatXlo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 3 | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 3 features songs by bbno$, JADE, Khalid, Perfume Genius, Taylor Swift, and Whitney Houston.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsMarch 3, 2025 ago
    13 Songs Filled with HURT (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anh Nguyen, Azra Tuba Demir, Ron Lach from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Filled with HURT | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs Filled with HURT features music by Dan Jarman, Jazmine Sullivan, John Mellencamp, Lizzo, Reneé Rapp, and Teddy Pendergrass.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearAugust 9, 2024 ago
    Khalid, Ground [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; RCA / Right Hand Music Group; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Khalid, Ground | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy-nominated R&B singer/songwriter Khalid sounds lovely on “Ground,” the third single from his third studio album, Sincere.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJuly 22, 2024 ago
    Khalid, Adore U [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; RCA; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Khalid, Adore U | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy-nominated R&B artist Khalid drops his second single of 2024, “Adore U.” Respectable, “Adore U” is fueled by the familiar: matters of the heart.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJune 17, 2024 ago
    Incredible Songs: 2010s, Vol. 2 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype]
    Evergreen

    Incredible Songs: 2010s, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    Incredible Songs: 2010s, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of AWOLNATION, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 11, 2023 ago
    Barbie The Album [📷: Atlantic / Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.]
    Album 💿

    Various Artists, Barbie The Album | Album Review 💿

    Barbie The Album isn’t the second coming of pop, but it is an enjoyable soundtrack to Barbie with its fair share of highlights.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 28, 2023 ago
    11 Songs That Scream EMERGENCY [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; damian Ruitenga, jane grn, MART PRODUCTION, Mikhail Nilov, Pavel Danilyuk, RDNE Stock Project via Pexels; Gerd Altmann, Sasin Tipchai via Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs That Scream EMERGENCY | Playlist 🎧

    11 Songs That Scream EMERGENCY features music courtesy of Coco Jones, Demi Lovato, Logic, My Chemical Romance, and Trey Songz.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 29, 2023 ago
    15 Fantastic Songs Where You Just Know 15 Fantastic Songs Where You Just KNOW [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Keira Burton via Pexels; Mohamed Hassan, OpenClipart-Vectors via Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Fantastic Songs Where You Just KNOW | Playlist 🎧

    15 Fantastic Songs Where You Just KNOW features music Doja Cat, Lana Del Rey, PNAU x Troye Sivan, The 1975, and Whitney Houston.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJanuary 11, 2023 ago
    13 Songs Bound to Make You Feel Young Again [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, cottonbro, Darko Simancas, Dhemer Gonçalves, Pavel Danilyuk, Renata Brant, Rene Barrera, RODNAE Productions, Yan Krukov]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Bound to Make You Feel Young Again | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs Bound to Make You Feel Young Again features Brothers Osborne, Imagine Dragons, Jack Harlow, Sleepy Hallow & Taylor Swift.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJuly 11, 2022 ago
    🎧 13 Songs Buoyed by the Power of SO [📷: Brent Faulkner, Frank Mckenna on Unsplash, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Buoyed by the Power of SO | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 13 Songs Buoyed by the Power of SO features Conway the Machine, Ginuwine, jxdn, The Kid LAROI & Tower of Power.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMarch 9, 2022 ago

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