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    Aqua, Barbie Girl: Wacky Wednesday No. 23 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Universal Music (Denmark) A/S; Rich The Barber Font from Font Space; Wendel Natan from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    Aqua, Barbie Girl | Wacky Wednesday

    In the 23rd edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique song, “Barbie Girl,” performed by Danish-Norwegian pop collective, Aqua.

    By the musical hype, 2 daysJune 4, 2025 ago
    Barbie The Album [📷: Atlantic / Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.]
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    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
    Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice, Barbie World (with Aqua) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; 10K Projects / Capitol / Dolo Entertainment, Inc. / UMG Recordings, Inc.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice, Barbie World | Track Review 🎵

    Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice collaborate for the second time in 2023 on “Barbie World,” a single from Barbie The Album which samples a 1990s Aqua classic.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 26, 2023 ago

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