![Arca & Planningtorock, Queer: Beaming with Pride No. 71 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Arca / XL Recordings Ltd.; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/arca-planningtorock-queer-beaming-with-pride-71-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
Arca & Planningtorock, Queer | Beaming with Pride
In the 71st edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Queer” performed by nonbinary and trans musicians Arca and Planningtorock.
![kwn & DESTIN CONRAD, all fours: Dazzling Duets No. 32 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RCA Records; ANTONI SHKRABA production from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/kwn-destin-conrad-all-fours-dazzling-duets-18-50-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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kwn & DESTIN CONRAD, all fours | Dazzling Duets
In the 32nd edition of Dazzling Duets (2026), contemporary R&B artists kwn and DESTIN CONRAD collaborate on “all fours.”
![21 Ear-Catching Night Songs, Vol. 3 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dudubangbang Travel from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/21-ear-catching-night-songs-vol-3.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
21 Ear-Catching Night Songs, Vol. 3 | Playlist
21 Ear-Catching Night Songs, Vol. 3 features songs by BigXthaPlug, BTS, Candi Staton, Emei, George Benson, and Sabrina Carpenter.
![Cain Culto, a plague, a pestilence: Wacky Wednesday No. 32 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Hive Music; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cain-culto-a-plague-a-pestilence-wacky-wednesday-32-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Cain Culto, a plague, a pestilence | Wacky Wednesday
In the 32nd edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “a plague, a pestilence,” performed by Cain Culto.
![Us: 5 Gems No. 25 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, Jonathan Borba, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/us-5-gems-25-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
5 Gems
Us | 5 Gems
Us: 5 Gems No. 25 (2026) features songs by Captain & Tennille, Gracie Abrams, FLETCHER, Jack Harlow, and Kendrick Lamar.
![Jordan Power, Yes Please: Spicy Tunez No. 55 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Grey Smoke Records; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/jordan-power-yes-please-spicy-tunes-55-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Jordan Power, Yes Please | Spicy Tunez
In the 55th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “Yes Please” by Jordan Power.
![Billy Gilman, One Voice: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 32 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/billy-gilman-one-voice-one-hit-wonderful-32-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
1 Hit WONDERful 👏👏👏
Billy Gilman, One Voice | 1 Hit WONDERful
In the 32nd edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “One Voice” by Grammy-nominated country singer Billy Gilman.
![Sam Smith, Hazel Eyes [📷: Capitol Records UK / Polydor Label Group]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/sam-smith-hazel-eyes.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Sam Smith, When He’s Gone | Song Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Award-winning nonbinary pop singer-songwriter Sam Smith strikes gold with “When He’s Gone,” the third single from their fifth LP, Hazel Eyes.
![13 Songs Where the MORE the Better (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ann H from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/13-songs-where-the-more-the-better.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
13 Songs Where the MORE the Better | Playlist
13 Songs Where the MORE the Better features songs by Angie Stone, Britney Spears, BTS, Mary J. Blige, Niall Horan, and Phil Collins.
![felix jaehn & Omar Rudberg, siren: Beaming with Pride No. 69 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Collaection GmbH / Universal Music GmbH; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/felix-jaehn-omar-rudberg-siren-beaming-with-pride-69-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
felix jaehn & Omar Rudberg, siren | Beaming with Pride
In the 69th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “siren” performed by German DJ/producer felix jaehn and Venezuelan Swedish singer Omar Rudberg.
![Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 9 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Artem Podrez, Geff Ferreira, Mike Jones, Oscar Carbajal, Polina, Sephina Cornwall, Talal Hakim from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, Maicon Fonseca Zanco from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/songs-that-feature-names-vol-9.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 9 | Playlist
Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 9 features songs by Ayham, Barry Manilow, Bruno Mars, Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, and Santana & The Product G&B.
![Tove Lo, ESTRUS [📷: Pretty Swede Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/tove-lo-estrus.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Tove Lo, DNH | Song Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Swedish pop singer-songwriter Tove Lo drops another bop with “DNH,” the second single and fifth track from her sixth studio album, ESTRUS.