Striking Bops from September 2026 | Playlist
![Striking Bops from September 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/striking-bops-from-september-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Striking Bops from September 2026 features songs by Ashe, Dominic Fike, Greyson Chance, John Legend, LISA, and The Kid LAROI.
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
Tag LGBTQ musicians
Jackson Chant, U Can Touch → Song Review
![Jackson Chant, U Can Touch (Ft. David Archuleta) [📷: Jackson Chant]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/jackson-chant-u-can-touch.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jackson Chant taps David Archuleta for the hella cute, ear-catching dance-pop bop, “U Can Touch.”
Kid Souf, IM IN A BAD MOOD → Song Review
![Kid Souf, IM IN A BAD MOOD [📷: James Giardinelli]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/kid-souf-im-in-a-bad-mood.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In the brief “IM IN A BAD MOOD,” singer-songwriter Kid Souf successfully captures his mood and establishes a ‘big mood.’
Al Calderon, make me wanna → Song Review
![Al Calderon, make me wanna [📷: Al Calderon / Create Music Group Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/al-calderon-make-me-wanna.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The handsome and talented Al Calderon brings the heat, once more, on his short but sweet single, “make me wanna.”
BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 6 | Playlist
![BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 6 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AmirAli Parsa, Ankush Prajapati, Gleb Londar, Luis Zambrano, Murat IŞIK, Steve Blackson, Vinh Chế from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/boy-these-songs-are-about-you-part-6.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 6 features songs by Felix Jaehn & Cascada, Isaiah Rashad, Phoebe Bridgers, T.I., TEEKS, and Thin Lizzy.
Benjamin, Helahoito → Beaming with Pride
![Benjamin, Helahoito: Beaming with Pride No. 83 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Warner Music Finland; 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/2026/09/benjamin-helahoito-beaming-with-pride-83-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 83rd edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Helahoito” performed by Finnish pop singer-songwriter Benjamin.
These Songs That Are Way Too MUCH | Playlist
![These Songs That Are Way Too MUCH (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/these-songs-that-are-way-too-much.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
These Songs That Are Way Too MUCH features songs by Bee Gees, Dominic Fike, Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams, Kehlani, Luther Vandross, and MGMT
The Boot Scootin’ Sissies, Straight as a Cowboy → Beaming with Pride
![The Boot Scootin' Sissies, Straight as a Cowboy: Beaming with Pride No. 82 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Entrepreo; 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/2026/09/the-boot-scootin-sissies-straight-as-a-cowboy-beaming-with-pride-82-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 82nd edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Straight as a Cowboy,” performed by the AI-generated country band, The Boot Scootin' Sissies.
Lavender | 5 Gems
![Lavender: 5 Gems No. 29 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Pixabay from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/lavender-5-gems-29-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Lavender: 5 Gems No. 29 (2026) features songs by Daley, Disclosure, Jake Wesley Rogers, JVKE, and Taylor Swift.
Troye Sivan, Party → Song Review
![Troye Sivan, She's the Best [📷: Tokky’s Music, LLC / Interscope Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/troye-sivan-shes-the-best.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-nominated, South African-born, Australian artist Troye Sivan hits the dancefloor on his party-centric single, “Party.”
TEEKS, Overdose → Song Review
![TEEKS, Overdose [📷: Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand Ltd]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/teeks-overdose.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Dashing, talented queer Māori soul singer-songwriter TEEKS delivers an utterly sublime, passionate MLM ballad with “Overdose.”
13 Songs That Highlight The Number TWO | Playlist
![13 Songs That Highlight The Number TWO (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Агзам Гайсин, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/13-songs-that-highlight-the-number-two.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Songs That Highlight The Number TWO features songs by Arlo Parks, BTS, Céline Dion, Drake, Klovis Gaynor, and William Bell.