Ruben, Girlfriend | Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
![Ruben, Girlfriend: Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈 No. 60 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Markussen Music / Warner Music Norway AS; Elias Souza, Mario Spencer, Mizuno K, from Pexels; AcatXIo, All_CC0_Public_domain, CatsWithGlasses, David, ernestflowerss, Kelly, M. Harris, Marek Studzinski, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ruben-girlfriend-beaming-with-pride-60-2025.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 60th edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈 (2025), we highlight “Girlfriend” performed by Norwegian pop singer-songwriter Ruben.
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15 Surefire Classics from the 1980s | Playlist 🎧
![15 Surefire Classics from The 1980s (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gabrielle Durant, Ron Lach from Pexels; AcatXIo, Artapixel, Patrick Schwarz, Victoria from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/15-surefire-classics-from-the-1980s.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
15 Surefire Classics from the 1980s features songs by Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Mtume, Paul McCartney, Prince, and Stephanie Mills.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Down by the Riverside | Controversial Songs
![Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Down by the Riverside: Controversial Songs No. 25 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Airline; Andrea Mosti from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sister-rosetta-tharpe-down-by-the-riverside-controversial-songs-25-2025.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 25th edition of Controversial Songs (2025), we explore the controversy behind “Down by the Riverside” by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Tsatsamis, Sweet Praise | Song Review 🎵
![Tsatsamis, Sweet Praise [📷: Tsatsamis]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tsatsamis-sweet-praise.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
London-based singer, songwriter, and producer Tsatsamis drops a surefire, summery dance-pop bop with “Sweet Praise.”
Micah McLaurin, Satisfied | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
![Micah McLaurin, Satisfied: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 58 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Micah McLaurin; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/micah-mclaurin-satisfied-midnight-heat-58-2025.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 58th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2025), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Satisfied” by Micah McLaurin.
Jeffrey Chan, Run That Mouth | Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
![Jeffrey Chan, Run That Mouth: Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈 No. 59 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Jeffrey Chan; Elias Souza, Mario Spencer, Mizuno K, from Pexels; AcatXIo, All_CC0_Public_domain, CatsWithGlasses, David, ernestflowerss, Kelly, M. Harris, Marek Studzinski, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/jeffrey-chan-run-that-mouth-beaming-with-pride-59-2025.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 59th edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈 (2025), we highlight “Run That Mouth” performed by Jeffrey Chan.
Reneé Rapp, Why Is She Still Here? | Song Review 🎵
![Reneé Rapp, BITE ME [📷: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/renee-rapp-bite-me.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop singer/songwriter Reneé Rapp eats on her short but high-flying, R&B-infused, situationship-themed ballad, “Why Is She Still Here?”.
Lauv, Combust | Song Review 🎵
![Lauv, Combust [📷: Lauv /AWAL Recordings America, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/lauv-combust.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Pop singer, songwriter, and producer Lauv releases a brief but pleasant and relatable pop single with “Combust.”
13 Entertaining Songs Concerned About the End | Playlist 🎧
![13 Entertaining Songs Concerned About the End (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Adenir Figueiredo Carvalho from Pexels AcatXIo, Colleen ODell, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/13-entertaining-songs-concerned-about-the-end.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Entertaining Songs Concerned About the End features songs by Ariana Grande, Ben Harper, Conan Gray, Dua Lipa, Joesef, Miley Cyrus, and Taylor Swift.
MANÚ, Dirty Laundry | Song Review 🎵
![MANÚ, Dirty Laundry [📷: NewJupiter]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/manu-dirty-laundry.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
The handsome and talented MANÚ finds himself “still waiting on sorrys” on his short but sweet, summery pop/R&B single, “Dirty Laundry.”
13 Unapologetic Songs Where the Curses Fly | Playlist 🎧
![13 Unapologetic Songs Where the Curses Fly (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; abolfazl salehi via Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/13-unapologetic-songs-where-the-curses-fly.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Unapologetic Songs Where the Curses Fly features songs by Behemoth, FINNEAS, Green Day, Ice Spice, Lizzo, and Spencer Sutherland.
Gia Woods, Lesbionic | Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
![Gia Woods, Lesbionic: Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈 No. 58 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Elle; Elias Souza, Mario Spencer, Mizuno K, from Pexels; AcatXIo, All_CC0_Public_domain, CatsWithGlasses, David, ernestflowerss, Kelly, M. Harris, Marek Studzinski, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/gia-woods-lesbionic-beaming-with-pride-58-2025.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 58th edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈 (2025), we highlight “Lesbionic” performed by Persian-American pop musician Gia Woods.