![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.
![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.
![Crush Club, Girl, Hold Tight (Marsha P): Beaming with Pride No. 67 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Crush Club NYC LLC; 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/crush-club-girl-hold-tight-marsha-p-beaming-with-pride-68-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
Crush Club, Girl, Hold Tight (Marsha P) | Beaming with Pride
In the 67th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Girl, Hold Tight (Marsha P)”
performed by Crush Club.
![11 Intriguing Songs About GUYS (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Edslan Silva, Hayron Fotos, juliane Monari, KOUKI WALIM, Matheus Bertelli, Samuel Portillo from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; from Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/11-intriguing-songs-about-guys.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
11 Intriguing Songs About GUYS | Playlist
11 Intriguing Songs About GUYS features songs by Donny Hathaway, Ice Spice, RYANN, Sam Smith, and Tyler, The Creator.
![James Indigo & TAAHLIAH, Taste My Body: Spicy Tunez No. 54 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; untitled (recs); Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/james-indigo-taahlia-taste-my-body-spicy-tunes-54-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
James Indigo & TAAHLIAH, Taste My Body | Spicy Tunez
In the 54th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “Taste My Body” by James Indigo & TAAHLIAH.
![Kid Souf, DONT LIKE TO DANCE [📷: James Giardinelli]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/kid-souf-dont-like-to-dance.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Kid Souf, DONT LIKE TO DANCE | Song Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Although Kid Souf says he “DONT LIKE TO DANCE,” he delivers a brief, playful, summery dance bop that slaps something fierce.
![13 Utterly Superb SO Songs (2026)[📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/13-utterly-superb-so-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
13 Utterly Superb SO Songs | Playlist
13 Utterly Superb SO Songs features songs by Clipse, Gracie Abrams, Madonna, Miles Davis, Olivia Dean, and Peaches.
![Rocki Mara, Im Your Freak: Beaming with Pride No. 67 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Rocki Mara; 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/2026/07/rocki-mara-im-your-freak-beaming-with-pride-67-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
Rocki Mara, Im Your Freak | Beaming with Pride
In the 66th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Im Your Freak” performed by Rocki Mara.
![Striking Bops from July 2026 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/striking-bops-from-july-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
Striking Bops from July 2026 | Playlist
Striking Bops from July 2026 features songs by Charli xcx, Coco Jones, DESTIN CONRAD, Greyson Chance, Sam Smith, TEEKS, and Tyla.
![Guitarricadelafuente, Calypso: Beaming with Pride No. 66 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L.; 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/2026/07/guitarricadelafuente-calypso-beaming-with-pride-66-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
Guitarricadelafuente, Calypso | Beaming with Pride
In the 66th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Calypso” performed by Spanish singer-songwriter Guitarricadelafuente.
![15 Ear-Catching Y-Y-You Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Bruno Casttro, cottonbro CG studio from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/15-ear-catching-y-y-you-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
15 Ear-Catching Y-Y-You Songs | Playlist
15 Ear-Catching Y-Y-You Songs features songs by Adam Lambert, Ariana Grande, David Allan Coe, Felix Jaehn & Cascada, Rio Romeo, and Taylor Swift.