![Story: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 16 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 0fjd125gk87 via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/story-3-to-5-bops-16-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
3 to 5 BOPS
Story | 3 to 5 BOPS
Story: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 16 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Conan Gray, Jay-Z, JORDY, Kehlani, and Taylor Swift.
![Omar Apollo, “3 Boys” [📷: Omar Apollo / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/omar-apollo-3-boys-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Omar Apollo, 3 Boys | Track Review 🎵
On his alluring first single of 2023, “3 Boys,” versatile singer/songwriter Omar Apollo tackles monogamy, polyamory, and unrequited love simultaneously.
![JORDY, “Story of a Boy”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 6 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; 300 Entertainment; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jordy-story-of-a-boy-lgbtq-bopz-6-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
JORDY, Story of a Boy | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
In the 6th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “Story of a Boy” performed by JORDY.
![13 Utterly Friend-tastic Friend Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio, Armin Rimoldi, juan idier Alba Enriquez, Kampus Production, Monstera, Vanessa Loring, William Fortunato via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/13-utterly-friend-tastic-friend-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
13 Utterly Friend-tastic Friend Songs | Playlist 🎧
13 Utterly Friend-tastic Friend Songs features music courtesy of Conan Gray, Eddie Kendricks, Saint Levant, Sam Smith, and Shania Twain.
![VINCINT, “The Friend”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 5 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Vincint Cannady; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/vincint-the-friend-lgbtq-bopz-5-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
VINCINT, The Friend | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
In the 5th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “The Friend” performed by VINCINT.
![Jake Shears, “Too Much Music” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Boys Keep Swinging / Mute Artists Ltd.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jake-shears-too-much-music-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Jake Shears, Too Much Music | Track Review 🎵
Jake Shears kicks off his sophomore album, Last Man Dancing, with a surefire, infectious bang with single, “Too Much Music.”
![Cazwell, “The Sex That I Need”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 12 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Cazwell; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cazwell-the-sex-that-i-need-midnight-heat-12-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
Cazwell, The Sex That I Need | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
In the 12th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “The Sex That I Need” by Cazwell featuring Avenue D.
![11 Incredibly Special Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Abisola Odewale via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11-incredibly-special-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
11 Incredibly Special Songs | Playlist 🎧
11 Incredibly Special Songs features music courtesy of Chris Brown, The Internet, Lizzo, Tech N9ne, and Whitney Houston.
![15 Songs That Require You to HOLD On [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; fontgenerator.com; Anastasiya Lobanovskaya via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/15-songs-that-require-you-to-hold-on.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
15 Songs That Require You to HOLD On | Playlist 🎧
15 Songs That Require You to HOLD On features music from Adam Lambert, Ava Max, Beyoncé, Elton John x Britney Spears, Rina Sawayama & SG Lewis.
![Sam Smith, “Gloria”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 7 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Capitol; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sam-smith-gloria-music-lifts-7-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
Sam Smith, Gloria | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
In the 7th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by decorated, LGBTQ pop superstar Sam Smith performing, “Gloria.”
![Sam Smith, “Who We Love”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 4 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Capitol; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sam-smith-who-we-love-lgbtq-bopz-4-2023.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
Sam Smith, Who We Love | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
In the 4th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “Who We Love” performed by Sam Smith featuring Ed Sheeran.
![Sam Smith, Gloria [📷: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sam-smith-gloria-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Album 💿
Sam Smith, Gloria | Album Review 💿
Decorated pop superstar Sam Smith delivers a brief but enjoyable, totally well-rounded fourth studio album with Gloria.