Striking Bops from July 2026 | Playlist
![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?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Striking Bops from July 2026 features songs by Charli xcx, Coco Jones, DESTIN CONRAD, Greyson Chance, Sam Smith, TEEKS, and Tyla.
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
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Advice | 5 Gems
![Advice: 5 Gems No. 24 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Timur Weber from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/advice-5-gems-24-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Advice: 5 Gems No. 24 (2026) Gems features songs by Kehlani, Lyrical Lemonade, Stevie Nicks, TAEMIN, and Tears For Fears.
Guitarricadelafuente, Calypso | Beaming with Pride
![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?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
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 | Playlist
![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?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
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.
Leo Von Sol, Heatwave | Song Review
![Leo Von Sol, Heatwave [📷: Celestial Bodyshop Studios / Venice Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/leo-von-sol-heatwave.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Independent singer-songwriter Leo Von Sol ‘brings the heat’ and the vibes on his sensual and summery indie pop single, “Heatwave.”
FLETCHER, Boy | Beaming with Pride
![FLETCHER, Boy: Beaming with Pride No. 65 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Snapback Entertainment LLC / UMG Recordings, Inc.; 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/fletcher-boy-beaming-with-pride-65-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 65th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Boy” performed by queer pop singer-songwriter FLETCHER.
Orville Peck, Too Little, Too Late | Song Review
![Orville Peck, Mule [📷: Warner Records, Inc. / Orville Peck, LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/orville-peck-too-little-too-late.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hot, openly gay country singer-songwriter Orville Peck delivers an energetic, surefire bop in “Too Little, Too Late,” ahead of his fourth album, Mule.
13 More Songs Where the FEEL is Real | Playlist
![13 More Songs Where the FEEL is Real (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/13-more-songs-where-the-feel-is-real.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 More Songs Where the FEEL is Real features songs by Bentley Robles & Frankie Grande, Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, Madonna, The Kid LAROI, and Sylvester.
MNEK, REVERSE!! | Beaming with Pride
In the 64th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “REVERSE!!” performed by British pop singer, songwriter, and producer MNEK.
13 Gripping Songs That Reference God | Playlist
![13 Gripping Songs That Reference God (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gerd Altmann, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/13-gripping-songs-that-reference-god.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Gripping Songs That Reference God features songs by Behemoth, Bruno Mars, Jake Wesley Rogers, JORDY, Mitty Collier, and Norman Hutchins.
Black Eyed Peas, My Humps → The Flops
![Black Eyed Peas, My Humps: The Flops No. 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Interscope Records; Will Oliveira from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/black-eyed-peas-my-humps-the-flops-2-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the second edition of The Flops (2026), we examine the questionable “My Humps” recorded by the Grammy-winning pop collective the Black Eyed Peas.
Finger | 5 Gems
![Finger: 5 Gems No. 23 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Darko Djurin, Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/finger-5-gems-23-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Finger: 5 Gems No. 23 (2026) features songs by Beats By AI, Boy Throb, Jake Minch, KATSEYE, and Lauren Spencer Smith.