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    Binoy, POPular: Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ No. 34 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Binoy Zachariah Music; Elias Souza, Mario Spencer, Mizuno K, from Pexels; All_CC0_Public_domain, CatsWithGlasses, David, ernestflowerss, Kelly, M. Harris, Marek Studzinski, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

    Binoy, POPular | Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

    In the 34th edition of Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ (2025), we highlight the song, โ€œPOPularโ€ performed by Kenyan queer musician, Binoy.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearApril 25, 2025 ago
    11 Blue Songs That Wonโ€™t Leave You Blue (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, elitedigitalpereira, KoldFlame, Raman Spirydonau, Vanessa SG from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Blue Songs That Wonโ€™t Leave You Blue | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    11 Blue Songs That Wonโ€™t Leave You Blue features songs by Billie Eilish, Cigarettes After Sex, Cybertrash, Kendrick Lamar, and Zach Bryan.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMarch 26, 2025 ago
    Kendrick Lamar, dodger blue: Bangerz N Bopz ๐Ÿ”ฅ No. 23 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; pgLang / Interscope; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo Lรณpez from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz ๐Ÿ”ฅ

    Kendrick Lamar, dodger blue | Bangerz N Bopz ๐Ÿ”ฅ

    In the 23rd edition of Bangerz N Bopz ๐Ÿ”ฅ (2025), we highlight โ€œdodger blue,โ€ performed by Grammy and Pulitzer-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMarch 22, 2025 ago
    The Scarlet Opera, Slutty: Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ No. 44 (2024) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; SRV LabelCo, LLC; Elias Souza, Los Muertos Crew from Pexels; CatsWithGlasses, David, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, Square Frog, Sudo from Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

    The Scarlet Opera, Slutty | Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

    In the 44th edition of Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ (2024), we highlight the song, โ€œSluttyโ€ performed by The Scarlet Opera.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 26, 2024 ago
    13 Songs Associated with the Body, Vol. 2 [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Ash, Chris W, cottonbro, inna mykytas, Mike Jones, rizwan aslam, Ronin, Stephane Fabrice Bassangue, Tazz Vaughn, Vansh mehta]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Associated with the Body, Vol. 2 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 Songs Associated with the Body, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of Arctic Monkeys, FLETCHER, Jazmine Sullivan, Justin Timberlake & Megan Thee Stallion.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsOctober 10, 2022 ago
    Hamid J, Cycle of a Relationship [๐Ÿ“ท: Hamid J]
    Album ๐Ÿ’ฟ

    Hamid J, Cycle of a Relationship | Album Review ๐Ÿ’ฟ

    Los Angeles-based, Iranian American, LGBTQ+ artist Hamid J shines on his 4-star, conceptual, debut album, Cycle of a Relationship.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsSeptember 19, 2022 ago
    Hamid J, โ€œHold My Bodyโ€: LGBTQ Bopz ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽถ No. 12 (2022) [๐Ÿ“ท: Anna Shvets, Brent Faulkner, Hamid J, Kurious, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

    Hamid J, โ€œHold My Bodyโ€ | LGBTQ Bopz ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽถ

    On the 12th edition of LGBTQ Bopz ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽถ (2022), we highlight the song, โ€œHold My Bodyโ€ performed by Hamid J.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMarch 9, 2022 ago
    Hamid J, โ€œBoulangerieโ€: LGBTQ Bopz ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽถ No. 11 (2022) [๐Ÿ“ท: Anna Shvets, Brent Faulkner, Hamid J, Kurious, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

    Hamid J, โ€œBoulangerieโ€ | LGBTQ Bopz ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽถ

    On the 11th edition of LGBTQ Bopz ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽถ (2022), we highlight the song, โ€œBoulangerieโ€ performed by Hamid J.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMarch 8, 2022 ago
    Guns Nโ€™ Roses, โ€œOne in a Millionโ€: Outlandish Rock ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿค˜ No. 9 [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner, Geffen, The Musical Hype, Paul Brennan on Pixabay, Pexels, Sebastian Ervi, SHVETS production, Vinรญcius Caricatte]
    Bangerz N Bopz ๐Ÿ”ฅ

    Guns Nโ€™ Roses, โ€œOne in a Millionโ€ | Outlandish Rock ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿค˜

    On the 9th edition of Outlandish Rock ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿค˜ (2021), we explore the outlandishness behind the song โ€œOne in a Millionโ€ performed by Guns Nโ€™ Roses.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsDecember 24, 2021 ago
    Album ๐Ÿ’ฟ

    Badflower, This is How the World Ends | Album Review ๐Ÿ’ฟ

    Los Angeles rock band Badflower, led by Josh Katz, deliver an engaging and entertaining sophomore album with This is How the World Ends.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsOctober 2, 2021 ago
    Badflower, "Fukboi" [๐Ÿ“ท: Big Machine, Brent Faulkner, John Varvatos, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Music

    Badflower, F*kboi | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    Josh Katz and Badflower continue to impress on the explicitly titled โ€œF*kboi,โ€ the third advance single from This is How the World Ends.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 26, 2021 ago
    Badflower, "Don't Hate Me" [๐Ÿ“ท: Big Machine, Brent Faulkner, John Varvatos, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Music

    Badflower, Donโ€™t Hate Me | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    L.A. alt-rock band Badflower donโ€™t miss a beat on โ€œDonโ€™t Hate Me,โ€ the second single from sophomore LP, This is How the World Ends.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 25, 2021 ago

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