Celebrating America Through Song, Vol. 2 | Playlist
![Celebrating America Through Song, Vol. 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio, Mikhail Nilov, Sora Shimizaki, Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels; Dominik Weber, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/celebrating-american-through-song-vol-2.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Celebrating America Through Song, Vol. 2 features songs by Ella Langley, Feng, Harry Styles, Jill Scott, Marlena Shaw, and Mountain.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![11 Outstanding OTHER Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/11-outstanding-other-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
11 Outstanding OTHER Songs features songs by Brent Faiyaz, Christina Aguilera, Ed Sheeran, Fall Out Boy, Orville Peck & Willie Nelson, and Smokey Robinson.
![Bops That Pop: July 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; agoss, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, James Smith, Mohamed_hassan, Rudolph Hattingh, succo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bops-that-pop-july-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Bops That Pop: July 2024 features music courtesy of Artemas, Big Sean, Eminem, LISA, Rauw Alejandro, and The Scarlet Opera.
![Childish Gambino, Lithonia [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; RCA / mcDJ Recording; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/childish-gambino-lithonia-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning musician Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) is on far on “Lithonia,” a single from his album and soundtrack, Bando Stone & The New World.
![15 Epic Songs That Appear on Movie Soundtracks [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Jeff Jacobs from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/15-epic-songs-that-appear-on-movie-soundtracks.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Epic Songs That Appear on Movie Soundtracks features music courtesy of Common / John Legend, Lady Gaga, Post Malone, Tina Turner & Whitney Houston.
![These 13 Songs Bleed 🩸 Red (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Christine Sponchia, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Marion Grimm, Myriams-Fotos, Nika Akin, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/these-13-songs-bleed-red.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
These 13 Songs Bleed 🩸 Red features music courtesy of Doja Cat, HARDY, Nicki Minaj, Prince, and Taylor Swift.
![50 Best Songs of 2022 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Andreas Glöckner from Pixabay, Columbia, Parkwood Entertainment, L-M, RCA, Atlantic, Nice Life, Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/50-best-songs-of-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
50 Best Songs of 2022 features songs courtesy of Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, Omar Apollo, and Steve Lacy among others.
![Awesome Songs: November 2022 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Niklas Jeromin, Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/awesome-songs-november-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs: November 2022 features music courtesy of BROCKHAMPTON, Cigarettes After Sex, Dove Cameron, Rihanna, and Saint Levant.
![11 Songs U Need 2 Listen Up 2 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Jordan Bergendahl, Pixabay, Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-songs-u-need-2-listen-up-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Songs U Need 2 Listen UP 🆙 2 features music courtesy of Beyoncé, dvsn, Rick Astley, Rihanna, and Yeat among others.
![Rihanna, “Lift Me Up (from Blank Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By)” [📷: Westbury Road Entertainment LLC / Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/rihanna-lift-me-up-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning artist Rihanna makes a lovely return with “Lift Me Up,” the promo single from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By.
![11 Songs That Stick to the Plan [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Andrea Piacquadio, Anna Shvets, fauxels, Ketut Subiyanto, Michael Burrows, Startup Stock Photos]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/11-songs-that-stick-to-the-plan.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Songs That Stick to the Plan features music from Britney Spears, Drake, Hozier, Megan Thee Stallion & Travis Scott.
![Adele, 30 [📷: Melted Stone / Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/adele-30-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following a six-year-hiatus, decorated pop musician Adele releases one of the best albums of her career with 30.