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    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 5 (2025) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ytalo Marcos from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 5 | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 5 features songs by Gracie Abrams, Juno Lev, Perfume Genius, Rema, The Beatles, and Whitney Houston.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekMay 30, 2025 ago
    Mariah Carey, It’s Like That: Music Lifts 🎢 πŸ‹ No. 20 (2025) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mariah Carey / UMG Recordings, Inc.; BD Jewel, Dave H, Jean-Daniel Francoeur, Joshua Brown, Vansh Mehta from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Mariah Carey, It’s Like That | Music Lifts 🎢 πŸ‹

    In the 20th edition of Music Lifts (2025), we’re uplifted by Grammy-winning R&B/pop legend Mariah Carey performing β€œIt’s Like That.”

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksMay 18, 2025 ago
    11 More Songs That Totally Have It Made (2024) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Christian Moreno from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 More Songs That Totally Have It Made | Playlist 🎧

    11 More Songs That Totally Have It Made features songs by Billie Eilish, Gerald Levert, Meghan Trainor, Muni Long, and Ruel.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsDecember 27, 2024 ago
    13 Possessive Songs Featuring the Adjective, MY (2024) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ivan Ananiev from Pexels; Oberholster Venita from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Possessive Songs Featuring the Adjective, MY | Playlist 🎧

    13 Possessive Songs Featuring the Adjective, MY features music courtesy of BeyoncΓ©, Lil Durk, Nicki Minaj, Troye Sivan, and Victoria MonΓ©t.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 22, 2024 ago
    Belong: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 66 (2023) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio from Pexels ; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    3 to 5 BOPS

    Belong | 3 to 5 BOPS

    Belong: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 66 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of BROCKHAMPTON, Joe Cocker, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, and Why Don’t We.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsAugust 17, 2023 ago
    Incredible Songs: 2000s, Vol. 1 [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; ANTONI SHKRABA from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    Incredible Songs: 2000s, Vol. 1 | Playlist 🎧

    Incredible Songs: 2000s, Vol. 1 features music courtesy of 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, BeyoncΓ©, Green Day, and Usher.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 16, 2023 ago
    Cruise: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 22 (2023) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ritesh Mitha via Pexels]
    3 to 5 BOPS

    Cruise | 3 to 5 BOPS

    Cruise: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 22 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Durand Jones & The Indications, Florida Georgia Line, Logic, Mariah Carey & Smokey Robinson.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsMarch 16, 2023 ago
    15 Compelling Songs About WE [πŸ“·: Andrea Colina, Brent Faulkner, Budgeron Bach, Diana Jefimova, Gerhard G., Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RODNAE Productions, SHVETS Production, Tima Miroshnichenko, William Fortunato, Yan Krukov]
    Evergreen

    15 Compelling Songs About WE | Playlist 🎧

    15 Compelling Songs About WE feature musical selections courtesy of Dua Lipa, The Encanto Cast, Kendrick Lamar, Luke Combs, Nicki Minaj & Queen.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 27, 2022 ago
    40 Best Songs of 2021 (So Far) 🎧 [πŸ“·: Aftermath, Atlantic, BIGHIT MUSIC, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Darkroom, Def Jam, Dreamville, Geffen, Gerd Altmann from Pixabay ,HYBE, Interscope, Island, jplenio from Pixabay, Loma Vista, The Musical Hype, My Music Box, Nonesuch, Olivia Rodrigo, PMR, RCA, Republic, Roc Nation, Sony Latin, United Music Operations Limited]
    Evergreen

    40 Best Songs of 2021 (So Far) | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 40 Best Songs of 2021 (So Far) includes songs from BTS, J. Cole, Justin Bieber, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo & St. Vincent among many others.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJune 14, 2021 ago
    Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: May 2021🎧 [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner, Darkroom, Dreamville, Glen Carrie, The Musical Hype, pasja1000, Pixabay, Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: May 2021 | Playlist 🎧

    Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: May 2021 🎧 features Anthony Hamilton, Bella Poarch, Burna Boy, Olivia Rodrigo, P!nk, & Twenty One Pilots.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMay 31, 2021 ago
    15 Totally & Utterly Foolish Songs 🎧 [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Sammy-Williams]
    Evergreen

    15 Totally & Utterly Foolish Songs | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 15 Totally & Utterly Foolish Songs features Anthony Hamilton, Aretha Franklin, Fleet Foxes, Jazmine Sullivan, Shawn Mendes & ZAYN.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMay 28, 2021 ago
    Anthony Hamilton, "You Made a Fool of Me" [πŸ“·: My Music Box / BMG Rights Management]
    Music

    Anthony Hamilton, You Made a Fool of Me | Track Review 🎡

    Anthony Hamilton oozes with soul (and heartbreak) on his first new single of 2021, β€œYou Made a Fool of Me.”

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMay 10, 2021 ago

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