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Jake Wesley Rogers, Lavender Forever: Beaming with Pride No. 63 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Facet Records / Warner Records, Inc.; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay

Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

Jake Wesley Rogers, Lavender Forever | Beaming with Pride

In the 63rd edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Lavender Forever” performed by pop singer-songwriter Jake Wesley Rogers.

By the musical hype, 6 daysJuly 22, 2026 ago

13 Sugary Sweet SUGAR Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Bruno, Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay]

13 Sugary Sweet SUGAR Songs | Playlist

13 Sugary Sweet SUGAR Songs features songs by Def Leppard, Kali Uchis, Keaton Savage, Mariah Carey, Sheena Easton, and Tyler, The Creator.

By the musical hype, 9 monthsOctober 27, 2025 ago

Delightful Songs Sprinkled with CINNAMON, Pt. I (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Cindy, Ktine01, Leopictures, Tasty Lens, Uwe Baumann from Pixabay]

Delightful Songs Sprinkled with CINNAMON, Pt. I | Playlist 🎧

Delightful Songs Sprinkled with CINNAMON, Pt. I feature music courtesy of GUNNAR, Jacob Collier, Lana Del Rey, Mike Taviera, and Ryan Beatty.

By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 7, 2024 ago

LANY, Sugar & Cinnamon: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 21 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sunset Garden; Monstera Production, Qamar Rehman, RDNE Stock Project, Thomas Ronveaux, Wolrider YURTSEVEN from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors, Quốc Hùng Hầu from Pixabay]

LANY, Sugar & Cinnamon | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

In the 21st edition of Music Lifts (2024), we’re uplifted by pop/rock band LANY performing, “Sugar & Cinnamon.”

By the musical hype, 2 yearsMay 26, 2024 ago

11 Thrilling Songs About the Red Planet, Mars 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Abbie Fyre from Pixabay, Aynur Zakirov from Pixabay, Nicolas Lobos on Unsplash]

11 Thrilling Songs About the Red Planet, Mars | Playlist 🎧

🎧 11 Thrilling Songs About the Red Planet, Mars features Alexander 23, David Bowie, Mario, Timmy Trumpet & YUNGBLUD.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 12, 2021 ago

A Must-Hear PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 Compendium: 2021🎧 [📷: Anna Shvets, Annette Dawm, Barcelos_fotos, Brent Faulkner, Brianna Amick, cottonbro, The Musical Hype, Nicholas Swatz, Pexels, Sharon McCutcheon, Ylanite Koppens]

A Must-Hear PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 Compendium: 2021 | Playlist 🎧

A Must-Hear PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 Compendium: 2021 🎧 features Arca, Asbjørn, girl in red, KAYTRANADA, Lil Nas X, Rina Sawayama & Years & Years.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsJune 2, 2021 ago

YUNGBLUD, "Mars" [📷 : Interscope]

YUNGBLUD, mars | Track Review 🎵

Nonconformist alternative standout YUNGBLUD shines on “mars,” the fifth advance single from his sophomore album, weird!

By the musical hype, 6 yearsNovember 30, 2020 ago

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