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Alone: 5 Gems 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors, 建鹏邵 from Pixabay]

Alone | 5 Gems

Alone: 5 Gems features songs by Halle, Michael Jackson, Reneé Rapp, The Dynamic Superiors, and Tom Nethersole.

By the musical hype, 2 daysJanuary 14, 2026 ago

Almost: 5 Gems No. 1 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

Almost | 5 Gems

Almost: 5 Gems features songs by Brandy, Hozier, Kurt Carr, Mike Reno & Ann Wilson, and Sabrina Carpenter.

By the musical hype, 1 weekJanuary 7, 2026 ago

Songs Where Shade Plays a Role

7 Songs Where Shade Plays a Role | Playlist

Lana Del Rey, Sufjan Stevens, and The Weeknd are among the artists appearing on 7 Songs Where ‘Shade’ Plays a Role.

By the musical hype, 8 yearsMarch 21, 2018 ago

Anxiety Playlist © Def Jam, Southeastern, Interscope, Domino, Atlantic

Songs Where the Anxiety is Real | Playlist

On this playlist, we examine ‘songs where the anxiety is real.’ Artists making appearances include Logic, Jason Isbell, and blackbear.

By the musical hype, 8 yearsDecember 6, 2017 ago

5 Songs Where Artists Went from Shallow to Personal

5 Songs Where Artists Went from Shallow to Personal | Playlist

In this mini playlist, we highlight five songs where artists not normally associated with releasing ‘personal’ music showcased their ‘personal’ side.

By the musical hype, 8 yearsOctober 26, 2017 ago

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