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    Striking Bops from January 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Striking Bops from January 2026 | Playlist

    Striking Bops from January 2026 features songs by Ari Lennox, A$AP Rocky, Bruno Mars, Charli XCX, Harry Styles, and Jill Scott.

    By the musical hype, 2 hoursJanuary 30, 2026 ago
    15 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Ayyappan Palanivel, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE | Playlist

    15 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE features songs by Artemas, Djo, GIVĒON, Jaheim, Mitty Collier, and The Beatles.

    By the musical hype, 4 daysJanuary 26, 2026 ago
    An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ketut Subiyanto, Moni Rathnak, Nehoray yemini, SHVETS production, TMA Management from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Open Clipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs | Playlist

    An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs features songs by D’Angelo, Gracie Abrams, Queen x David Bowie, Sam Smith x Kim Petras, sombr, and Stephen Sanchez.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekJanuary 23, 2026 ago
    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 5 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Lucas Andrade from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, Niek Verlaan, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 5 | Playlist

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 5 features songs by Ariana Grande, Artemas, Leon Thomas, Miguel, Romy, and Sabrina Carpenter.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJanuary 19, 2026 ago
    Anderson .Paak, Come Down: Bangerz N Bopz No. 6 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; OBE / Apeshit, Inc / EMPIRE; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Anderson .Paak, Come Down | Bangerz N Bopz

    In the sixth edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “Come Down” performed by Grammy-winning R&B/hip-hop musician Anderson .Paak.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJanuary 18, 2026 ago
    Jill Scott, Pressha [📷: Blues Babe Records LLC / Human Re Sources / The Orchard]
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    Jill Scott, Pressha | Song Review

    Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Jill Scott shines on “Pressha,” the second advanced single from her long-awaited sixth album, To Whom This May Concern.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJanuary 15, 2026 ago
    Stephen Sanchez, Sweet Love [📷: Stephen Sanchez / Mercury]
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    Stephen Sanchez, Sweet Love | Song Review

    Retro pop singer-songwriter Stephen Sanchez asserts that her love has a hold on him on his brief but entertaining single, “Sweet Love.”

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 12, 2026 ago
    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 6 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; Vishwanath Negi on Unsplash, Logan Voss on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 6 | Playlist

    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 6 features songs by Al Calderon, Jaheim, Joji, Lyn Collins, Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis, and Phil Collins.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 12, 2026 ago
     11 Captivating & Compelling COULD Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mohammed Hassan from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Captivating & Compelling COULD Songs | Playlist

    11 Captivating & Compelling COULD Songs features songs by Artemas, blackbear, Jaheim, JORDY, and The Spinners.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 9, 2026 ago
    Jill Scott, Beautiful People [📷: Blues Babe Records LLC / Human Re Sources / The Orchard]
    Music

    Jill Scott, Beautiful People | Song Review

    After more than a decade-long hiatus, Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Jill Scott makes a strong, soulful return with “Beautiful People.”

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 6, 2026 ago
    A Terrific Collection of T Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ivan S from Pexels; DoodleDrive, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Terrific Collection of T Songs | Playlist

    A Terrific Collection of T Songs features songs by Conan Gray, GloRilla, Kendrick Lamar, Linkin Park, The Beaches, and William Bell.

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksJanuary 5, 2026 ago
    Jaheim, Could It Be: Bangerz N Bopz No. 1 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Warner; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Jaheim, Could It Be | Bangerz N Bopz

    In the first edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “Could It Be” performed by Grammy-nominated R&B artist Jaheim.

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksJanuary 3, 2026 ago

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