Striking Bops from June 2026 | Playlist
![Striking Bops from June 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/striking-bops-from-june-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Striking Bops from June 2026 features songs by Adam Lambert, Ariana Grande, kwn, Olivia Rodrigo, Steve Lacy, and Taylor Swift.
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Jawsh 685 & Jason Derulo, Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) | 1 Hit WONDERful
![Jawsh 685, Savage Love (Laxed — Siren Beat): 1 Hit WONDERful No. 24 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia Records; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/jawsh-685-jason-derulo-savage-love-laxed-siren-beat-one-hit-wonderful-17-30-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 24th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)” by Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo.
ETHAN, FAMOUS → Song Review
![ETHAN, FAMOUS [📷: ETHAN]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ethan-famous.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sydney-based pop singer-songwriter ETHAN keeps it naughty and sexy to the nth degree on the ready-made gay club single, “FAMOUS.”
Bops from 2026 That Make You Beam with Pride | Playlist
![Bops from 2026 That Make You Beam with Pride (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; FRANK MERIÑO, Ketut Subiyanto, Los Muertos Crew, Mateus Rodrigues, Mikhail Nilov, Ronê Ferreira from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; from Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/bops-from-2026-that-make-you-beam-with-pride.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Bops from 2026 That Make You Beam with Pride features Arlo Parks, Bentley Robles, Durand Bernarr, Kyle Alessandro, Lady Gaga x Doechii & Spilata.
13 Dynamic Day Songs → Playlist
![13 Dynamic Day Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/13-dynamic-day-songs.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Dynamic Day Songs features songs by Al Green, Daniel Powter, Mariah Carey, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, and SZA.
Striking Bops from April 2026 | Playlist
![Striking Bops from April 2026 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/striking-bops-from-april-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Striking Bops from April 2026 features songs by BTS, Durand Bernarr, Jack White, John Summit, Lady Gaga & Doechii, and Ravyn Lenae & Dominic Fike.
ETHAN, Everything u need → Song Review
![ETHAN, Everything u need [📷: ETHAN]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ethan-everything-u-need.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Handsome and talented New Zealand singer-songwriter ETHAN drops another sensational pop/R&B bop with “Everything u need.”
A Wow-tastic Compendium of W Songs | Playlist
![A Wow-tastic Compendium of W Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ksw Photographer, Manish Jain, JJ Whitley, Raven Domingo from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/a-wow-tastic-compendium-of-w-songs.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
A Wow-tastic Compendium of W Songs features songs by Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, Olly Alexander, RAYE, Sabrina Carpenter, and sombr.
BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 5 | Playlist
![BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 5 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ali Ahmed, Camviu Studio, Eduardo López, Elchino portrait, Gerardo Manzano, Luis Zambrano, Matt Reinke, Meike, Thomas Nguka from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/boy-these-songs-are-about-you-part-5.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 5 features songs by 5 Seconds of Summer, Jonny McGovern, Lady Gaga, Lil Uzi Vert, Malcolm Todd, and Nieri.
Marlon Williams, My Boy | Bangerz N Bopz
![Marlon Williams, My Boy: Bangerz N Bopz No. 9 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dead Oceans; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/marlon-williams-my-boy-bangerz-n-bopz-9-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the ninth edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “My Boy” performed by New Zealand singer-songwriter Marlon Williams.
Getting to Know… Sounds Escape | Interview
![Sounds Escape [📷: Sounds Escape]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/sounds-escape.jpg?fit=412%2C619&ssl=1)
In the 498th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Auckland-based multi-instrumentalist Logan Wedgwood regarding his instrumental project, Sounds Escape.
ETHAN, weaker days → Song Review
![ETHAN, weaker days [📷: ETHAN]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ethan-weaker-days.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The handsome and talented Kiwi LGBTQ pop musician, ETHAN, delivers an authentic, honest, and must-hear bop in “weaker days.”