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13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 8 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AOG Pixels, Ciel Fotos, EZEKIXL AKINNEWU, Moose Photos from Pexels; Daniele Barison, Gordon Johnson, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, Petra from Pixabay; Gabriel Martin from Unsplash, Gabriel Martin on Unsplash]

13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 8 | Playlist

13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 8 features songs by blackbear, Kim Carnes, Paul Simon, Shirley Caesar, Tame Impala, and TOTO.

By the musical hype, 2 hoursJanuary 16, 2026 ago

mgk, lost americana [📷: EST 19XX, LLC / Interscope]

mgk, times of my life | Song Review

Unfortunately, mgk doesn’t muster up too much excitement, let alone much innovation or musical excellence, on his single, “times of my life.”

By the musical hype, 1 weekJanuary 7, 2026 ago

An Outstanding Collection of O Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype]

An Outstanding Collection of O Songs | Playlist 🎧

An Outstanding Collection of O Songs features songs by Alex Warren, Cardi B, Mad Tsai, Megan Thee Stallion, Troye Sivan, and Tyler Childers.

By the musical hype, 2 monthsNovember 14, 2025 ago

mgk, Orpheus: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 86 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; EST 19XX, LLC / Interscope; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]

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mgk, Orpheus | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 86th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “Orpheus” performed by rapper turned singer mgk.

By the musical hype, 3 monthsOctober 26, 2025 ago

13 Fantastic UNTIL Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Tazz Vaughn from Pexels]

13 Fantastic UNTIL Songs | Playlist 🎧

13 Fantastic UNTIL Songs feature songs by Alexcis, Aretha Franklin, Jill Scott, Juice WRLD, Stephen Sanchez, and The Weeknd.

By the musical hype, 1 yearAugust 7, 2024 ago

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