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Evergreen, LGBTQ, Music, Playlists, Pop Culture, Year in Review

Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) | Playlist

Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation, BIGHIT MUSIC, Blues Babe Records LLC, Columbia Records, Create Music Group Inc., DSING RECORDS, Durand Bernarr, Erskine Records Limited, Famous Studios, Geffen Records, Human Re Sources, Olivia Rodrigo, RAYE, The Orchard, Transgressive Records Ltd.; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) features songs by Bruno Mars, Jill Scott, Lady Gaga x Doechii, Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, and RAYE.

the musical hype
June 22, 2026

5 Gems, Evergreen, LGBTQ, Mini Playlists, Music, Pop Culture

Job | 5 Gems

Job: 5 Gems No. 17 (2026) Gems features songs by Feng, Kim Petras, Alicia Keys, Dorrough Music, and Johnny Paycheck.

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June 11, 2026

Evergreen, LGBTQ, Music, Playlists, Pop Culture

Striking Bops from February 2026 | Playlist

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

Striking Bops from February 2026 features songs by Bentley Robles, Bleachers, Don Toliver, Feng, John Summit, Noah Kahan, Peaches, and Spilata.

the musical hype
February 27, 2026

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵

Feng, J*b | Song Review

English rapper, songwriter, and producer Feng does his big one on the short but utterly sweet “J*b”. The job may suck, but the song is a surefire vibe!

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February 9, 2026

Evergreen, LGBTQ, Music, Playlists, Pop Culture

13 Songs Where THIS is Crucial | Playlist 🎧

13 Songs Where THIS is Crucial (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sachin Mamtora from Pexels; Alexa, Almeida from Pixabay]

13 Songs Where THIS is Crucial features music courtesy of Dixon Dallas, Jennifer Lopez, JIMIN, Meghan Trainor, and Rina Sawayama.

Evergreen, LGBTQ, Music, Playlists

Awesome Songs: January 2023 | Playlist 🎧

Awesome Songs: January 2023 [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Adam Lukac, Andrea Piacquadio, Olha Ruskykh, Tima Miroshnichenko via Pexels]

Awesome Songs: January 2023 features music courtesy of Arlo Parks, Joesef, Miley Cyrus, Ñengo Flow x Bad Bunny, Queen Naija, and Sam Smith.

the musical hype
January 30, 2023

Music

Arlo Parks, Weightless | Track Review 🎵

Arlo Parks, “Weightless” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Arlo Parks / Transgressive; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]

Grammy-nominated British singer/songwriter Arlo Parks makes a stellar return with “Weightless,” the promo single from her sophomore LP, My Soft Machine.