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40 Best Songs of 2024 (So Far) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; American Dogwood, Boominati Worldwide, Cole Redding, Columbia, Darkroom, EMPIRE, Epic, Interscope, Island, ISO Supremacy, Kendrick Lamar, Nice Life Recording Company, Night Street, Orville Peck, LLC, Parkwood Entertainment LLC, PULSE, Republic, Tinashe Music Inc., Warner, Wilburn Holding Co.; Gerd Altmann, Michael, OpenClipart-Vectors, From Pixabay]

40 Best Songs of 2024 (So Far) | Playlist 🎧

40 Best Songs of 2024 (So Far) features music by Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, Tinashe, and Tommy Richman.

By the musical hype, 4 monthsJune 29, 2024 ago

Twenty One Pilots, Backslide [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Fueled By Ramen; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]

Twenty One Pilots, Backslide | Song Review 🎵

Twenty One Pilots continues to engage on “Backslide,” the third single and third track from their seventh studio LP, Clancy.

By the musical hype, 6 monthsApril 29, 2024 ago

Bops That Pop: March 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; agoss, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Lynda Smith, Mohamed_hassan, succo from Pixabay]

Bops That Pop: March 2024 | Playlist 🎧

Bops That Pop: March 2024 features music courtesy of Ariana Grande, Ben Platt, SZA, St. Vincent, twenty one pilots, and Vampire Weekend.

By the musical hype, 7 monthsMarch 29, 2024 ago

twenty one pilots, Overcompensate [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Fueled by Ramen LLC; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]

twenty one pilots, Overcompensate | Song Review 🎵

Twenty one pilots make an ambitious and engaging return with “Overcompensate,” the promo single from their seventh studio album, Clancy.

By the musical hype, 8 monthsMarch 4, 2024 ago

Breaking & Broken Songs [Photo Credit: Pixabay, RCA, Reach]

15 Breaking & Broken Songs | Playlist

Playlist “15 Breaking & Broken Songs” features music courtesy of Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Lecrae, Steve Angello and SZA among many others.

By the musical hype, 6 yearsMay 23, 2018 ago

MUTEMATH, Play Dead © Wojtek

MUTEMATH, ‘War’ | Track Review

Alternative rock band MUTEMATH compels on “War,” the third single from their fifth studio album, ‘Play Dead.’

By the musical hype, 7 yearsAugust 22, 2017 ago

Steve Angello, Genesis © Size

Steve Angello, ‘Breaking Kind’ | Track Review

Greek-Swedish DJ Steve Angello kicks off Genesis: Act I off right with single “Breaking Kind,” featuring Paul Meany.

By the musical hype, 7 yearsAugust 9, 2017 ago

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