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Metro Station, Shake It: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 18 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

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Metro Station, Shake It | 1 Hit WONDERful

In the 18th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “Shake It” by pop/rock band Metro Station.

By the musical hype, 2 daysMay 5, 2026 ago

13 More Utterly Friend-tastic Friend Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Cedric Fauntleroy, Gustavo Fring, Kampus Production, Pavel Danilyuk, William Fortunato from Pexels; AcatXlo from Pixabay]

13 More Utterly Friend-tastic Friend Songs | Playlist 🎧

13 More Utterly Friend-tastic Friend Songs feature songs by Ariana Grande, Benson Boone, KAYTRANADA, Megan Thee Stallion, Patti LaBelle, and War.

By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 29, 2025 ago

Getting to Know… A Brave Face: Interview No. 327 [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; A Brave Face; OpenClipart-Vectors via Pixabay]

Getting to Know… A Brave Face | Interview 🎤

In the 327th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from pop/rock collective, A Brave Face.

By the musical hype, 3 yearsJanuary 10, 2023 ago

Måneskin, “SUPERMODEL” [📷: Epic]

Måneskin, “SUPERMODEL” | Track Review 🎵

Italian pop/rock collective Måneskin deliver their first single of 2022, the short but sweet and totally entertaining, “SUPERMODEL.”

By the musical hype, 4 yearsMay 16, 2022 ago

Getting to Know... REAVEN [Photo Credits: REAVEN, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]

Getting to Know… REAVEN | Interview 🎤

For the 81st interview on The Musical Hype, we gain insight from Roméo, the front man of French pop/rock collective REAVEN.

By the musical hype, 6 yearsJune 2, 2020 ago

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