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    Coldplay, WE PRAY [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Coldplay / Parlophone; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    Coldplay, WE PRAY | Song Review 🎵

    Decorated alt-rock collective Coldplay enlists Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna, and TINI for the thoughtful, uplifting faith-driven single, “WE PRAY.”

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsAugust 26, 2024 ago
    Isabel LaRosa, Pretty Boy [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Slumbo Labs / RCA; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    Isabel LaRosa, Pretty Boy | Song Review 🎵

    Gen-Z Cuban American pop singer/songwriter Isabel LaRosa is obsessed with this fine boy in her brief but entertaining, engaging, and relatable single, “Pretty Boy.”

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsAugust 20, 2024 ago
    Benson Boone, Pretty Slowly [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Night Street / Warner; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    Benson Boone, Pretty Slowly | Song Review 🎵

    Handsome and talented pop singer/songwriter Benson Boone strikes gold once more with his honest, breakup-fueled single, “Pretty Slowly.”

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsAugust 19, 2024 ago
    Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, Die With A Smile [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Interscope; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    LGBTQ

    Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, Die With A Smile | Song Review 🎵

    Decorated, multifaceted musicians Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars make a formidable team in their first-ever collaboration, “Die With A Smile.”

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsAugust 19, 2024 ago
    Zedd & Remi Wolf, Lucky [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Interscope; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    Zedd & Remi Wolf, Lucky | Song Review 🎵

    Russian-German DJ/producer Zedd taps talented pop singer/songwriter Remi Wolf for his short but utterly sweet dance-pop single, “Lucky.”

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsAugust 13, 2024 ago
    Katy Perry, LIFETIMES [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Capitol; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    Katy Perry, LIFETIMES | Song Review 🎵

    Following the disastrous “WOMAN’S WORLD,” Katy Perry improves on “LIFETIMES.” Still, the second single from 143 feels average, not dynamic.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsAugust 12, 2024 ago
    Shawn Mendes, Isn’t That Enough [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Island; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    Shawn Mendes, Isn’t That Enough | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy-nominated Canadian pop artist Shawn Mendes releases the folksy “Isn’t That Enough,” a promo single from his fifth LP, Shawn.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsAugust 12, 2024 ago
    Shawn Mendes, Why Why Why [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Island; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Shawn Mendes, Why Why Why | Song Review 🎵

    Dashing pop singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes returns with the honest, well-rounded “Why Why Why,” a promo single from his fifth LP, Shawn.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsAugust 12, 2024 ago
    Charli XCX, Guess [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Atlantic; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    LGBTQ

    Charli XCX, Guess (Ft. Billie Eilish) | Song Review 🎵

    Charli XCX taps Academy and Grammy award winner Billie Eilish for a marvelous remix of “Guess,” which originally appeared in the expanded version of Brat.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsAugust 5, 2024 ago
    Joe Jonas, Work It Out [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Republic; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Joe Jonas, Work It Out | Song Review 🎵

    Joe Jonas unveils “Work It Out,” the enjoyable, high-energy promo single from his sophomore album, Music For People Who Believe in Love.

    By the musical hype, 10 monthsJuly 25, 2024 ago
    T. Thomason, Fantasy [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Six Shooter Records, Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    LGBTQ

    T. Thomason, Fantasy | Song Review 🎵

    Halifax-based singer/songwriter artist T. Thomason brings the heat on his catchy, memorable second solo single of 2024, “Fantasy.”

    By the musical hype, 10 monthsJuly 24, 2024 ago
    Asbjørn, Child of the City [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Body of Work; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    LGBTQ

    Asbjørn, Child of the City | Song Review 🎵

    Handsome and talented, self-described Danish pop rebel Asbjørn drops a must-hear, scintillating, clubby pop banger with “Child of the City.”

    By the musical hype, 10 monthsJuly 24, 2024 ago

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