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    Yavin, Now + Then. [📷: Yavin]
    LGBTQ

    Yavin, Now & Then. | Track Review 🎵

    Pop singer/songwriter Yavin drops a slickly produced, thoughtfully penned, and relatable single with “Now & Then.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJuly 3, 2023 ago
    Olivia Rodrigo, vampire [📷: Olivia Rodrigo / Geffen]
    Music

    Olivia Rodrigo, vampire | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo makes a colorful and thrilling comeback with “vampire,” the lead single from her sophomore LP, GUTS.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJuly 3, 2023 ago
    Mike Taveira, Sujo [📷: Mike Taveira]
    LGBTQ

    Mike Taveira, Sujo | Track Review 🎵

    Pansexual pop musician Mike Taveira titillates something fierce on his brief but electrifying, NSFW single, “Sujo.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 26, 2023 ago
    Cooper Bloom, End of Time [📷: Cooper Bloom]
    LGBTQ

    Cooper Bloom, End of Time | Track Review 🎵

    Cooper Bloom, self-proclaimed ‘pop creator with a western twist,’ serves up an authentic, dedicated bop with “End of Time.” Oh, the feels!

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 21, 2023 ago
    Shawn Mendes, What The Hell Are We Dying For? [📷: Island]
    Music

    Shawn Mendes, What The Hell Are We Dying For? | Track Review 🎵

    Canadian heartthrob Shawn Mendes returns with “What The Hell Are We Dying For?” lamenting air pollution, climate change, and mostly, his breakup.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 12, 2023 ago
    Sam Smith & Madonna, Vulgar [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Capitol / EMI; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    LGBTQ

    Sam Smith & Madonna, VULGAR | Track Review 🎵

    Decorated pop musicians Sam Smith & Madonna collaborate on the shocking duet “VULGAR” which has its moments, but also feels ‘a bit too much.’

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 12, 2023 ago
    Kelly Clarkson, Me / Mine - Single [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Kelly Clarkson / Atlantic; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Kelly Clarkson, favorite kind of high | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning pop superstar Kelly Clarkson tells us about her “favorite kind of high” on the third single from her tenth LP, chemistry.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 7, 2023 ago
    Ty Dolla $ign, Motion [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Atlantic; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Ty Dolla $ign, Motion | Track Review 🎵

    The ever versatile Ty Dolla $ign delivers a song readymade for the summer with his dance/house/pop/R&B single, “Motion.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 5, 2023 ago
    Madison Beer, Home To Another One [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Epic / Sing It Loud; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Madison Beer, Home To Another One | Track Review 🎵

    Pop artist Madison Beer tickles the listener’s fancy on her short but sweet, break-up lamenting, dance-pop single, “Home To Another One.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 5, 2023 ago
    Jake Shears, “Last Man Dancing” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Boys Keep Swinging Inc / Mute Artists Ltd.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    LGBTQ

    Jake Shears, Last Man Dancing | Track Review 🎵

    Jake Shears drops another brilliant gem with “Last Man Dancing,” the fourth single from his sophomore LP, Last Man Dancing.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 30, 2023 ago
    Maroon 5, Middle Ground [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Interscope; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Maroon 5, Middle Ground | Track Review 🎵

    Although short of a triumphant comeback, Adam Levin and Maroon 5 manage to ‘step up their game’ a notch on the thoughtful single, “Middle Ground.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 24, 2023 ago
    Post Malone, “Mourning” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Mercury / Republic; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Post Malone, Mourning | Track Review 🎵

    On “Mourning,” the short but sweet second single from his fifth album, Austin, Post Malone is honest about his alcohol issues.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 22, 2023 ago

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