Rina Sawayama, XS | Bangerz N Bopz
![Rina Sawayama, XS: Bangerz N Bopz No. 33 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dirty Hit; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rina-sawayama-xs-bangerz-n-bopz-33-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the 33rd edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “XS” performed by Japanese British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama.
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
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Rhian!, Up & Down | Beaming with Pride
![Rhian!, Up & Down: Beaming with Pride No. 33 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; RhianMusic; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/rhian-up-down-beaming-with-pride-33-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 33rd edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Up & Down” performed by the Trinidadian, London-based 🏳️🌈 pop musician Rhian!.
13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 6 | Playlist
![13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 6 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; VICO ORTIZO from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, Niek Verlaan, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/13-songs-where-you-are-the-focus-vol-6.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 6 features songs by Artemas, Bleachers, Joji, Michael Bolton, Sasha Keable, and Tammi Terrell.
Slayyyter, BROKE BITCH FREE$TYLE → Song Review
![Slayyyter, BROKE BITCH FREE$TYLE [📷: RECORDS Label LLC / Columbia Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/slayyyter-broke-bitch-freestyle.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Slayyyter is true to her blunt, wild, and unapologetic self on the brief but entertaining single “BROKE BITCH FREE$TYLE.”
Demi Lovato, Low Rise Jeans → Song Review
![Demi Lovato, It's Not That Deep (Unless You Want It To Be) [📷: DLG Recordings, LLC / Island Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/demi-lovato-low-rise-jeans.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-nominated pop singer-songwriter Demi Lovato comes in hot on her sexy and ultra-titillating single, “Low Rise Jeans.”
Arlo Parks, 2SIDED | Beaming with Pride
![Arlo Parks, 2SIDED: Beaming with Pride No. 32 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Transgressive Records Ltd.; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/arlo-parks-2sided-beaming-with-pride-32-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 32nd edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “2SIDED” performed by alternative singer-songwriter Arlo Parks.
Tyla, SHE DID IT AGAIN → Song Review
![Tyla, SHE DID IT AGAIN (Ft. Zara Larsson) [📷: FAX Records / Epic Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/tyla-she-did-it-again.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning South African artist Tyla, with the help of Swedish standout Zara Larsson, delivers the goods on the single “SHE DID IT AGAIN.”
Olivia Rodrigo, drop dead → Song Review
![Olivia Rodrigo, drop dead [📷: Olivia Rodrigo / Geffen Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/olivia-rodrigo-drop-dead.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo brings the heat, and the infatuation, on “drop dead,” the lead single from her third studio album.
Pretty | 5 Gems
![Pretty: 5 Gems No. 12 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/pretty-5-gems-12-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Pretty: 5 Gems No. 12 features songs by Benson Boone, Isabel LaRosa, Kyle Dion, LU KALA, and LUKAS OSCAR.
JORDY, DUMB → Song Review
![JORDY, DUMB [📷: JORDY / EMPIRE]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/jordy-dumb.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gay pop singer-songwriter JORDY ate and left no crumbs on “DUMB”, one of his most fun and infectious songs to date.
Mark Morrison, Return of the Mack | 1 Hit WONDERful
![Mark Morrison, Return of the Mack: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 16 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Warner Music UK Ltd; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mark-morrison-return-of-the-mack-one-hit-wonderful-16-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 16th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “Return of the Mack” by British R&B artist Mark Morrison.
Neil Sedaka, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Throwback Vibez
![Neil Sedaka, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Throwback Vibez No. 48 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Primary Wave Music IV / Neil Sedaka Music; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/neil-sedaka-breaking-up-is-hard-to-do-throwback-vibez-48-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
In the 48th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we recollect and reflect on “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” by Neil Sedaka.