![Prince, Piano & A Microphone [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/prince-piano-a-microphone-1983-warner-bros.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
‘Piano & a Microphone 1983’ shows Prince in a more creative, intimate, and rawer setting. His brilliance and musicianship are indisputable.
![19 Songs About Various Cities Around the World [Photo Credits: Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/19-songs-about-various-cities-around-the-world.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
19 Songs About Various Cities Around the World features songs with a city in their title. Camila Cabello, George Ezra & Travis Scott appear.
![25 Stunning Ballads from 2018 [Photo Credits: RCA, Fueled by Ramen, FAMM, MCA Nashville, Warner Bros., Island, Bad Boy, Epic, Sub Pop, Domino]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/25-stunning-ballads-from-2018.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Christina Aguilera, Jorja Smith, Panic! At the Disco, Shawn Mendes, and Zayn are just a few artists that compose “25 Stunning Ballads from 2018 (So Far).”
![13 Songs Fueled by Nothing [Photo Credits: 300 Entertainment, Capitol, Capitol Nashville, Cash Money, Columbia, Island, Pixabay, Rex Orange County, Ruffhouse, Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/13-songs-fueled-by-nothing.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Despite the nothingness, “13 Songs Fueled by Nothing” features songs courtesy of Blackbear, Dierks Bentley, Lauryn Hill, Prince & Shawn Mendes among others.
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Playlist “50 Songs About the 50 States” features music courtesy of Glen Campbell, Justin Timberlake, Lil Yachty, Rick Ross, and YUNGBLUD among many others.
A stunning piano-accompanied interpretation of the spiritual “Mary Don’t Weep” provides further support for the absolute genius of the late, great Prince.
![Breaking & Broken Songs [Photo Credit: Pixabay, RCA, Reach]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/breaking-broken-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Playlist “15 Breaking & Broken Songs” features music courtesy of Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Lecrae, Steve Angello and SZA among many others.
After years of being unreleased, the original, Prince studio recording of “Nothing Compares 2 U” has been unveiled. The posthumous recording is nothing short of epic.
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Accept, Cardi B & Scotty McCreery are a few of the musicians on this INFERNO playlist that features songs representing the 9 circles of hell.
33 ALBUM COVERS WHERE THE MEN SHOW SOME SKIN is exactly what it says it is: the men show some skin on the album artwork 
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Marilyn Manson, Tech N9ne, Kendrick Lamar, Sun Kil Moon, and Prince are just a few musicians referencing the dangers and powers of guns.
On this robust, socially conscious playlist, we examine 27 contemporary songs from 2013 and beyond, that capture the black experience.
