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        • Album 💿Albums & EPs  💿 of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype – we don’t discriminate. Album reviews are also available on the home page. More often than not, the album reviews on the site tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up. Also, GEMS – the best, highly recommended tracks – are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 – 5 (½ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review. = MASTERPIECE = NEAR MASTERPIECE = EXCELLENT = VERY GOOD = AVERAGE / GOOD = BELOW AVERAGE = MEDIOCRE , , , = BAD
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    13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 6 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Beatriz Fernandes, cottonbro studio, Cup of Couple, Deni's Fotografia, Jonathan Borba, Leonardo Goncalves wild, Nathan Cowley from Pexels; AcatXIo, Pete Linforth, Thomas from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 6 | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 6 features songs by Benjamin, Gerardo, Jake Wesley Rogers, Josie Cotton, Lana Del Rey, and Tyler, The Creator.

    By the musical hype, 1 dayMay 9, 2025 ago
    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 3 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ahmed Aziz from Pexels; AcatXlo, Niek Verlaan, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 3 | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 3 features songs by Alex Warren, LUKAS OSCAR, Noah Kahan, Prince, and Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco.

    By the musical hype, 3 daysMay 7, 2025 ago
    Kiss, Christine Sixteen: Controversial Songs No. 13 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kiss Catalog, Ltd. / The Island Def Jam Music Group; Tazz Vaughn via Pexels; Elena Arboleda Salas, nikolaytaman90, Tumisu from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Kiss, Christine Sixteen | Controversial Songs

    In the 13th edition of Controversial Songs (2025), we explore the controversy behind “Christine Sixteen” by Kiss.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksApril 17, 2025 ago
    Josie Cotton, Johnny, Are You Queer?: Controversial Songs No. 12 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kitten Robot; Tazz Vaughn via Pexels; Elena Arboleda Salas, nikolaytaman90, Tumisu from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Josie Cotton, Johnny, Are You Queer? | Controversial Songs

    In the 12th edition of Controversial Songs (2024), we explore the controversy behind “Johnny, Are You Queer?” by Josie Cotton.

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksApril 10, 2025 ago
    11 Vastly Entertaining Ain’t Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Lidia Riehman from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 Vastly Entertaining Ain’t Songs | Playlist 🎧

    11 Vastly Entertaining Ain’t Songs features songs by Leon Bridges, Luke Combs, Mary J. Blige, Morgan Wallen, and Sexyy Red.

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsJanuary 6, 2025 ago
    Aaliyah, Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number: Controversial Songs No. 12 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Blackground Enterprises / Zomba Recording LLC; Tazz Vaughn via Pexels; Elena Arboleda Salas, nikolaytaman90, Tumisu from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Aaliyah, Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number | Controversial Songs

    In the 12th edition of Controversial Songs (2024), we explore the controversy behind the “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number” by Aaliyah.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsDecember 5, 2024 ago
    Elton John, “Island Girl”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 17 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Екатерина, The Island Def Jam Music Group, Joe Alexander, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]
    Columns

    Elton John, “Island Girl” | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶

    In the 17th edition of Controversial Tunes (2022), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Island Girl” by Elton John. 

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJuly 16, 2022 ago
    Brad Paisley, “Accidental Racist”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 14 [📷: Aidan Feddersen on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Sony Music Entertainment]
    Columns

    Brad Paisley, Accidental Racist | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶

    On the 14th edition of Controversial Tunes, we explore the controversy behind the song, “Accidental Racist” by country musician Brad Paisley.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJuly 27, 2021 ago
    15 Utterly Thrilling, GAY Songs 🎧 [📷: Anna Shvets from Pexels, Barcelos_fotos from Pexels, Brent Faulkner, Camila Fourcaud from Pixabay, cottonbro from Pexels, Dale Alejandro on Unsplash, DIEGO SANCHEZ on Unsplash, Ece AK from Pexels, Jakayla Toney on Unsplash, Jameson Mallari Atenta from Pexels, Julie Rose from Pixabay, Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels, Marcelo Chagas from Pexels, The Musical Hype, Ronê Ferreira from Pexels, Sharon McCutcheon from Pexels & Unsplash, StockSnap from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Utterly Thrilling, GAY Songs | Playlist 🎧

    15 Utterly Thrilling, GAY Songs 🎧 features music by Billie Eilish, Claud, Katy Perry, Keiynan Lonsdale, Nigpro & Whitey.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsApril 7, 2021 ago
    11 Must-Hear, Problematic Problem Songs [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    11 Must-Hear, Problematic Problem Songs | Playlist 🎧

    ‘11 Must-Hear, Problematic Problem Songs’ features music by 6LACK, Ariana Grande, Delli Boe, Jay-Z & Sabrina Claudio.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsSeptember 11, 2020 ago

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