1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years → Playlist
![1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1986-2026-40-songs-for-40-years.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years features songs by Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Hozier, Mariah Carey, The Weeknd, and Whitney Houston.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1986-2026-40-songs-for-40-years.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years features songs by Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Hozier, Mariah Carey, The Weeknd, and Whitney Houston.
![Lauryn Hill vs. JP Cooper: Head 2 Head No. 7 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Island, Ruffhouse, Universal Music Operations Limited; Israel Torres, KoolShooters, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/lauryn-hill-vs-jp-cooper-head-2-head-7-2025.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the seventh edition of Head 2 Head (2025), Lauryn Hill and JP Cooper contend for the best rendition of “Ex-Factor.”
![🎧 Best Songs of 2021: Honorable Mentions [📷: Amir Boucenna, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Omar Medina Films, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/best-songs-2021-honorable-mentions.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
🎧 Best Songs of 2021: Honorable Mentions features songs courtesy of Adam Melchor, Camilo, Coldplay, DMX, Jake Wesley Rogers & Måneskin.
![40 Best Songs of 2021 (So Far) 🎧 [📷: Aftermath, Atlantic, BIGHIT MUSIC, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Darkroom, Def Jam, Dreamville, Geffen, Gerd Altmann from Pixabay ,HYBE, Interscope, Island, jplenio from Pixabay, Loma Vista, The Musical Hype, My Music Box, Nonesuch, Olivia Rodrigo, PMR, RCA, Republic, Roc Nation, Sony Latin, United Music Operations Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/40-best-songs-of-2021-so-far.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
🎧 40 Best Songs of 2021 (So Far) includes songs from BTS, J. Cole, Justin Bieber, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo & St. Vincent among many others.
![BROCKHAMPTON, ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE [📷: Question Everything, Inc. / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/brockhampton-roadrunner-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Incredibly talented collective BROCKHAMPTON brings the heat once more on their penultimate LP, ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE.
![Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: March 2021 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Jeon Sang-O from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/awesome-songs-march-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: March 2021 🎧 features Camilo, Demi Lovato, Justin Bieber, Lana Del Rey, Lil Nas X & Silk Sonic.
![BROCKHAMPTON, "Buzzcut" (Ft. Danny Brown) [📷: Question Everything, Inc / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/brockhampton-buzzcut-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
BROCKHAMPTON taps Danny Brown for “BUZZCUT,” the intriguing single from their 2021 LP, ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE.
![15 Songs Where the Focus is Forever [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/15-songs-whose-foocus-is-on-forever.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
‘15 Songs Whose Focus is on Forever’ features songs courtesy of AJR, Andra Day, Father John Misty, Halsey, Lauv and Lil Baby.
![11 Songs That Are Blind to a Certain Extent [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/11-songs-that-are-blind-to-a-certain-degree.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“11 Songs That Are Blind to a Certain Degree” features songs courtesy of AB6IX, As I Lay Dying, Gucci Mane, Sheryl Crow, and Tamar Braxton.

Trey Songz (‘Tremaine the Album’) is the main attraction during the penultimate music release Friday in March 2017.

Flume flexes his tremendous musicianship and production skills on well-rounded, eclectic sophomore LP, SKIN.