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.
![Phil Collins vs. Mariah Carey: Head 2 Head No. 35 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic, Columbia, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.; Hernán Toro, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/phil-collins-vs-mariah-carey-head-2-head-35-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 35th edition of Head 2 Head (2024), Phil Collins and Mariah Carey contend for the best rendition of “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now).”
![Rainbow: 5ive Songs No. 66 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, javier gonzalez via Pexels, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/rainbow-5ive-songs-66.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 66th edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with RAINBOW 🌈 in some form or fashion.
![An Engaging, Unorthodox Soundtrack to Spring 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Claudel Rheault on Unsplash, Jill Wellington from Pixabay, Joshua J. Cotten on Unsplash, Kyle Glenn on Unsplash, Meriç Dağlı on Unsplash, The Musical Hype, Nong Vang on Unsplash, sienna on Unsplash, Steve Buissinne from Pixabay ,Virgin, Yoksel 🌿 Zok on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/an-engaging-unorthodox-soundtrack-to-spring.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
An Engaging, Unorthodox Soundtrack to Spring 🎧 features Hayley Williams, The Isley Brothers, Kacey Musgraves, serpentwithfeet & SuperM.
![16 'R' Songs Selected with No Rhyme or Reason [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/16-r-songs-selected-with-no-rhyme-or-reason-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“16 R Songs Selected with No Rhyme or Reason” features music by Arizona Zervas, Fiona Apple, Gregory Porter, Joji, Juice WRLD & Selena Gomez.

“15 Marvelous Songs About Women” features music courtesy of Anthony Ramos, Isaac Dunbar, Jidenna, Kelly Clarkson, and Lana Del Rey.
![14 Songs Characterized by Colors [Photo Credits: Atlantic, ATO, Bella Union, Boys Don’t Cry, Broken Bow, Glassnote, Hollywood, Interscope, MCA Nashville, Pexels, Pixabay, RCA, Sony, Universal Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/14-songs-characterized-by-colors.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“14 Songs Characterized by Colors” features ‘colorful’ songs courtesy of Cardi B, Fantasia, Kacey Musgraves, Mansionair, and Vampire Weekend.

After a five-year hiatus, pop superstar Kesha returns better than ever on her third studio album, ‘Rainbow.’

Kesha lays claim to the biggest album arriving August 11, 2017 ‘Rainbow.’ Avicii, Bebe Rexha, and Lindsay Ell also drop new music.

On her fourth single “Hymn,” Kesha offers up a “hymn for the hymn-less.” “Hymn” is uplifting, much like other releases hailing form Rainbow.

Kesha realizes she should embrace the advice she gives to others for herself on “Learn to Let Go,” the third single from Rainbow (August 11).

After shocking the world with the mature, heartfelt “Praying,” Kesha returns with feminist, women’s empowerment anthem, “Woman.”