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    Q, hey there [i have a compulsive complex] [📷: Columbia Records]
    Music

    Q, hey there [i have a compulsive complex] | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Q gives us scintillating ear candy with “hey there [i have a compulsive complex],” a creative, enjoyable, and well-rounded song that catches the ear from the start.

    By the musical hype, 2 hoursJune 24, 2026 ago
    11 Intriguing Songs Filled with Ecstasy (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Intriguing Songs Filled with Ecstasy | Playlist

    11 Intriguing Songs Filled with Ecstasy features songs by Barry White, Beartooth, Ciara, Fabich, and The Irrepressibles.

    By the musical hype, 11 hoursJune 24, 2026 ago
    Yvonne Fair, It Should Have Been Me: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 25 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Motown /UMG Recordings, Inc.; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
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    Yvonne Fair, It Should Have Been Me | 1 Hit WONDERful

    In the 25th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “It Should Have Been Me” by funk/soul singer Yvonne Fair.

    By the musical hype, 1 dayJune 23, 2026 ago
    Tyla, A*POP [📷: FAX RECORDS / Epic Records]
    Music

    Tyla, IS IT LOVE | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great vocals, tuneful melodies, memorable lyrics, and vibrant production make “IS IT LOVE” another bop for Grammy-winning South African pop sensation Tyla.

    By the musical hype, 2 daysJune 22, 2026 ago
    Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation, BIGHIT MUSIC, Blues Babe Records LLC, Columbia Records, Create Music Group Inc., DSING RECORDS, Durand Bernarr, Erskine Records Limited, Famous Studios, Geffen Records, Human Re Sources, Olivia Rodrigo, RAYE, The Orchard, Transgressive Records Ltd.; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) | Playlist

    Best Songs of 2026 (So Far) features songs by Bruno Mars, Jill Scott, Lady Gaga x Doechii, Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, and RAYE.

    By the musical hype, 2 daysJune 22, 2026 ago
    Daley, Lavender [📷: TEXX7 RECORDS / The SRG/ILS Group]
    Music

    Daley, Lavender | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ English R&B/soul singer-songwriter Daley drops a bomb soundtrack for the bedroom with his soulful, purple single, “Lavender.”

    By the musical hype, 6 daysJune 18, 2026 ago
    Bring: 5 Gems No. 18 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kindel Media from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    5 Gems

    Bring | 5 Gems

    Bring: 5 Gems No. 18 (2026) features songs by Evanescence, Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter, The-Dream, The Weather Girls, and Zheani.

    By the musical hype, 6 daysJune 18, 2026 ago
    Dyllón Burnside, garden [📷: Quintette Entertainment]
    LGBTQ

    Dyllón Burnside, garden | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Queer actor and singer Dyllón Burnside delivers a bop for Pride, summer, and beyond with “garden,” set to appear on his debut album, Genesis.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekJune 17, 2026 ago
    11 Lubed Up Lube Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Deon Black from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Lubed Up Lube Songs | Playlist

    11 Lubed Up Lube Songs features songs by Adam Lambert, Frank Zappa, Peaches, The Boot Scootin’ Sissies, and Seth Bogart.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekJune 17, 2026 ago
    kwn, touch myself: Spicy Tunez No. 46 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RCA Records; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Columns

    kwn, touch myself | Spicy Tunez

    In the 46th edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “touch myself” by kwn.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekJune 16, 2026 ago
    Marlena Shaw, California Soul: Throwback Vibez No. 70 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Verve Music Group / UMG Recordings, Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Candi Staton, Nights on Broadway | Throwback Vibez

    In the 69th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Nights on Broadway” by Grammy-nominated R&B singer Candi Staton.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekJune 15, 2026 ago
    15 Captivating Whip Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Captivating Whip Songs | Playlist

    15 Captivating Whip Songs features songs by Arca, Architects, Clipse, Devo, Silentó, and WILLOW.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJune 12, 2026 ago

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