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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.
![Daley, Lavender [📷: TEXX7 RECORDS / The SRG/ILS Group]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/daley-lavender.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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.”
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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.
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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.
![11 Lubed Up Lube Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Deon Black from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/11-lubed-up-lube-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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.
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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.
![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]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/marlena-shaw-california-soul-throwback-vibez-70-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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.
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Evergreen
15 Captivating Whip Songs | Playlist
15 Captivating Whip Songs features songs by Arca, Architects, Clipse, Devo, Silentó, and WILLOW.
![Job: 5 Gems No. 17 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/job-5-gems-17-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
5 Gems
Job | 5 Gems
Job: 5 Gems No. 17 (2026) Gems features songs by Feng, Kim Petras, Alicia Keys, Dorrough Music, and Johnny Paycheck.
![Alok & Khalid, Dive Into Me: Beaming with Pride No. 48 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Alok Music/ B1 Recordings/ Sony Music Entertainment; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/alok-khalid-dive-into-me-beaming-with-pride-48-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈
Alok & Khalid, Dive Into Me | Beaming with Pride
In the 48th edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Dive Into Me” performed by Brazilian DJ/producer Alok & American singer-songwriter Khalid.
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LGBTQ
Steve Lacy, the feeling | Song Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Steve Lacy strikes gold once more with “the feeling,” the lead single from his third LP, Oh Yeah?.
![Girl, These Songs Are About You, Vol. 3 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Carlos Aguilar, Felix Young, Marcelo Chagas, Nataly Rodriz, Zakaria HANIF from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/girl-these-songs-are-about-you-vol-3.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
Girl, These Songs Are About You, Vol. 3 | Playlist
Girl, These Songs Are About You, Vol. 3 features songs by Doechii, Edwyn Collins, Harry Styles, Isaia Huron, Laufey, and Megan Thee Stallion.