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    Angie Stone, Love Language [📷: Conjunction Entertainment / SoNo Recording Group]
    Album 💿

    Angie Stone, Love Language | Album Review 💿

    Neo-soul vet Angie Stone comes on strong on her brief but well-rounded, love-driven 10th studio album, 💿 Love Language.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 22, 2023 ago
    13 Songs That Exhibit That Midnight Heat 🔥 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ash, Ketut Subiyanto, Ozan Çulha, Tim Samuel, Wesley Davi via Pexels; M. Maggs from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Exhibit That Midnight Heat 🔥 | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs That Exhibit That Midnight Heat 🔥 features music courtesy of Alex Vaughn, Bad Bunny, Coco Jones, Jackson Wang x Ciara, and Tyler Childers.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 22, 2023 ago
    Bobby Caldwell vs. John Legend: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 20 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Big Deal, Getting Out Our Dreams / Columbia; Antoni Shkraba via Pexels; andresilva5, talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay; Nick Wang on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Bobby Caldwell vs. John Legend | Head 2 Head 🗣️

    In the 20th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Bobby Caldwell and John Legend contend for the best rendition of “Open Your Eyes.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 20, 2023 ago
    13 Songs Where the FEEL is Real [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Daria Ivanenko, lucas souza via Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Where the FEEL is Real | Playlist 🎧 

    13 Songs Where the FEEL is Real features tunes courtesy of Ice Spice, Labrinth, Lucky Daye, Måneskin & The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 19, 2023 ago
    Angie Stone, “The Gym” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Conjunction Entertainment / SoNo Recording Group; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Angie Stone, The Gym | Track Review 🎵

    R&B veteran Angie Stone taps fellow R&B vet, Musiq Soulchild, for “The Gym,” the stellar promo single from her 10th studio album, Love Language.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 18, 2023 ago
    Jerry Butler, “Ain’t Understanding Mellow”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 79 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Columns

    Jerry Butler, Ain’t Understanding Mellow | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 79th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Ain’t Understanding Mellow” by Jerry Butler.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 18, 2023 ago
    Jackson Wang & Ciara, “Slow”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 40 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; TEAM WANG / 88rising / Warner; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]
    Columns

    Jackson Wang & Ciara, Slow | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥

    In the 40th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Slow” by Jackson Wang and Ciara. 

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 18, 2023 ago
    John Legend, “Open Your Eyes”: Covers No. 21 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Getting Out Our Dreams / Columbia; Paul Brennan from Pixabay; Sdf Rahbar on Unsplash]
    Music

    John Legend, Open Your Eyes | COVERS

    In the 21st edition of COVERS (2023), John Legend delivers a compelling rendition of “Open Your Eyes,” originally performed by Bobby Caldwell.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 17, 2023 ago
    Teddy Pendergrass, “Can’t We Try”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 78 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Columns

    Teddy Pendergrass, Can’t We Try | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 78th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Can’t We Try” by soul great, Teddy Pendergrass.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 16, 2023 ago
    d4vd, “Sleep Well”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 39 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Darkroom / Interscope; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]
    Columns

    d4vd, Sleep Well | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥

    In the 39th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Sleep Well” by d4vd.  

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 16, 2023 ago
    Janelle Monáe, Lipstick Lover [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Wondaland Productions LLC / Bad Boy; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    LGBTQ

    Janelle Monáe, Lipstick Lover | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Janelle Monáe brings out the sexy vibes on her fun reggae-tinged pop/R&B single, “Lipstick Lover.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 15, 2023 ago
    Luther Vandross, “Here and Now”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 77 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Columns

    Luther Vandross, Here and Now | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 77th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Here and Now” by Luther Vandross.   

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 15, 2023 ago

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