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     A Riveting Collection of R Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RDNE Stock project from Pexels; AcatXIo, Natalia Lavrinenko from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Riveting Collection of R Songs | Playlist

    A Riveting Collection of R Songs features songs by Amy Winehouse, Artemas, GIVĒON, GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, and LISA.

    By the musical hype, 3 daysDecember 12, 2025 ago
    15 More Compelling Songs That are Turned ON (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Bartek from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 More Compelling Songs That Are Turned ON | Playlist 🎧

    15 More Compelling Songs That Are Turned ON features songs by Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, David Bowie, Johnny Bristol, Leon Thomas, and Victoria Monét.

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsAugust 11, 2025 ago
    13 Ill Songs with 🎶 MUSIC 🎶 in the Title (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, Mickey Mikolauskas, OpenClipart-Vectors, Paulo365, from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Ill Songs with 🎶 MUSIC 🎶 in the Title | Playlist 🎧

    13 Ill Songs with 🎶 MUSIC 🎶 in the Title features MUSIC songs courtesy of Harry Styles, Hozier, Lana Del Rey, Prince, Rihanna, and Yarbrough & Peoples.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJuly 5, 2024 ago
    Must-Hear, All-American 🇺🇸 Songs, Pt. 2 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Must-Hear, All-American 🇺🇸 Songs, Pt. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    Must-Hear, All-American 🇺🇸 Songs, Pt. 2 features music by Beyoncé, Cole Redding, Estelle, Green Day, and Ray Charles.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJuly 3, 2024 ago
    13 Songs Where GEORGIA is On the Mind (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AlanaJordan, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Where GEORGIA is On the Mind | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs Where GEORGIA is On the Mind features music courtesy of Gladys Knight & The Pips, Kane Brown, Ray Charles, Thomas Headon, and Vicki Lawrence.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsMarch 4, 2024 ago
    HE is the Focus on These 11 Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Bruno Mendes, Elias Souza, Ivan Samkov, Pantelis Georgitsis, Rehan Sayyed, rizwan aslam, salah amrani, TMA Management from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    HE is the Focus on These 11 Songs | Playlist 🎧

    HE is the Focus on These 11 Songs features music courtesy of Amy Winehouse, Jon Bellion, Lana Del Rey, Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles, and Whitney Houston. 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJanuary 10, 2024 ago
    11 Captivating Songs to LEAN Into (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Анна Хазова, Allan Mas, Filip Rankovic Grobgaard, Henry Altidor, Trần Long from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 Captivating Songs to LEAN Into | Playlist 🎧

    11 Captivating Songs to LEAN Into features music courtesy of Al Green, Club Nouveau, HAIM, Key Glock, and Kirk Franklin.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 13, 2023 ago
    Awesome Songs: September 2023 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Free Fun Art from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Awesome Songs: September 2023 | Playlist 🎧

    Awesome Songs: September 2023 features music courtesy of Aaron Frazer, Al Green, Brent Faiyaz, Olivia Rodrigo, and Tyler Childers. 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsSeptember 29, 2023 ago
    13 Songs That Totally RING the Bell (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Radu Florin from Pexels; Агзам Гайсин, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Totally RING the Bell | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs That Totally RING the Bell features music courtesy of Aaron Frazer, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Lorde, and Three 6 Mafia.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsSeptember 27, 2023 ago
    Aaron Frazer, Bring You A Ring [📷: Dead Oceans]
    Music

    Aaron Frazer, Bring You A Ring | Track Review 🎵

    R&B singer/songwriter Aaron Frazer brings the heat with his cool, sophisticated energy on his single tailor made for couples, “Bring You A Ring.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsSeptember 14, 2023 ago
    15 Epic Songs Where the Game is Played [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alex wolf mx, Artem Podrez, Dellon Thomas, Julia M Cameron, RODNAE Productions, samuel reis, Tima Miroshnichenko via Pexels]
    Evergreen

    15 Epic Songs Where the Game is Played | Playlist 🎧

    15 Epic Songs Where the Game is Played features music courtesy of Adele, Fall Out Boy, Queen, Sufjan Stevens, and Young Thug.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsApril 21, 2023 ago
    Rihanna vs. Ryland James: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 8 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 21 Entertainment Group, Westbury Road Entertainment / Roc Nation; andresilva5, Antoni Shkraba via Pexels; talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay; Nick Wang on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Rihanna vs. Ryland James | Head 2 Head 🗣️

    In the 8th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Rihanna and Ryland Jam contend for the best rendition of “Love On The Brain.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsFebruary 25, 2023 ago

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