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    SZA, SOS [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA; PIRO via Pixabay]
    Album 💿

    SZA, SOS | Album Review 💿

    Despite a long wait, SZA makes a compelling comeback with her lengthy but high-quality sophomore album, SOS.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJanuary 10, 2023 ago
    13 Songs That Encompass Unrequited Love [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Alena Darmel, cottonbro studio, Kam Pratt, Pavel Danilyuk via Pexels; MarieSylvie Degueurce via Pixabay; Charlotte Knight on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Encompass Unrequited Love | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs That Encompass Unrequited Love features Anthony Hamilton, Calum Scott, Måneskin, SZA, and ZAYN.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJanuary 2, 2023 ago
    Awesome Songs: November 2022 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Niklas Jeromin, Pexels]
    Evergreen

    Awesome Songs: November 2022 | Playlist 🎧

    Awesome Songs: November 2022 features music courtesy of BROCKHAMPTON, Cigarettes After Sex, Dove Cameron, Rihanna, and Saint Levant. 

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsNovember 30, 2022 ago
    11 Stellar Songs That Reference The Piano 🎹 [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro studio, fabio.tsu, Marcela Alessandra, The Musical Hype, Pexels, RODNAE Productions, Yan Krukov, Zaid Ahmed]
    Evergreen

    11 Stellar Songs That Reference The Piano 🎹 | Playlist 🎧

    11 Stellar Songs That Reference The Piano 🎹 features Billy Joel, Brenda Russell, Charlie Puth, Megan Thee Stallion & Slayer.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsNovember 11, 2022 ago
    SZA, "Shirt" [📷: RCA]
    Music

    SZA, “Shirt” | Track Review 🎵

    Matters of the heart plague Grammy-winning R&B singer SZA in her excellent first solo single of 2022, “Shirt.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsOctober 31, 2022 ago
    Kirk Franklin, “Revolution”: Sunday Refresh 🙏 No. 10 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, GospoCentric, The Musical Hype, Zac Durant on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Kirk Franklin, “Revolution” | Sunday Refresh 🙏

    On the 10th edition of Sunday Refresh, we’re uplifted by Kirk Franklin performing, “Revolution.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMarch 13, 2022 ago
    11 Songs in It for the Long Haul, Vol. 1 🎧 [📷: antonytrivet, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs in It for the Long Haul, Vol. 1 | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 11 Songs in It for the Long Haul, Vol. 1 features A$AP Rocky, Florida Georgia Line, Halsey, Jidenna & Taylor Swift.  

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJuly 28, 2021 ago
    13 Breathe Songs That Leave You Totally Breathless 🎧 [📷 : Brent Faulkner, cottonbro from Pexels, The Musical Hype]
    Evergreen

    13 Breathe Songs That Leave You Totally Breathless | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 13 Breathe Songs That Leave You Totally Breathless features Ariana Grande, H.E.R., Jacques Strange, Maroon 5 & Playboi Carti.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJuly 19, 2021 ago
    H.E.R., Back of My Mind [📷: RCA]
    Album 💿

    H.E.R., Back of My Mind | Album Review 💿

    Multi-award winning, gifted R&B singer/songwriter H.E.R. delivers a superb, well-rounded, debut album with Back of My Mind. 

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJune 22, 2021 ago
    “13 Songs That Feature Elements of Escapism” [Photo Credits: Atlantic, BMG Rights Management, Columbia, Epic, Fueled by Ramen, Interscope, Myylo, Pexels, Pixabay, Roadrunner, Roc-A-Fella, Southeastern, Warner Bros.]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Feature Elements of Escapism | Playlist 🎧

    “13 Songs That Feature Elements of Escapism” features music courtesy of Avril Lavigne, Depeche Mode, Jason Isbell, Kanye West, and Michael Jackson.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJuly 25, 2019 ago
    Ciara, Dose [Photo Credit: Beauty Marks Entertainment]
    Music

    Ciara, ‘Dose’ | Track Review

    Assisted by Rodney Jerkins on the boards, Ciara delivers one of her best singles in years with “Dose,” It’s chocked-full of attitude & infectious.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsSeptember 18, 2018 ago
    Michael Jackson, Xscape [📷: Epic]
    Album 💿

    Michael Jackson, Xscape | Album Review 💿

    Xscape is a ‘much better than expected’ posthumous Michael Jackson album. It doesn’t fall into the same league as Jackson’s best, but a welcome addition.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsMay 15, 2014 ago

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