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    Intriguing Songs Fueled by LOVE, Vol. 6 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; BYB BYB, César O'neill, David Gomes, Diana Titenko, Gustavo Henrique, Ketut Subiyanto, Laura Oliveira, My Duyen Van, Ulkar Batista from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Intriguing Songs Fueled by LOVE, Vol. 6 | Playlist

    Intriguing Songs Fueled by LOVE, Vol. 6 features songs by Joji, Lionel Richie & Diana Ross,  Malcolm Todd, Megan Thee Stallion, Soft Cell, and The B-52’s.

    By the musical hype, 5 daysFebruary 13, 2026 ago
    15 Memorable Songs About Crushing & Catching Feelings (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Jonathan Goncalves, Nikita Skripnik from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Memorable Songs About Crushing & Catching Feelings | Playlist 🎧

    15 Memorable Songs About Crushing & Catching Feelings features songs by Alicia Keys, David Archuleta, Fantasia, Little Big Town, Prince, and Taylor Swift.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsNovember 19, 2025 ago
    Ruben, Girlfriend: Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 No. 60 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Markussen Music / Warner Music Norway AS; Elias Souza, Mario Spencer, Mizuno K, from Pexels; AcatXIo, All_CC0_Public_domain, CatsWithGlasses, David, ernestflowerss, Kelly, M. Harris, Marek Studzinski, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

    Ruben, Girlfriend | Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

    In the 60th edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (2025), we highlight “Girlfriend” performed by Norwegian pop singer-songwriter Ruben.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsJuly 25, 2025 ago
    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; A Roy, Jonathan Goncalves, Niko Twisty, Leonardo Goncalves wild, Vanessa Loring from Pexels; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Eugene, Gerd Altmann, LapinVert [AI photo], Ribhav Agrawal [AI photo] from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs | Playlist 🎧

    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs features songs by Kesha, Korn, Omar Apollo, Sebastián Yatra, Victoria Monét, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsJune 9, 2025 ago
    Bops from 2025 That Make You Beam with Pride (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Alexandra Koch, Arvind Ravat, Gordon Johnson, Luiz Fernando Rodrigues Sampaio, M. Harris, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, Rosey / Bad Hamburg / Germany, u_9secrfwmuu from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Bops from 2025 That Make You Beam with Pride | Playlist 🎧

    Bops from 2025 That Make You Beam with Pride features songs by Chappell Roan, David Archuleta, ETHAN, Jake Wesley Rogers, Kisos, Lady Gaga, and RYANN.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsJune 2, 2025 ago
    13 Songs That Feature T-H-A-T (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, 🆓 Use at your Ease 👌🏼 from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Feature T-H-A-T | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs That Feature T-H-A-T features songs by Bruno Mars, Future & Metro Boomin, Gracie Abrams, Post Malone, Ruben, and The Isley Brothers.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsMay 14, 2025 ago
    Ruben, Love That Hurts: Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 No. 32 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Markussen Music / Warner Music Norway AS; Elias Souza, Mario Spencer, Mizuno K, from Pexels; All_CC0_Public_domain, CatsWithGlasses, David, ernestflowerss, Kelly, M. Harris, Marek Studzinski, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

    Ruben, Love That Hurts | Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

    In the 32nd edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (2025), we highlight the song, “Love That Hurts” performed by Norwegian singer/songwriter Ruben.

    By the musical hype, 10 monthsApril 18, 2025 ago
    Ruben, December (honey, honey): Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 No. 79 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Markussen Music / Warner Norway AS; Elias Souza, Los Muertos Crew from Pexels; CatsWithGlasses, David, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, Square Frog, Sudo from Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

    Ruben, December (honey, honey) | Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

    In the 79th edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (2024), we highlight the song “December (honey, honey)” performed by Ruben.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 6, 2024 ago
    13 Marvelous Break Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, wendy CORNIQUET from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Marvelous Break Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Marvelous Break Songs features Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey, Lizzo, PinkPantheress, Ruben, and Sam Smith.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJuly 22, 2022 ago
    Ruben "As Long as I Break Your Heart" [Photo Credit: Plexus]
    Music

    Ruben, As Long as I Break Your Heart | Track Review🎵

    Norwegian pop artist Ruben delivers a beautiful, expressive & nuanced vocal on stripped, heartbroken single, “As Long as I Break Your Heart.”

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJanuary 3, 2020 ago

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