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sombr, Homewrecker [📷: SMB Music LLC / Warner Records]

sombr, Homewrecker | Song Review

Grammy-nominated pop singer-songwriter sombr ‘brings the heat’ on his first brand-new single from 2026, “Homewrecker.”

By the musical hype, 3 daysFebruary 9, 2026 ago

An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ketut Subiyanto, Moni Rathnak, Nehoray yemini, SHVETS production, TMA Management from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Open Clipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs | Playlist

An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs features songs by D’Angelo, Gracie Abrams, Queen x David Bowie, Sam Smith x Kim Petras, sombr, and Stephen Sanchez.

By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 23, 2026 ago

sombr, undressed: Bangerz N Bopz No. 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; SMB Music LLC / Warner; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

sombr, undressed | Bangerz N Bopz

In the second edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “undressed” performed by sombr.

By the musical hype, 1 monthJanuary 4, 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]

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

sombr, crushing: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 89 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; SMB Music LLC / Warner; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]

Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

sombr, crushing | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 89th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “crushing” performed by ascending alternative pop singer/songwriter sombr.

By the musical hype, 3 monthsNovember 8, 2025 ago

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