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Sam Smith, My Guy [📷: Capitol Records UK / Polydor Label Group]

Sam Smith, My Guy | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Gifted pop singer-songwriter Sam Smith delivers a sublime, love-driven ballad with “My Guy,” the lead single from their fifth album.

By the musical hype, 1 weekJune 29, 2026 ago

13 Intriguing Songs for ANY Occasion (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Asthmatic Kitty, Atlantic, Black Doll Inc, Columbia, Dead Oceans, Def Jam, Domino, Hopeless, Island, Listen Back Entertainment, Mom+ Pop, Polydor Ltd., Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited, TSNMI; Gerd Altmann, Karl Egger, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

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13 Intriguing Songs for ANY Occasion | Playlist 🎧

13 Intriguing Songs for ANY Occasion features music courtesy of Del Water Gap, Janet Jackson, Justin Bieber, Ledisi, and Sufjan Stevens.

By the musical hype, 3 yearsNovember 6, 2023 ago