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13 Highly Engaging QUEER Songs → Playlist
13 Highly Engaging QUEER Songs features songs by Arca & Planningtorock, Dog Park Dissidents, Louis Dunford, McCafferty, Ryan Cassata, and The Irrepressibles.
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5 Gems
Word | 5 Gems
Word: 5 Gems No. 27 (2026) features songs by Boards of Canada, Ed Sheeran, LUKAS OSCAR, Madonna, and Thomas Whitfield.
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21 Ear-Catching Night Songs, Vol. 3 | Playlist
21 Ear-Catching Night Songs, Vol. 3 features songs by BigXthaPlug, BTS, Candi Staton, Emei, George Benson, and Sabrina Carpenter.
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Columns
Getting to Know… Gordy Murphy | Interview
In the 515th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the Boston-based multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, Gordy Murphy.
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15 More Striking I-N In Songs | Playlist
15 More Striking I-N In Songs features songs by Aretha Franklin, Ed Sheeran, Joan Armatrading, Khalid, Luke Combs, and Phil Collins.
![11 Outstanding OTHER Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/11-outstanding-other-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Music
11 Outstanding OTHER Songs | Playlist
11 Outstanding OTHER Songs features songs by Brent Faiyaz, Christina Aguilera, Ed Sheeran, Fall Out Boy, Orville Peck & Willie Nelson, and Smokey Robinson.
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Ed Sheeran, In Other Words | Music Lifts
In the 12th edition of Music Lifts (2026), we’re uplifted by Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran performing “In Other Words.”
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Don McLean vs. Ellie Goulding | Face Off
In the eighth edition of Face Off (2026), Don McLean and Ellie Goulding face off for the best rendition of “Vincent (Starry, Starry Night).”
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A Vivid Collection of V Songs | Playlist
A Vivid Collection of V Songs features songs by Charli XCX, Conan Gray, Ivan Cornejo, Jimi Hendrix, Madonna, and Rick Glam.
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13 Bed-Related Songs That You Don’t Wanna Miss | Playlist
13 Bed-Related Songs That You Don’t Wanna Miss features songs by cupcakKe, Jamie Foxx, Joji, Jordy, Olivia Rodrigo, and Teyana Taylor.
![Don McLean, Vincent (Starry, Starry Night): Throwback Vibez No. 5 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; EMI Catalog / Capitol; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/don-mclean-vincent-starry-starry-night-throwback-vibez-5-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Don McLean, Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) | Throwback Vibez
In the fifth edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we recollect and reflect on “Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)” by Don McLean.
![Almost: 5 Gems No. 1 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/almost-5-gems-1-2026_.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
5 Gems
Almost | 5 Gems
Almost: 5 Gems features songs by Brandy, Hozier, Kurt Carr, Mike Reno & Ann Wilson, and Sabrina Carpenter.