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        • Album ๐Ÿ’ฟAlbums & EPsย  ๐Ÿ’ฟ of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype โ€“ we donโ€™t discriminate. Album reviews are also available on the home page. More often than not, the album reviews on the site tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up.ย Also, GEMS โ€“ the best, highly recommended tracks โ€“ are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 โ€“ 5 (ยฝ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review. = MASTERPIECE = NEAR MASTERPIECE = EXCELLENT = VERY GOOD = AVERAGE / GOOD = BELOW AVERAGE = MEDIOCRE , , , = BAD
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      • More Columns Ah, the Columns, the columns! The columns on The Musical Hype encompass a variety of articles.ย  Some of these articles have a shelf life, while others are more evergreen (content maintains its relevance sans a set expiration date).ย  Even though some columns are evergreen, they donโ€™t necessarily fit the more expansive Evergreen category, which features bigger posts such as playlists.ย  Columns include the โ€œless finessedโ€ blog Beyond the Hype,ย The Chart Scoop, Critics Weigh In, Guests Posts, Op Ed (opinion editorials), and Press Releases & Shopping.
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    21 Randomly Curated, Amazing A Songs (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    21 Randomly Curated, Amazing A Songs | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    21 Randomly Curated, Amazing A Songs features songs by bbno$, Doechii, Grant & Ash, Lady Gaga, Teddy Swims, and Sexyy Red.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMarch 28, 2025 ago
    CeCe Winans, Alabaster Box: Music Lifts ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ‹ No. 46 (2024) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sparrow Label Third Party / Wellspring Gospel; Monstera Production, Qamar Rehman, RDNE Stock Project, Thomas Ronveaux, Wolrider YURTSEVEN from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors, Quแป‘c Hรนng Hแบงu from Pixabay]
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    CeCe Winans, Alabaster Box | Music Lifts ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ‹

    In the 46th edition of Music Lifts (2024), weโ€™re uplifted by Grammy-winning gospel singer CeCe Winans performing โ€œAlabaster Box.โ€

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 8, 2024 ago
    12 Thrilling but Utterly Sinful Songs [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Engin Akyurt ]
    Evergreen

    12 Thrilling, But Utterly Sinful Songs | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    12 Thrilling, But Utterly Sinful Songs features songs courtesy of The Game, Juice WRLD, Like Mike, Raphael Saadiq & Sam Hunt.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJanuary 6, 2020 ago
    Like Mike, "Sinner" [Photo Credit: Like Mike]
    Music

    Like Mike, Sinner | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    Michael Thivaios, better known as Like Mike, delivers a surefire, melodic hip-hop bop with the sinful love-driven single, โ€œSinner.โ€

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJanuary 3, 2020 ago
    Shawn Mendes, Illuminate [๐Ÿ“ท : Island]
    Columns

    The Chart Scoop | Shawn Mendes Takes ‘Illuminate’ To No. 1

    Shawn Mendes earns his second no. 1 album with his sophomore effort, ‘Illuminate.’ Luke Bryan (‘Farm Tour’) launches at no. 4.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsOctober 5, 2016 ago
    Mac Miller, The Divine Feminine ยฉ Warner Bros
    Columns

    BB Grooves: Mac Miller Settles for No. 2 on the Billboard 200

    Despite new releases from Mac Miller (The Divine Feminine) and Usher (Hard II Love), Drake (Views) returns to no. 1 for a 13th, nonconsecutive week.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsSeptember 28, 2016 ago
    Drake, Views [๐Ÿ“ท: Cash Money]
    Columns

    Billboard: Drake Spends a 13th Week at No. 1

    Despite new releases from Mac Miller (The Divine Feminine) and Usher (Hard II Love), Drake (Views) returns to no. 1 for a 13th, nonconsecutive week.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsSeptember 26, 2016 ago

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