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    Hozier: 4GEMZ 💎 No. 7 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Calvin Chai, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Columbia, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay, Rubyworks, Unsplash]
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    Hozier | 4GEMZ 💎

    On the 7th edition of 4GEMZ 💎, we select four must-hear, surefire gems from Grammy nominated Irish singer/songwriter, Hozier.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsSeptember 3, 2021 ago
    Anthony Hamilton, "Mercy" (Ft. Tamika Mallory) [📷 : My Music Box / BMG Rights Management]
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    Anthony Hamilton, Mercy | Track Review 🎵

    Anthony Hamilton shines on his incredibly woke, socially conscious single, “Mercy” featuring social justice leader Tamika Mallory.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJanuary 16, 2021 ago
    13 Powerful Songs Where Black Lives DO Indeed Matter [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
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    13 Powerful Songs Where Black Lives DO Indeed Matter | Playlist 🎧

    ‘13 Powerful Songs Where Black Lives DO Indeed Matter’ features Springsteen, Jaheim, Lil Baby, Meek Mill, Mickey Guyton & Trey Songz.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJune 15, 2020 ago
    Alicia Keys, "Underdog" [Photo Credit: RCA]
    Music

    Alicia Keys, Underdog | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys drops an empowering, inspirational, and uplifting first single of 2020 with “Underdog.”

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJanuary 13, 2020 ago
    “11 Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy in September 2019” [Photo Credits: Atlantic, ATO, Brittany Howard, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Def Jam, Interscope, Leon Else, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Polydor, Roadrunner, Tool Dissectional L.L.C., Volcano Entertainment II L.L.C.]
    Evergreen

    11 Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy in September 2019 | Playlist 🎧

    “11 Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy in September 2019” features songs by Brittany Howard, Melanie Martinez, Raphael Saadiq & Sam Fender.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsSeptember 30, 2019 ago
    13 Songs About ‘The Man,’ Whoever He May Be [Photo Credits: Big Machine, Capitol Nashville, Columbia, Interscope, Interscope, Island, LoganLand, Motown, Pexels, Pixabay, Quadeca, Republic, Visionary Music Group]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs About ‘The Man,’ Whoever He May Be | Playlist

    13 Songs About ‘The Man,’ Whoever He May Be features music courtesy of Aloe Blacc, Dierks Bentley, The Killers, Marvin Gaye & Quadeca.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsApril 17, 2019 ago
    13 Songs That Focus on the World [Photo Credits: Domino, Interscope, Prospect Park, Sony Nashville]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Focus on the World | Playlist

    “13 Songs That Focus on the World” features music courtesy of Arctic Monkeys, Five Finger Death Punch, Kenny Chesney, Lana Del Rey, and Rich the Kid.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsSeptember 24, 2018 ago
    Big Mother Gig, Obliterate [Photo Credit: Sweet Sweet]
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    Big Mother Gig, ‘Obliterate’ | Track Review

    Los Angeles-based, Milwaukee-bred alt-rock band Big Mother Gig returns with a ‘destructive,’ dynamic, psychologically-tinged single, “Obliterate.”

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsJuly 20, 2018 ago

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