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5 Gems
Lavender | 5 Gems
Lavender: 5 Gems No. 29 (2026) features songs by Daley, Disclosure, Jake Wesley Rogers, JVKE, and Taylor Swift.
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LGBTQ
TEEKS, Overdose | Song Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Dashing, talented queer Māori soul singer-songwriter TEEKS delivers an utterly sublime, passionate MLM ballad with “Overdose.”
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Evergreen
13 Songs That Highlight The Number TWO | Playlist
13 Songs That Highlight The Number TWO features songs by Arlo Parks, BTS, Céline Dion, Drake, Klovis Gaynor, and William Bell.
![Sam Cooke, Bring It On Home to Me: Throwback Vibez No. 96 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RCA Records; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/sam-cooke-bring-it-on-home-to-me-throwback-vibez-96-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
Sam Cooke, Bring It On Home to Me | Throwback Vibez
In the 96th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Bring It On Home to Me” by The King of Soul, Sam Cooke.
![Flesh: 5 Gems No. 28 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gaurav Lodhi, Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/flesh-5-gems-28-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
5 Gems
Flesh | 5 Gems
Flesh: 5 Gems No. 28 (2026) features songs by Boards of Canada, Ghostemane, Miguel, The 5th Dimension, and The Killers.
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Music
John Legend, Daylight | Song Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Decorated R&B singer-songwriter John Legend returns lovingly and soulfully with swagger on “Daylight,” the lead single from his 2026 LP, Muse.
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Evergreen
15 Fabulous Fever-Filled Songs | Playlist
15 Fabulous Fever-Filled Songs features songs by Alex Warren, Angrybaby, Bee Gees, Buckshot & fakemink, Dua Lipa, and Stevie Wonder.
![The Drifters, There Goes My Baby: Throwback Vibez No. 94 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corp.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/the-drifters-there-goes-my-baby-throwback-vibez-94-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
The Drifters, There Goes My Baby | Throwback Vibez
In the 94th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “There Goes My Baby” by vintage R&B/soul collective The Drifters.
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Music
Aaron Frazer, Paint The Picture | Song Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sweet-voiced soul singer-songwriter Aaron Frazer compels with the divine single, “Paint The Picture,” from his Corners – EP.
![Leroy Hutson, All Because of You: Throwback Vibez No. 93 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Rhino Entertainment; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/leroy-hutson-all-because-of-you-throwback-vibez-93-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
Leroy Hutson, All Because of You | Throwback Vibez
In the 93rd edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “All Because of You” by soul singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Leroy Hutson.
![13 Songs Where the Verb AM is Key (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/13-songs-where-the-verb-am-is-key.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
13 Songs Where the Verb AM is Key | Playlist
13 Songs Where the Verb AM is Key features songs by Durand Bernarr, Kendrick Lamar, Megan Moroney, Simon & Garfunkel, Tove Lo, and Valerie Simpson.
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Bangerz N Bopz 🔥
RAYE, Skin & Bones. | Bangerz N Bopz
In the 57th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “Skin & Bones,” performed by talented British singer-songwriter RAYE.