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Can’t!: 5 Gems No. 6 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

Can’t! | 5 Gems

Can’t!: 5 Gems features songs by Ben Harper x Charlie Musselwhite, Joey Lawrence, Lauryn Hill, Lizzo, and Timmy Thomas.

By the musical hype, 2 weeksFebruary 18, 2026 ago

Joey Lawrence, Nothin’ My Love Can’t Fix: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 40 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; Antoni Shkraba, KoolShooters, Pavel Danilyuk, Photo By: Kaboompics.com, RDNE Stock project from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

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Joey Lawrence, Nothin’ My Love Can’t Fix | 1 Hit WONDERful

In the 40th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2025), we highlight “Nothin’ My Love Can’t Fix” performed by Joey Lawrence.

By the musical hype, 5 monthsOctober 14, 2025 ago

11 Songs That Have G-O-T Got It, Vol. 1 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andres Ayrton from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]

11 Songs That Have G-O-T Got It, Vol. 1 | Playlist 🎧

11 Songs That Have G-O-T Got It, Vol. 1 features songs by Cheryl Lynn, Gunna, Peder Elias, Tina Turner, and Troye Sivan.

By the musical hype, 10 monthsMay 21, 2025 ago

15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 8 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; A&M, Amherst, Atlantic, Brunswick Record Corp., Concord Music Group, RCA, The Right Stuff, UMG Recordings Inc.; Gerd Altmann, Kiddkos from Pixabay]

15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 8 | Playlist 🎧

15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 8 features music courtesy of Bobby Womack, The Dramatics, Kool & The Gang, Peaches & Herb, and Tyrone Davis.

By the musical hype, 3 yearsMarch 1, 2023 ago

Four Tops, “Ain’t No Woman (Like The One I’ve Got)”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 136 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Geffen, John Alan Sperry, PIRO, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]

Four Tops, “Ain’t No Woman (Like The One I’ve Got)” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

In the 136th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Ain’t No Woman (Like The One I’ve Got)” by Four Tops.

By the musical hype, 3 yearsDecember 30, 2022 ago

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