![Estelle vs. Olly Alexander: Head 2 Head No. 3 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Polydor, Universal Music Operations Limited; Hernán Toro, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/estelle-olly-alexander-head-2-head-3-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
Estelle vs. Olly Alexander | Head 2 Head
In the 3rd edition of Head 2 Head (2024), Estelle and Olly Alexander (Years & Years) contend for the best rendition of “American Boy.”
![Olly Alexander (Years & Years), American Boy: Covers No. 1 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Polydor / Universal Music Operations Limited; Andrea Piacquadio, cottonbro studio, MART PRODUCTION, Matteo Milan from Pexels; MR1313, OpenClipart-Vectors, Vicki Hamilton from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/olly-alexander-american-boy-covers-1-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
Olly Alexander, American Boy | COVERS
In the 1st edition of COVERS (2024), Olly Alexander (Years & Years) delivers a compelling rendition of “American Boy,” originally performed by Estelle.
![13 More Songs Propelled by Light 💡 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arek Socha, Eduardo, Francis Ray, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/13-more-songs-propelled-by-light.webp?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
13 More Songs Propelled by Light 💡 | Playlist 🎧
13 More Songs Propelled by Light 💡 features music courtesy of Charlie Puth, Hozier, Kelly Clarkson, Lana Del Rey, and The Weeknd.
![Just Shy, Sea Can't Cure [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; John Rowley; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/just-shy-sea-cant-cure-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ
Just Shy, Sea Can’t Cure | Track Review 🎵
Talented Australian pop artist Just Shy brings heat, ‘hanxiety,’ melancholy, and slick synth pop on his marvelous single, “Sea Can’t Cure.”
![11 Compelling Songs Focused on HERE [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Aleksandar Pasaric via Pexels; 建鹏 邵 from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/11-compelling-songs-focused-on-here.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
11 Compelling Songs Focused on HERE | Playlist 🎧
11 Compelling Songs Focused on HERE features music courtesy of Al Green, Alessia Cara, Jennifer Hudson, Sam Smith, and The Weeknd.
![11 Songs That Are Incredibly Sweet, Vol. 2 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Igor Ovsyannykov via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/11-songs-that-are-incredibly-sweet-vol-2.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
11 Songs That Are Incredibly Sweet, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧
11 Songs That Are Incredibly Sweet, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of Brittany Howard, Lana Del Rey, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Megan Thee Stallion x Dua Lipa, and Tyler, The Creator.
![Incredible Songs: 1980s, Vol. 1 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Victoria Watercolor via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/incredible-songs-1980s-vol-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
Incredible Songs: 1980s, Vol. 1 | Playlist 🎧
Incredible Songs: 1980s, Vol. 1 features music courtesy of Diana Ross, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince and the Revolution, and Tears For Fears.
![15 Ultra Compelling HOW Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio, Anna Shvets, RODNAE Productions, Talal Hakim via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gerd Altmann via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/15-ultra-compelling-how-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
15 Ultra Compelling HOW Songs | Playlist 🎧
15 Ultra Compelling HOW Songs features music courtesy of BLACKPINK, Charlie Puth, Sam Smith, The Weeknd & Whitney Houston.
![11 Hotel, Motel, or Inn Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Jon Tyson on Unsplash, Kait Herzog on Unsplash, Mick Haupt on Unsplash, Ph B on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/11-hotel-motel-or-inn-songs.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
11 Hotel, Motel, or Inn Songs | Playlist 🎧
11 Hotel, Motel, or Inn Songs features music courtesy of Arctic Monkeys, Eagles, Quavo & Takeoff, Rina Sawayama, and Whitney Houston.
![Hotel: 5ive Songs No. 77 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, Francesco Ungaro, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/hotel-5ive-songs-77-2022.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
Hotel | 5ive Songs
In the 77th edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with Hotel in some form or fashion.
![Late: 5ive Songs No. 70 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, The Musical Hype, Ono Kosuki via Pexels, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/late-5ive-songs-70-2022.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
Late | 5ive Songs
In the 70th edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with the word LATE in some form or fashion.
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Album 💿
Hamid J, Cycle of a Relationship | Album Review 💿
Los Angeles-based, Iranian American, LGBTQ+ artist Hamid J shines on his 4-star, conceptual, debut album, Cycle of a Relationship.