Word | 5 Gems
![Word: 5 Gems No. 27 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Jacob obadiah from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/word-5-gems-27-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Word: 5 Gems No. 27 (2026) features songs by Boards of Canada, Ed Sheeran, LUKAS OSCAR, Madonna, and Thomas Whitfield.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Word: 5 Gems No. 27 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Jacob obadiah from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/word-5-gems-27-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Word: 5 Gems No. 27 (2026) features songs by Boards of Canada, Ed Sheeran, LUKAS OSCAR, Madonna, and Thomas Whitfield.
![The Prodigy, “Smack My Bitch Up”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 7 [📷: Aidan Feddersen on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, XL Recordings Ltd.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/the-prodigy-smack-my-bitch-up-controversial-tunes-7.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 7th edition of Controversial Tunes, we explore the controversy behind the song, “Smack My B*tch Up” by The Prodigy.

George James: Freya Alley is back with a new spine-tingling track 'Big Wild World'. The release is a testament to the singers' unremarkable character.
![10 Songs Loosely Associated with Playback Controls [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/10-songs-loosely-associated-with-playback-controls.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“10 Songs Loosely Associated with Playback Controls” features music courtesy of DaBaby, G-Eazy, Kehlani, Luke Combs and St. Vincent.
![15 Songs That Possess a Negative Connotation [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/15-songs-that-possess-a-negative-connotation-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Songs That Possess a Negative Connotation features Black Pumas, brakence, Bright Eyes, Hayley Williams, and Megan Thee Stallion.
![“13 Totally Bitchin’ Songs” [Photo Credits: Atlantic, Bhad Bhabie, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, D1 Entertainment, Darkroom, Interscope, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RCA, RECORDS, LLC, Republic, Riser House Entertainment, Roc Nation, Universal, Warner Bros., Westbury Road Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/13-totally-bitchin-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“13 Totally B!+chin’ Songs” features music courtesy of Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Mitchell Tenpenny, and Shordie Shordie.