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Binoy, POPular: Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 No. 34 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Binoy Zachariah Music; Elias Souza, Mario Spencer, Mizuno K, from Pexels; All_CC0_Public_domain, CatsWithGlasses, David, ernestflowerss, Kelly, M. Harris, Marek Studzinski, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]

Beaming with Pride

Binoy, POPular | Beaming with Pride

In the 34th edition of Beaming with Pride (2025), we highlight the song, “POPular” performed by Kenyan queer musician, Binoy.

By the musical hype, 3 daysApril 25, 2025 ago

40 Best Songs of 2021 (So Far) 🎧 [📷: Aftermath, Atlantic, BIGHIT MUSIC, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Darkroom, Def Jam, Dreamville, Geffen, Gerd Altmann from Pixabay ,HYBE, Interscope, Island, jplenio from Pixabay, Loma Vista, The Musical Hype, My Music Box, Nonesuch, Olivia Rodrigo, PMR, RCA, Republic, Roc Nation, Sony Latin, United Music Operations Limited]

40 Best Songs of 2021 (So Far) | Playlist

40 Best Songs of 2021 (So Far) includes songs from BTS, J. Cole, Justin Bieber, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo & St. Vincent among many others.

By the musical hype, 4 yearsJune 14, 2021 ago

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: December 2020 [📷 : Brent Faulkner, Dori Bano, Henri Meilhac, Jason Leung, Langa Hlatshwayo, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Unsplash]

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: December 2020 | Playlist

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: December 2020 features Ant Clemons, Arlo Parks, Rina Sawayama, Trey Lewis & Taylor Swift.

By the musical hype, 4 yearsDecember 30, 2020 ago

Mr. Eazi & J Balvin, “Lento” [📷: Eazi Core / emPawa Africa Limited]

Mr. Eazi & J Balvin, Lento | Track Review

Nigerian singer Mr. Eazi and Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin make a formidable team on their certified bop, “Lento.”

By the musical hype, 4 yearsDecember 9, 2020 ago

15 Marvelous Songs About Women | Playlist

“15 Marvelous Songs About Women” features music courtesy of Anthony Ramos, Isaac Dunbar, Jidenna, Kelly Clarkson, and Lana Del Rey.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsNovember 4, 2019 ago

Ibeyi, Ash © XL

Ibeyi, ‘Deathless’ | Track Review

French-Cuban Twin Duo Ibeyi returns with “Deathless,” featuring Kamasi Washington. “Deathless” serves as a promo single from their sophomore album, ‘Ash.’

By the musical hype, 8 yearsSeptember 5, 2017 ago

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