1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years → Playlist
![1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1986-2026-40-songs-for-40-years.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years features songs by Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Hozier, Mariah Carey, The Weeknd, and Whitney Houston.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1986-2026-40-songs-for-40-years.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
1986 – 2026: 40 Songs for 40 Years features songs by Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Hozier, Mariah Carey, The Weeknd, and Whitney Houston.
![13 Songs Where the Apparel is King (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Airan Dato-On, Bruno Palace, Hector Troy Brown, Jaime Blanchart, Marlon Schmeiski from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/13-songs-where-the-apparel-is-king.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
15 Songs Where the Apparel is King features songs by Dolly Parton, Jake Minch, Kehlani, Malcolm Todd, Steve Lacy, and Tears For Fears.
![Striking Bops from May 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/striking-bops-from-may-2026.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
Striking Bops from May 2026 features songs by Diljit Dosanjh, Durand Bernarr, Joyce Wrice, Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, and Wyatt Flores.
![Demi Lovato, It's Not That Deep (Unless You Want It To Be) [📷: DLG Recordings, LLC / Island Records]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/demi-lovato-low-rise-jeans.jpeg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-nominated pop singer-songwriter Demi Lovato comes in hot on her sexy and ultra-titillating single, “Low Rise Jeans.”
![A Heaping Dose of H Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Jimmy Elizarraras from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/a-heaping-dose-of-h-songs.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
A Heaping Dose of H Songs features songs by Addison Rae, Gunna, Jake Wesley Rogers, Jamal Roberts, Purple Disco Machine, and Whitechapel.
![BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 4 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Adrienne Andersen, Ali Drabo, atelier Moss, Farshad sheikhzad, Gabi Brasiliano, Leonardo Goncalves wild, mehrab zahedbeigi, mohammad akbari, Mykhailo Petrenko, rao qingwei, from Pexels; AcatXIo, TheDigitalArtist from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/boy-these-songs-are-about-you-part-4.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 4 features songs by Average White Band, Brandy & Monica, Kesha, Lil Nas X, Nxdia, and RYANN.
![A Dazzling Drove of D Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; A Roy, Jonathan Goncalves, Niko Twisty, Leonardo Goncalves wild, Vanessa Loring from Pexels; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Eugene, Gerd Altmann, LapinVert [AI photo], Ribhav Agrawal [AI photo] from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/a-dazzling-drove-of-d-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
A Dazzling Drove of D Songs features songs by Kesha, Korn, Omar Apollo, Sebastián Yatra, Victoria Monét, and The Weeknd.
![Bops from 2025 That Make You Beam with Pride (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Alexandra Koch, Arvind Ravat, Gordon Johnson, Luiz Fernando Rodrigues Sampaio, M. Harris, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, Rosey / Bad Hamburg / Germany, u_9secrfwmuu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bops-from-2025-that-make-you-beam-with-pride.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Bops from 2025 That Make You Beam with Pride features songs by Chappell Roan, David Archuleta, ETHAN, Jake Wesley Rogers, Kisos, Lady Gaga, and RYANN.
![Kesha, . (Period) [📷: Kesha]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/kesha-period.jpeg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop singer/songwriter Kesha drops an infectious pop bop about lusting for all the boys on “BOY CRAZY.”
![13 Wonderful, Watery, Wet Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alex simplifier, Henry de Guzman, Kenneth Surillo, Kindel Media, Nadin Sh, PEEP THIS PHOTO, Sergey Torbik, Vinícius Vieira ft from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/13-wonderful-watery-wet-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Wonderful, Watery, Wet Songs feature songs by Adam Lambert, Cardi B + Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Prince, Sexyy Red + Bruno Mars, and Sofi Tukker.
![15 Wet Songs About Wet Dreams (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Eren Li from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/15-wet-songs-about-wet-dreams.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Wet Songs About Wet Dreams features songs by Adam Lambert, Arin Ray, Artemas, J. Cole, jxdn, and, Wet Leg.
![Bops That Pop: April 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; agoss, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, FreeFunArt, Mohamed_hassan, succo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bops-that-pop-april-2024.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Bops That Pop: April 2024 features music courtesy of David Archuleta, Debbii Dawson, Drake, Fred again.., Shaboozey, and WILLOW.