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    Girl, These Songs Are About You, Vol. 2 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Airam Dato-on, Andy Coffie, Caio Mantovani, Eric Moura, Justyn Abacajan, Lucas Pezeta, Renthel Cueto, Shalom Ejiofor, Zulfugar Karimov from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Girl, These Songs Are About You, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    Girl, These Songs Are About You, Vol. 2 features songs by Alicia Keys, Aqua, Ari Lennox, Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney, Nine Days, and Stan Getz.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJuly 4, 2025 ago
    15 Compelling Songs That are Turned ON (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Bartek from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Compelling Songs That are Turned ON | Playlist 🎧

    15 Compelling Songs That are Turned ON features songs by Adele, Alicia Keys, Jack Harlow, Kanye West, Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald, and Victoria Monét.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 11, 2025 ago
    Aqua, Barbie Girl: Wacky Wednesday No. 23 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Universal Music (Denmark) A/S; Rich The Barber Font from Font Space; Wendel Natan from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Aqua, Barbie Girl | Wacky Wednesday

    In the 23rd edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique song, “Barbie Girl,” performed by Danish-Norwegian pop collective, Aqua.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 4, 2025 ago
    Getting to Know… Peel: Interview No. 148 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Peel; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Peel | Interview 🎤

    In the 418th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Norwegian alternative rock band, Peel.

    By the musical hype, 11 monthsAugust 19, 2024 ago
    13 Take Songs There for the Taking (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Aliakbar Nosrati, Anna Nekrashevich, Ayberk Mirza, Daria Liudnaya, Ron Lach from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Take Songs There for the Taking | Playlist 🎧

    13 Take Songs There for the Taking features music courtesy of a-ha, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Hozier, Lil Mabu, Tamela Mann, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMarch 6, 2024 ago
    a-ha, Take on Me: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 11 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Warner; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    a-ha, Take on Me | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    In the 11th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2024), we highlight “Take on Me” performed by Norwegian synth-pop trio, a-ha.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearFebruary 10, 2024 ago
    Getting to Know… Dark Delirium: Interview No. 316 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Dark Delirium, Darkmoon_Art, luis2500gx, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, OpenClipart-Vectors]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Dark Delirium | Interview 🎤

    In the 316th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Norwegian metal band, Dark Delirium.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsNovember 15, 2022 ago
    Getting to Know… Longfield & Super Skeleton: Interview No. 300  [: Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art, Longfield & Super Skeleton, luis2500gx, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, OpenClipart-Vectors]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Longfield & Super Skeleton | Interview 🎤

    In the 300th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the Norwegian six-piece collective, Longfield & Super Skeleton.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsSeptember 13, 2022 ago
    🎤 Getting to Know… Rabid Hood: Interview No. 237 [📷: Rabid Hood, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Rabid Hood | Interview 🎤

    On our 237th interview in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop on West Norway hard rock band, Rabid Hood.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsFebruary 4, 2022 ago
    Getting to Know… Leper Messiah: Interview No. 207 🎤 [📷: Agnieszka Iwanska, Leper Messiah, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Leper Messiah | Interview 🎤

    For our 207th Q&A on The Musical Hype, we get the inside scoop from ‘glammy’ Norwegian hard rock band, Leper Messiah.  

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsSeptember 10, 2021 ago
    Getting to Know… Prospect: Interview 202 🎤 [📷: Arnesen Photography, Prospect, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Prospect | Interview 🎤

    For our 202nd Q&A on The Musical Hype, we get the scoop from Norwegian “energetic hard rock” band, Prospect.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 26, 2021 ago
    Getting to Know… Ohmwork: Interview No. 193 🎤 [📷: Ohmwork, Mads Sørensen Hammer, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Ohmwork | Interview 🎤

    On our 193rd interview on The Musical Hype, we get some awesome insight into the craft of Norwegian three-piece collective, Ohmwork.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJune 15, 2021 ago

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