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    15 Songs Focused Only on Me, Vol. 3 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; AcatXIo, Gerd Altmann , No-longer-here from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Songs Focused Only on Me, Vol. 3 | Playlist 🎧

    15 Songs Focused Only on Me, Vol. 3 features songs by CMAT, Jerry Butler + Betty Everett, Muni Long, Reneé Rapp, The Weeknd & Tonio Armani.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJune 25, 2025 ago
    Reneé Rapp, BITE ME [📷: Interscope]
    LGBTQ

    Reneé Rapp, Leave Me Alone | Song Review 🎵

    Pop singer/songwriter Reneé Rapp brings plenty of attitude and energy to her brief but potent single, “Leave Me Alone.”

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsMay 29, 2025 ago
    11 Songs That Require HELP (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; lalesh aldarwish from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs That Require HELP | Playlist 🎧

    11 Songs That Require HELP features music courtesy of AJR, Alexander 23, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, and Tori Kelly.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsAugust 9, 2023 ago
    13 Songs Filled with Grief, Mourning & Remembrance [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alex Green, cottonbro studio, Gioele Fazzeri, Karolina Grabowska, Ketut Subiyanto, from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Filled with Grief, Mourning & Remembrance | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs Filled with Grief, Mourning & Remembrance features music courtesy of Alexander 23, Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Kendrick Lamar, and Post Malone.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 14, 2023 ago
    12 H Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 [📷: ArtsyBee, Brent Faulkner, Monika Grafik, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    12 H Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    12 H Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 features Cardi B, Charlie Puth, Glass Animals, John Legend & Kendrick Lamar.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsOctober 14, 2022 ago
    11 Thrilling Songs About the Red Planet, Mars 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Abbie Fyre from Pixabay, Aynur Zakirov from Pixabay, Nicolas Lobos on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    11 Thrilling Songs About the Red Planet, Mars | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 11 Thrilling Songs About the Red Planet, Mars features Alexander 23, David Bowie, Mario, Timmy Trumpet & YUNGBLUD.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 12, 2021 ago
    Mars: 5ive Songs No. 45 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, NASA on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    Mars | 5ive Songs

    On the 45th edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs that are associated with MARS in some form or fashion.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJune 3, 2021 ago

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