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        • Album 💿Albums & EPs  💿 of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype – we don’t discriminate. Album reviews are also available on the home page. More often than not, the album reviews on the site tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up. Also, GEMS – the best, highly recommended tracks – are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 – 5 (½ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review. = MASTERPIECE = NEAR MASTERPIECE = EXCELLENT = VERY GOOD = AVERAGE / GOOD = BELOW AVERAGE = MEDIOCRE , , , = BAD
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    KETTAMA, Shady Nasty & Fred again.., Air Maxes [📷: Steel City Dance Discs powered by co:brand]
    Music

    KETTAMA, Shady Nasty & Fred again.., Air Maxes | Song Review 🎵

    KETTAMA, Shady Nasty, and Fred again.. shine on their engaging, minimalist, collaborative single, “Air Maxes.”

    By the musical hype, 1 weekJuly 7, 2025 ago
    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
    CMAT, EURO-COUNTRY [📷: CMATBABY / AWAL Recordings Ltd.]
    Music

    CMAT, Take A Sexy Picture Of Me | Song Review 🎵

    Alternative Irish singer/songwriter CMAT drops a surefire bop with the country-tinged “Take A Sexy Picture Of Me,” the second single from her 2025 album, EURO-COUNTRY.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsMay 19, 2025 ago
    13 Intriguing Songs Focused on Women (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andrea Yurko, Beatriz Fernandes, Daniel Xavier, Elchino portrait, Godisable Jacob, Israyosoy S., Jennifer Enujiugha, Konstantin Mishchenko, Pixabay, Tuấn Kiệt Jr., wendel moretti from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Intriguing Songs Focused on Women | Playlist 🎧

    13 Intriguing Songs Focused on Women features songs by Aerosmith, Baauer, Brooke Candy, Chaka Khan, Jordan Adetunji, and Jerry Butler.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsApril 9, 2025 ago
    Jordan Adetunji, A Jaguar’s Dream [📷: 300 Entertainment]
    LGBTQ

    Jordan Adetunji, Too Many Women (Ft. kwn) | Song Review 🎵

    Belfast singer Jordan Adetunji, assisted by kwn, drops “Too Many Women,” a short but sweet single from his 2025 album, A Jaguar’s Dream.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJanuary 13, 2025 ago
    15 Songs Where the Prefix is Un- (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; David Mosquera from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    15 Songs Where the Prefix is Un- | Playlist 🎧

    15 Songs Where the Prefix is Un- features songs by Alicia Keys, D’Angelo, Hozier, Sam Smith, Toni Braxton, and XG.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJanuary 3, 2025 ago
    Songs Where the Keyword is Now, Vol. 2 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Bev, deeznutz1, goosebumps98, Luisella Planeta LOVE PEACE 💛💙, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, TheDigitalArtist from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Songs Where the Keyword is Now, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    Songs Where the Keyword is Now, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of Dua Lipa, GRANT KNOCHE, Hozier, Jennifer Lopez, Lil Nas X, and Luther Vandross.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMay 8, 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
    Morgan Wallen vs. Ryan Mack: Head 2 Head No. 2 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Big Loud, Republic, Ryan Mack; Hernán Toro, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]
    Columns

    Morgan Wallen vs. Ryan Mack | Head 2 Head

    In the 2nd edition of Head 2 Head (2024), Morgan Wallen and Ryan Mack contend for the best rendition of “Sand in My Boots.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJanuary 13, 2024 ago
    Ryan Mack, Sand in My Boots (Acoustic): Covers No. 53 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Ryan Mack; cottonbro studio, MART PRODUCTION, Ron Lach from Pexels; Paul Brennan from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Ryan Mack, Sand in My Boots (Acoustic) | COVERS

    In the 53rd edition of COVERS (2023), Ryan Mack delivers a compelling rendition of “Sand in My Boots,” originally performed by Morgan Wallen.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 27, 2023 ago
    13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland 🇮🇪 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Elias, KERBSTONE, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland 🇮🇪 | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland 🇮🇪 features music courtesy of Dermot Kennedy, Enya, Hozier, Niall Horan, Sinéad O’Connor, and U2. 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 23, 2023 ago
    The Script, Hall of Fame: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 55 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited; Hamid Tajik, Qamar Rehman, vansh mehta, Viridiana Rivera via Pexels]
    Columns

    The Script, Hall of Fame | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

    In the 55th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by Irish band The Script, and rapper/singer/producer will.i.am, performing, “Hall of Fame.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 22, 2023 ago

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