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    Zayn

    WHAT is up with These 15 Songs? (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; ADEYEMI HARDECKX, Andrea Piacquadio, Dima Valkov, Ekaterina Belinskaya, Ila Bappa Ibrahim, Leo Chainz, Pavel Danilyuk, from Pexels; AcatXIo, Pete Linforth fromโ€ฏPixabay]
    Evergreen

    WHAT is up with These 15 Songs? | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    WHAT is up with These 15 Songs? features songs by Billie Eilish, Cardi B, Janet Jackson, New Radicals, Nick Lachey, and Walter Hawkins.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsApril 11, 2025 ago
    11 Songs Filled with Immense Gratitude & Thanks (2024) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anna Shvets from Pexels]
    Columns

    11 Songs Filled with Immense Gratitude & Thanks | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    11 Songs Filled with Immense Gratitude & Thanks features songs by Clairo, Dmitri Vegas & Like Mike, Lisa Page Brooks, ScHoolboy Q, and William DeVaughn.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsNovember 11, 2024 ago
    ZAYN, Alienated [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Drop Zed Music, LLC / Mercury / Republic; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Krรณlestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    ZAYN, Alienated | Song Review ๐ŸŽต

    After a promising start with his โ€˜about-face,โ€™ ZAYN fails to achieve the same glory with โ€œAlienated,โ€ the second single from ROOM UNDER THE STAIRS.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearApril 18, 2024 ago
    Bops That Pop: March 2024 [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; agoss, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Lynda Smith, Mohamed_hassan, succo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Bops That Pop: March 2024 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    Bops That Pop: March 2024 features music courtesy of Ariana Grande, Ben Platt, SZA, St. Vincent, twenty one pilots, and Vampire Weekend.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMarch 29, 2024 ago
    ZAYN, What I Am [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Drop Zed Music, LLC / Mercury / Republic; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Krรณlestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    ZAYN, What I Am | Song Review ๐ŸŽต

    ZAYN serves up a change of pace on โ€œWhat I Am,โ€ the gorgeous, reflective promo single from his fourth studio LP, ROOM UNDER THE STAIRS.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMarch 18, 2024 ago
    13 Outstanding OUT Songs, Vol. 2 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; bruno Pinedo peรฑa, Ivan Ananiev, Liane Cumming, Matthew Montrone from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Outstanding OUT Songs, Vol. 2 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 Outstanding OUT Songs, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of Adam Lambert, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, twenty one pilots, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 27, 2023 ago
    13 More Songs Propelled by Light ๐Ÿ’ก (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arek Socha, Eduardo, Francis Ray, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 More Songs Propelled by Light ๐Ÿ’ก | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 More Songs Propelled by Light ๐Ÿ’ก features music courtesy of Charlie Puth, Hozier, Kelly Clarkson, Lana Del Rey, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 13, 2023 ago
    13 Stellar Songs Driven By Speed [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype]
    Evergreen

    13 Stellar Songs Driven By Speed | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 Stellar Songs Driven By Speed features music courtesy of Dominic Fike, Jackson Wang, Luke Combs, The Pointer Sisters, and Tracy Chapman.ย 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsSeptember 1, 2023 ago
    Candle ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 68 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Tucฤƒ Bianca from Pexels]
    3 to 5 BOPS

    Candle ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ| 3 to 5 BOPS

    Candle ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 68 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Elton John, Helen Reddy, Kesha, Ruben Studdard, and ZAYN.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsAugust 24, 2023 ago
    Awesome Songs: July 2023 [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio, Tara Winstead from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    Awesome Songs: July 2023 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    Awesome Songs: July 2023 features music courtesy of Billie Eilish, Dixon Dallas, Jung Kook, Olivia Rodrigo, Sampha, and Troye Sivan.ย 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 31, 2023 ago
    ZAYN, Love Like This [๐Ÿ“ท: Drop Zed Music, LLC / Mercury / Republic]
    Music

    ZAYN, Love Like This | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    ZAYN, now signed with Mercury Records, makes an enjoyable, fresh, and groovy return with single, โ€œLove Like This.โ€

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 25, 2023 ago
    11 Totally Tight Songs [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Marcelo Moreira, shalender kumar via Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 Totally Tight Songs | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    11 Totally Tight Songs features music courtesy of The Black Keys, The Chicks, Jaheim, Ohio Players, and Ravyn Lenae.ย 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 3, 2023 ago

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