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    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 5 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ytalo Marcos from Pexels; AcatXIo fromย Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 5 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 5 features songs by Gracie Abrams, Juno Lev, Perfume Genius, Rema, The Beatles, and Whitney Houston.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsMay 30, 2025 ago
    Mariah Carey, Itโ€™s Like That: Music Lifts ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ‹ No. 20 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mariah Carey / UMG Recordings, Inc.; BD Jewel, Dave H, Jean-Daniel Francoeur, Joshua Brown, Vansh Mehta from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    Mariah Carey, Itโ€™s Like That | Music Lifts ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ‹

    In the 20th edition of Music Lifts (2025), weโ€™re uplifted by Grammy-winning R&B/pop legend Mariah Carey performing โ€œItโ€™s Like That.โ€

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsMay 18, 2025 ago
    15 Fantastic CAN Songs (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, guilane, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    15 Fantastic CAN Songs | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    15 Fantastic CAN Songs feature songs by Elton John, JORDY, Kehlani, Kim Petras, Shirley Caesar, and Whitney Houston.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsApril 2, 2025 ago
    11 Superb Sunday Songs ๐ŸŽง [๐Ÿ“ท: Aaron Burden on Unsplash, Ben White on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, Edward Cisneros on Unsplash, Karl Fredrickson on Unsplash, The Musical Hype, James Coleman on Unsplash, Naassom Azevedo on Unsplash, Nathaniel Shuman on Unsplash, ricardo Aguayo on Unsplash, Timothy Eberly on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    11 Superb Sunday Songs | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    ๐ŸŽง 11 Superb Sunday Songs features music courtesy of Kanye West, Koryn Hawthorne, Nas, The Strokes, and Surfaces among others.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 19, 2021 ago
    Wale, Shine ยฉ Atlantic
    Album ๐Ÿ’ฟ

    Wale, Shine | Album Review ๐Ÿ’ฟ

    Washington D.C. rapper Wale switches up things on his fifth studio album, โ€˜Shine.โ€™ By far, Shine is his happiest, most commercial album to date.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsMay 4, 2017 ago
    Khalid, American Teen ยฉ RCA
    Music

    Khalid, American Teen | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    Teen R&B singer Khalid shows incredible potential on 80s-inspired, urban contemporary single, โ€œAmerican Teen.โ€

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsMarch 1, 2017 ago

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