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    2000s soul

    Betty Harris vs. Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint: Head 2 Head No. 18 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 43 North Broadway, LLC, Sansu, The Verve Music Group; Israel Torres, KoolShooters, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]
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    Betty Harris vs. Elvis Costello | Head 2 Head

    In the 18th edition of Head 2 Head (2025), Betty Harris and Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint contend for the best rendition of “Nearer to You.”

    By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 14, 2025 ago
    Amy Winehouse, Rehab: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 20 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Universal Island Records Ltd.; Antoni Shkraba, KoolShooters, Pavel Danilyuk, Photo By: Kaboompics.com, RDNE Stock project from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    1 Hit WONDERful 👏👏👏

    Amy Winehouse, Rehab | 1 Hit WONDERful

    In the 20th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2025), we highlight “Rehab” performed by short-lived, Grammy-winning retro-soul singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsMay 27, 2025 ago
    13 Lit 🔥 Songs To Lift You Up [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Ashford Marx, HELDER, Ketut Subiyanto, nappy, Pavel Danilyuk, Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Lit 🔥 Songs To Lift You Up | Playlist 🎧

    13 Lit 🔥 Songs To Lift You Up features music courtesy of Beyoncé, Kane Brown, Panic! At The Disco, Lizzo & Whitney Houston.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsDecember 7, 2022 ago
    Stevie Wonder, “From the Bottom of My Heart”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 43 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Ketut Subiyanto, Motown, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
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    Stevie Wonder, “From the Bottom of My Heart” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

    In the 43rd edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by Stevie Wonder performing, “From the Bottom of My Heart.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsDecember 2, 2022 ago
    Stevie Wonder, “Shelter in the Rain”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 34 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Ketut Subiyanto, Motown, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
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    Stevie Wonder, “Shelter in the Rain” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

    In the 34th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by Stevie Wonder performing, “Shelter in the Rain.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsNovember 4, 2022 ago
    Al Green, “Lay It Down”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 46 (2022) [📷: Blue Note, Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, JJ Whitley, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, Luan Queiros, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]
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    Al Green, “Lay It Down” | After Dark 🕛 🌃

    In the 46th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the sexy vibes behind, “Lay It Down” by soul icon, Al Green.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 16, 2022 ago

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