So far in 2025, we've had new albums from Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Benson Boone, and even Will Smith. With the year far from over, I feel like it's time to predict what hit will be crowned ...

All right. We're a week into August, so maybe it's a good time to ask, what is this year's song of the summer? Well, according to NPR's Stephen Thompson, the answer is complicated. STEPHEN THOMPSON, ...

NEW YORK – What makes a great song of the summer? Is it an up-tempo pop banger? Something with an earworm chorus? Does it need to feature the words “summer,” “sunshine,” or another synonym — ...

There is no clear choice for this year's Song of the Summer in the same way Beyonce's "Break My Soul" dominated the summer of 2022. SABRINA CARPENTER: (Singing) You said your phone was broken, just ...

What makes a great song of the summer? Is it an up-tempo pop banger? Something with an earworm chorus? Does it need to feature the words “summer,” “sunshine,” or another synonym — “California” — in ...

Summer is here. Hello to longer days frolicking in the sun, enjoying the outdoors, and taking a much-needed break from the regular routines of adulthood. To me, nothing ushers in the summer like a ...

It very well may be subject to the eye (well, ear) of the beholder, but The Associated Press views the song of the summer as the one that takes over those warm months between June and August, the kind ...

Move over King Kenny Chesney, there's a new queen of summer songs in country music. This list of the 10 best country songs for summer 2025 includes one or two summer love songs, an accidental ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- When rocker Eddie Cochran released "Summertime Blues" in August 1958, the concept of "the song of summer" was born. It had a catchy melody with a chugging beat and lyrics that ...

If you’re putting together a playlist of classic songs that reference the hottest season, you’re doing it wrong if you don’t include “In The Summertime” by Mungo Jerry. Something about the odd, ...