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 ...

As July kicks off, 2025 still lacks a defining summer anthem. Alex Warren and Sabrina Carpenter have charting hits, but they lack creativity and staying power. Last year's musical highs, combined with ...

NEW YORK — Every year, summer arrives with a buzzing energy. School’s out, the sun is shining, music is blaring out of car windows and speakers are blasting on the beach. But this summer, the beaches ...

Since Eddie Cochran released “Summertime Blues” in 1958, songs that capture the essence of summer have frequently become hits during the warm months of surf and sand, romances new and old, and the ...

Hear 10 songs from yeule, Momma, Four Tet and more. By Reggie Ugwu A week ago, I went to two backyard barbecues and two rooftop hangs in the span of 24 hours. This past weekend, I crisscrossed from a ...

As August progresses and summer slowly comes to an end, the discourse around 2025's song of the summer questions whether this year's pool of new music comes anywhere close to last year's. This is an ...

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 ...

It's official: Pop fans are suffering through a dry spell. By this time last year, we had already been treated to a veritable feast of summertime smashes and breakout stars. Remember Shaboozey's "A ...