Labor Day weekend has come and gone, which must mean that the final word is in on the Songs of the Summer. What does Billboard‘s chart-determined Song of the Summer tell us about the state of Songs of ...

It’s August, which means the Song of the Summer debate has once again descended upon Pitchfork.com. And because it’s another year without a consensus favorite, here are 20 picks for Song of the Summer ...

The sounds of summer 2025 already are rising up: poolside chatter, cool beverages sipped through straws, and songs that seal each experience. Each year, music writers scour the charts and the trends ...

Unlike most of its neighbors in the top 10, Lenae's slow-burning hit actually sounds like summer, says NPR Music's Stephen Thompson. It's a buoyant R&B throwback with a sugar rush vibe that fits in at ...

Last year was Brat summer and saw the rise of Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, and Sabrina Carpenter. But is there a song of the summer for 2025? Today... Is there a song of the summer in 2025? Last year was ...

The spring I turned 22, I spent in Savannah. It was just a month before I graduated college, months before I would land a job here and move. It was just a place that I knew little about, where my best ...

Each week, we use this column to break down major takeaways from the latest Billboard albums and singles charts. But it seems like a good week to break down a larger question about the charts circa ...

The “Espresso” singer is back to take her summer song crown for the second year in a row with her infectiously catchy new single. By Nicole Fell Assistant Editor The song of the summer just might ...

Crumpton is a music, pop culture, and politics writer from Dallas. Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Atstock Productions/Getty Images, Deagreez/Getty Images, Xavier ...

For many, summer in the River City conjures images of barbecue, ice cream, baseball, and swimming. But for local indie music fans, the season was made for the capacious pop melodies of St. Louis rock ...

No, it’s the way Summer Walker surveys her genre and everything it touches that feels most like the lover girl’s new lease on ...