From left: Alex Warren's "Ordinary," SZA and Kendrick Lamar's "Luther" and Justin Bieber's "Daisies" are topping the charts. But are any of them "song of the summer" material? - Getty Images The ...

The song has reigned at No. 1 on the Hot 100 for 10 weeks, but fans and critics remain unenthused. The love song has taken off on pop radio and is perfect fodder for relationship montages on TikTok.

Drive around the lakes with the stereo blasting that song. Stand face to face with your bestie, belting that bop at the top of your lungs. Make a super-fun TikTok video of that tune. Before the ...

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 ...

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 anyone whose summer wasn ...

Huntr/x — Rumi, Mira and Zoey, better known as the “Kpop Demon Hunters” — didn’t just secure the honmoon. They became a global phenomenon, with a soundtrack full of hits and TikToks flooding your FYP.

Devon Powers says there is one significant data point no one has considered in the debate around 2025’s Song of the Summer, or rather, why there doesn’t really seem to be one this year: Donald Trump.

As Google Trends data suggests, people aren't necessarily rallying around a particular song of the summer this year, as they have in the past. The big picture: If last summer boasted an abundance of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

This is the time of year when online chatter begins to percolate about what the song of the summer will be. Last year, Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" and Chappell Roan's "Good Luck, Babe!" were ...