NEW YORK (AP) — 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 — ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

For friend groups carpooling to the beach this summer, there may not be a consensus on song choice. Pop star Sabrina Carpenter collaborated with Dunkin' on Sabrina's Brown Sugar Shakin' Espresso, an ...

As the temperature outside heats up, so does the chatter around the “song of the summer” — the unofficial name for the track that becomes inescapable between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The song of ...

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, ...

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 ...

Gone are the sweaty days when “Not Like Us” lit up parties nationwide, uniting Drake dissers everywhere. There are manchildren and daisies and animated anthems from “KPop Demon Hunters,” but nothing ...

The Grammys are in the winter but the best music is celebrated in the summer. With the release of lively hits like Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" and Tommy Richman's "Million Dollar Baby," the ...

The “Song of the Summer” feels like a relic of the past. With the absence of music video programs, such as Total Request Live and 106 & Park, and the decline in relevance of televised award shows, ...