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 ...

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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 ...

For friend groups carpooling to the beach this summer, there may not be a consensus on song choice. This year, the internet has been scratching its head trying to figure out which track will reign ...

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 — ...

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 ...

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 ...

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On “Illegal,” PinkPantheress’ sugariest hit to date, the singer/producer cleverly compares the time-warping headrush of getting overly fried to navigating a situationship at the height of its passion ...

The results are in: The No. 1 song on Billboard's all-genre Songs of the Summer chart for 2024 is Post Malone and Morgan Wallen's "I Had Some Help." The song — which is the lead single off Post's F-1 ...