Nothing captures the carefree spirit of the season quite like this tune! With its laid-back energy and nostalgic lyrics, the country anthem is the perfect soundtrack for sunny days, warm nights, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alex Warren’s chart-topping ballad “Ordinary” is this summer’s most popular song by the numbers, but critics and music fans have lamented that this summer seemed to have few breakout hits as 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 ...

template_imageWarning: Unlike typical comprehensive “Top Summer Songs” lists, City Weekly features few usual suspects'no Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, Bob Marley or ...

With summer 2025 just around the corner, talk of the so-called “song of the summer” has been rising. Summer 2024 was full of hits by artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Charli xcx that ...

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 ...