Summer songs shape fashion, language, gatherings, and memory—from beaches to TikTok, they become cultural forces beyond the ...

Revisit these classic songs that defined summers past.

Spring is here, but as the warm weather arrives far more slowly than I’d like, I’ve found my thoughts drifting back to the brash, joyful days of Brat summer 2024—that moment of shared monocultural ...

As summer 2025 approaches, Spotify has unveiled its annual “Songs of Summer” playlist — a curated collection of tracks the platform predicts will define the season. Every year, Spotify’s music experts ...

Ten tastemakers (and two staffers) weigh in on the season’s signature tracks. By Joe Coscarelli and Jon Caramanica Don’t let anyone — even this very newsletter — tell you differently: The last day of ...

Is music a social art? “Absolutely,” said Nuvi Mehta, longtime artistic director of the Ventura Music Festival, whose summer ...