There's a specific feeling that happens when a song comes on and, without warning, you're mentally somewhere warmer. Maybe it's the window-down drive of mid-July, or the slow drift of an afternoon ...

Whether it's a major pop comeback, stadium anthem, earworm chorus, or laid-back soundtrack for warm evenings: These ten songs ...

Summer is a special time. It’s the backdrop to many of our favorite memories—an instant nostalgia factory we feel the effects of every time the weather turns warm. Musicians love to sing about summer ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- 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 ...

Unlike most of its neighbors in the top 10, Lenae's slow-burning hit actually sounds like summer, says NPR Music's Stephen Thompson. It's a buoyant R&B throwback with a sugar rush vibe that fits in at ...

The Brill Building was already churning out summer pop hits when Motown entered the conversation, and then The Beach Boys, ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. It's official: Pop fans are suffering through a dry spell. By this time last year, we had already been ...

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 ...