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 ...

It’s summertime and we just checked the forecast. Good news: Thanks to this playlist of summer songs, there’s nothing but good vibes for the foreseeable future. Whatever you’ve got on the calendar to ...

I’m not sure if the Gen X stare is a thing, but it certainly was last week when someone asked my thoughts on the song of the summer. I had nothing. Every summer, you see, has at least one song of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Perhaps you're in the mood for pop tunes that'll make you dance the night away at a rooftop bar. Or maybe you're just looking to ...

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 anyone whose summer wasn ...

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, ...