It hit 80 degrees today in the nation’s capital. The cherry blossoms have come and gone, and my neighbor put the top down on his Mustang. Yep – it may still technically be ten weeks away, but Summer ...

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 ...

There is a stereotype about so-called songs of the summer: that they are always bubbly and gay, like Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” (2024) or Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” (2010), conjuring up ...

This is the time of year when online chatter begins to percolate about what the song of the summer will be. Last year, Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" and Chappell Roan's "Good Luck, Babe!" were ...

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Summer won’t officially end until September 22. But unofficially, Labor Day marks the end of the season as we celebrate it. You might regret the time wasted or all the plans made that went unfulfilled ...