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 ...

For friend groups carpooling to the beach this summer, there may not be a consensus on song choice. Pop star Sabrina Carpenter collaborated with Dunkin' on Sabrina's Brown Sugar Shakin' Espresso, an ...

Crumpton is a music, pop culture, and politics writer from Dallas. Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Atstock Productions/Getty Images, Deagreez/Getty Images, Xavier ...

Fall might be right around the corner, but not everyone is ready to leave this summer or its soundtrack in the rearview mirror. The conversation surrounding this year's song of summer began early, ...

The time between Memorial Day and Labor Day is all about hot days at the beach, warm nights out with friends, and cookouts, of course. But you can’t have all that fun in the sun without a dope ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Summertime, and the listening is easy, songs are rockin’ and the volume is high. Which is to say, it’s time to talk about songs of summers past. Songs of the summer anchor us in a ...

Summertime, and the listening is easy, songs are rockin’ and the volume is high. Which is to say, it’s time to talk about songs of summers past. Songs of the summer anchor us in a time and place. You ...

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Atstock Productions/Getty Images, Deagreez/Getty Images, Xavier Lorenzo—Getty Images, Tatiana Maksimova—Getty Images, ...

For friend groups carpooling to the beach this summer, there may not be a consensus on song choice. This year, the internet has been scratching its head trying to figure out which track will reign ...