A curated list of the songs currently shaping the sound of Summer 2026 across pop, hip-hop, global collaborations, and viral ...

What is 2026's song of the summer? There's no easy answer. Algorithmic division is certainly a factor in why there isn't an obvious pick this year. Where have the songs like “Despacito” in 2017 or ...

Last week, Drake did something that had never been done before: He landed the country's top three albums simultaneously. All he had to do was release three albums on a single day! As noted above, this ...

Remember last summer, when Post Malone began crooning with country twang? Chances are you heard his upbeat hit, “I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Wallen),” blasting from speakers at beaches and bars on ...

Sabrina Carpenter’s summer smash “Espresso” led global radio airplay this summer, according to data provided by Apple Music’s Shazam radio charts, while Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track “Not Like Us” ...

Gone are the sweaty days when “Not Like Us” lit up parties nationwide, uniting Drake dissers everywhere. There are manchildren and daisies and animated anthems from “KPop Demon Hunters,” but nothing ...

This week, The FADER went deep on our Songs of the Summer, from global megahits to underground bangers. We broke down our final list of contenders into a March Madness-style bracket, with four ...

The breakthrough hit ruled the Billboard Hot 100 during the summer of '65.

The Song of the Summer—that annual title typically given to the track universally blared out of car windows, in the background of commercials, at backyard barbecues, in clubs and bars, from personal ...

All this week, The FADER explored the Songs of the Summer, from massive global hits to the most exciting tracks from emerging artists. We broke our list of contenders into a March Madness-style ...