Time

The ‘Song of the Summer’ Is Dead. Thank God for That

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Forbes

Summer Songs: ‘Ordinary’ Tops Charts—But Critics Question Whether There’s A Song Of The Summer This Year

Alex Warren’s chart-topping ballad “Ordinary” is this summer’s most popular song by the numbers, but critics and music fans have lamented that this summer seemed to have few breakout hits as the ...
CNN

The song of the summer is a bummer

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 ...
Business Insider

Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' actually is the song of the summer — but nobody wants to admit it

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NPR

Do we have a song of the summer this year?

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 ...