A day on the sand just doesn't seem complete without a beach playlist that sets the right tone and gives off good vibes.

The official start of the summer season is just around the corner, and nothing goes together quite as well as country music and summer songs. Country has plenty of fun, upbeat summer songs that ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 — ...

The Beach Boys were one of the earliest rock bands and pioneers of surf rock, dominating the 1960s with their upbeat summer hits and melodic vocal harmonies. The band's lyrics and melodies have graced ...

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 ...

School is just about done, and warmer weather is on the way! It's time to get back to our regular seasonal activities and crank up our favorite summer anthems. And while many of us will be enjoying ...

Labor Day weekend has come and gone, which must mean that the final word is in on the Songs of the Summer. What does Billboard‘s chart-determined Song of the Summer tell us about the state of Songs of ...

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 ...

Hang on to the last gasps of the season — and prepare for the encroaching fall — with songs by Lana Del Rey, Maxwell, Pavement and more. By Jon Pareles Labor Day weekend is looming, and with it the ...