It's official: Pop fans are suffering through a dry spell. By this time last year, we had already been treated to a veritable feast of summertime smashes and breakout stars. Remember Shaboozey's "A ...

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 ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA — Summer pop music season means lots of outdoor shows, from South Philly stadium extravaganzas to intimate free concert series all over the region. There are also a lot of notable shows ...

Ten tastemakers (and two staffers) weigh in on the season’s signature tracks. By Joe Coscarelli and Jon Caramanica Don’t let anyone — even this very newsletter — tell you differently: The last day of ...

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 ...

It’s kind of startling to realize that Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) was the ninth studio album released by The Beach Boys. Consider that their debut album had been released less than three years ...

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