The Hottest Summer Songs of 2025: Sabrina Carpenter, Lorde and Tate McRae!
- Drake's song "Nokia" was released as a single after debuting on his collaboration album, receiving official treatment with a music video.
- Charli XCX's single "Party 4 U" is gaining attention despite being released five years prior, and is recognized as a notable contender this summer.
- MOLIY's collaboration with Shenseea and Skillibeng called "Shake It to the Max" is among the most popular songs this summer, becoming nearly inescapable.
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The 25 best songs of 2025 so far
By Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — As we approach the halfway mark of 2025, among the things we have yet to find out are how many weeks Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem” will spend at No. 1, when Lana Del Rey’s supposed country album might actually drop and whether Taylor Swift was setting us up by suggesting she’s unsure about completing “Reputation (Taylor’s Version).” What we do know is that Drake is not over and that Miley Cyrus…
The best albums of 2025… so far!
Few songs in 2025 have become cultural touchstones the way ‘Espresso’ or ‘Not Like Us’ last year did – we can’t even agree on what the song of the summer is – but where mega hits are lacking, great albums are filling the void. The conversation-makers of 2025 might not necessarily be shaking the charts with singles, but their full-length efforts are steering where culture and the zeitgeist are headed. From stunning electronic pop by Oklou to a ne…
Princess Nokia – “Drop Dead Gorgeous”
It’s hard to tell if it’s still fun deciding what 2025’s summer superlative is, or if it’s gotten boring. As Charli XCX declared during her Coachella set, this will be plenty of people’s summers. But where’s the creativity in Turnstile Summer or Lizzo Summer? Well, Nuyorican rapper Destiny Frasqueri aka Princess Nokia has a solution for that.
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