Chappell Roan, Tinashe, Shaboozey, Sabrina Carpenter, and Submit Malone (L-R) are all vying for track of the summer season.
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Chappell Roan, Tinashe, Shaboozey, Sabrina Carpenter, and Submit Malone (L-R) are all vying for track of the summer season.
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Photographs for Common Music Group/Brett Carlsen/Getty Photographs for Spotify/Emma McIntyre/Getty Photographs for Coachella/Marc Piasecki/Getty Photographs for Vogue/Jamie Squire/Getty Photographs
Now that we’re within the canine days of summer season, host Brittany Luse needs to know – do we now have a track of the summer season this yr? In response to NPR Music reporter Sidney Madden and NPR Music host, author and editor Stephen Thompson, there is not one track – however many songs.
“We’re extra disparate than ever, that is why it is laborious to chart a single track proper now,” mentioned Sidney. “It is extra like select your personal journey.”
So – we’re selecting our personal journey at the moment and discussing the various contenders for track of the summer season – and listening to why every track tells us one thing slightly completely different about our cultural second.
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This episode was produced by Liam McBain and Corey Antonio Rose. It was edited by Jessica Placzek. Our VP of programming is Yolanda Sangweni.
