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 ...
NPR

Will a song ever again become a holiday fixture like 'All I Want for Christmas is You?'

MARIAH CAREY: (Singing) I don't want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing I need. SUMMERS: That, of course, is Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You." It first came out - can you ...
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 ...
American Songwriter

A Q&A With the Home Sweet Home Song Contest Promotion Winners, Younger Sun

Trey Hill & Ryan Corn (Younger Sun) are the American Songwriter Home Sweet Home Song Contest Promotion winners for their song “I Wanna Go Home.” American Songwriter caught up with them to get the ...
TechCrunch

TikTok rolls out a new feature that lets you find songs by singing or humming them

TikTok is looking to take on YouTube Music and Shazam with a new feature called “Sound Search,” which lets you find a sound by singing, humming or playing it. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that ...
CNET

AI Ranks the Catchiest Songs Ever—See If Your Favorites Made the List

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...