Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The leaves are falling, and Pumpkin Spiced Lattes are back; that means Summer is unofficially over. Billboard put a pin in the season after releasing its Songs of the Summer list for 2025. Over the ...

Held on Staffordshire farmland and attended by 35,000 people, it marked the UK live debut of the Grateful Dead. The other significant event was the appearance of a hitherto unknown band, Mungo Jerry, ...