Pop music has always been cyclical; one could argue that 2025 is simply the ebb to 2024's flow. However, the dramatic political vibe shift has also played a role.

So here are AP’s 2025 song of the summer predictions across categories, with past victors for reference. Find your song of the summer and then listen to our Spotify playlist, here.

Manato says he started vocal lessons with K-pop group TVXQ’s One Piece song, which led him to dream of being a vocalist. “It’s kind of destiny,” the 23-year-old says.

Heidi Klum and 2024 Super Bowl in-game DJ Tiësto just teamed up for a new cover of Corey Hart’s “Sunglasses At Night,” and for the promo, sunglasses are about all Klum is wearing at night.

The new song, produced by Nova Wav and co-written by Pink Slip, has gotten social media users talking. They're saying the feel-good, upbeat pop track marks the return of a 2000s musical movement.

Heidi Klum is doing the time warp with a cover of the iconic '80s tune "Sunglasses at Night." The song, celebrating its 40th anniversary this month, was originally released in 1984 by Canadian ...

While discussing his song from Richard Curtis' Netflix special 'That Christmas,' Ed Sheeran revealed that his next album will be a 'return to big pop.' ...

A schmaltzy ballad. A bubble-gum pop song. A raunchy rap anthem. All three Hot 100 hits feature Mars, a blockbuster singer and songwriter who is largely a cipher. By Shaad D’Souza It’s a free ...

The K-pop group NewJeans’ hit “Super Shy” became TikTok’s 2023 song of the summer in Korea. The track lasts only 2 minutes 34 seconds, but it’s the longest song on the six-song mini ...