It's late July, the time of year when the days are long, the parents are restless, and everyone is consumed with a seasonal debate: What exactly is the Song of the Summer? Though this amorphous title ...

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Does the “song of the summer” still exist? Each year, a debate ensues over what the soundtrack of the season is, and historically there’s been a clear frontrunner, whether it was 2009’s “I Gotta ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – I need a song of the summer. A turn-it-up, scream-sing-with-the-windows-down, listen-on-repeat-and-never-get-sick-of-it soundtrack for sunny drives and runs along the lake. There is ...