THR’s senior music editor Mesfin Fekadu, in the new awards column "The Download," breaks down how Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer,” Miguel’s “Sure Thing” and other older songs that became hits this year ...

We've loved it three summers now, honey, but we got them all. Apologies to Dua Lipa's "Dance the Night Away" and early condolences to Olivia Rodrigo's impending single "Vampire," but Taylor Swift has ...

Fans have long lamented that “Cruel Summer,” the upbeat, fan-favorite track from Taylor Swift’s 2019 album Lover, should have been promoted as a single upon release—and now they’ve belatedly gotten ...

Travel back with me, for a brief moment, to February 27, 2020: Maria Sharapova has announced her retirement from tennis; Donald Trump had just put Mike Pence in charge of the nascent pandemic response ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Taylor Swift scored a shockling hit in 2023 with “Cruel Summer,” ...

"With no one on the business side doing anything, just kids started playing it more and more and more," Antonoff said of the 2019 song's recent success Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She ...

A combination of film-prompted streaming increases and the release of two fresh versions of the song goosed consumption at a possible do-or-die moment for the truly long-running hit. Taylor Swift fans ...

Swift has two singles on Variety's Hitmakers list — the ranking of the 25 most-consumed songs of the year. Neither is anyone's idea of a "normal" No. 1 smash. The remarkable comeback of “Cruel Summer” ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — To celebrate Taylor Swift’s birthday Saturday, local tribute band “Cruel Summer,” performed Friday night in Rochester. Fans gathered with friendship bracelets on their wrists, ...

The song from Swift’s 2019 album, “Lover,” is a fan favorite that took on new life during her record-breaking Eras Tour. On the album chart, Bad Bunny debuts at the top. By Ben Sisario Four years ago, ...