Popcast (Deluxe): Is There Such a Thing as the Song of the Summer? – The New York Times

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This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, includes segments on the songs that have shaped this summer, or at least attempted to, including:

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  Big-tent chart successes like Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night,” Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire” and Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer”

• Hip-hop (and adjacent) hits like Gunna’s “___umean,” Toosii’s “Favorite Song” and…