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The summer of 2025 is severely lacking in "Espresso."

Gone are the sweaty days when "Not Like Us" lit up parties nationwide, uniting Drake dissers everywhere. There are manchildren and daisies and animated anthems from "KPop Demon Hunters," but nothing that's made as big of a cultural dent as "Birds of a Feather" or anything from "Brat."

There is no song of the summer this year. And if there is, it's probably a bummer.

The top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 are occupied largely by downers. At No. 1, Alex Warren's vaguely Christian ballad "Ordinary" is best suited for a quiet study session, not a raucous party. Morgan Wallen, fresh from God's country , can't feign enthusiasm on his recent half-baked singles. Even pop prince Justin Bieber is keeping it low-key on his new

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