The song of the summer hasn’t materialized. Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” nominally ruled the charts, but let’s be real — who’s playing that at the beach? The fictional girl group from KPop Demon Hunters , Huntr/x , is currently No. 1 on the Billboard charts with “Golden,” but it gained steam a little too late, and, now that it feels dominant, the summer is nearly over. With seemingly every pop artist who hasn’t released an album in the last calendar year (and even some who have) returning this fall, we’re looking ahead instead. O-Rod, if you’re reading this, there’s still time. Below, every pop star attempting to make up for the summer by defining the fall.

Sabrina Carpenter — Man’s Best Friend (8/29)

Last year’s song-of-the-summer sweepstakes winner with “Espresso,” Carpenter

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