This yr brings a mixture of hip-hop and alt-pop choices that might probably dominate the season. Contenders embrace huge names like Selena Gomez, DJ Khaled and Shawn Mendes, with Justin Bieber popping up twice as a featured artist. Meanwhile, lesser-known artists like Starley and Kyle face off in opposition to a former One Direction member. And do not sleep on Major Lazer or Future. It’s a protected guess that you’ve got already heard the hit that can rule the summer season season. While it is doable for a late-breaking jam to seek out its technique to the entrance of the pack, the music of the summer season has traditionally been round for at the least a number of weeks earlier than it floats to the prime. (In 2016, it was Drake’s “One Dance,” which got here out in April. The yr earlier than that, OMI’s “Cheerleader” took the crown, a 2012 launch with a 2014 remix.) Here are the contenders for 2017’s music of the summer season, for which TIME thought-about chart evaluation, Spotif...
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