It’s that time of year: summer playlists are being curated for 2024, and we have the best recommendations. Pop artists have been releasing albums and singles all year, so there is plenty to choose from.
Pop Stars Release Summer Tracks All Year Long
In March, Ariana Grande released her seventh studio album, eternal sunshine, which includes fun songs using samples of popular late ’90s R&B tracks. “true story” features instrumentation heavily influenced by the metal bass and iconic late ’90s bounce in pop and R&B music. “the boy is mine” features a sample using R&B singers Brandy and Monica’s 1998 hit song of the same name. The two make a cameo appearance as news anchors reporting on the rat crisis in Grande’s playful music video.
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department came out in April, with loyal Swifties patiently waiting for the double album to drop. The singer-songwriter’s 31-song album features guest appearances from Post Malone and Florence + The Machine. Her album, unsurprisingly, was met with high praise by fans.
Then, in May, Dua Lipa released her third studio album with the ’70s-inspired psychedelia Radical Optimism. The pop superstar already released singles “Houdini” and “Training Season” ahead of the release, and the rest of the record features more summer staples.
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A few weeks later, Billie Eilish released her highly-anticipated third studio album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. The instrumentation of the album is different from what fans are used to, with the addition of synthesizers. Prior to the album’s release, Eilish announced to her fans that she was “not doing singles i wanna give it to you all at once.”
That same day, actress-turned-pop star Kate Hudson debuted her first studio album with Glorious.
By the time June hit, both Meghan Trainor and Charlie xcx released studio albums on the same day with Timeless and brat, respectively. Trainor’s sixth studio album features T-Pain on the track “Been Like This,” and the two shared their mutual adoration for each other prior to the song’s release. Charlie’s album was highly rated by critics and fans alike and filled with summer hits.
Meanwhile, pop artist Sabrina Carpenter announced her sixth studio album, Short n’ Sweet, to be released on August 23rd. Lorde teased that her fourth album is coming soon with a cryptic spit post.