Sabrina Carpenter performs during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on September 11, 2024.
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Sabrina Carpenter performs during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on September 11, 2024.
Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV
Last year was Brat summer and saw the rise of Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, and Sabrina Carpenter. But is there a song of the summer for 2025? Today we’re talking about the competing songs of this summer from Justin Bieber, Morgan Wallen, KPop Demon Hunters, PinkPantheress, and more.
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