Hit song of Summer 2026? 'Dracula'?

Back in August we asked the question, What will be the hit song of summer 2026? There are a few contenders, and the race is very close, but it would seem to be Tame Impala's "Dracula" (Jennie remix), which is still going strong. But still, in the office, we prefer "Lobotomize Me" by Rat Utopia!

Best new song: (RatUtopiaVEVO) The Rat Utopia Experiment "Lobotomize Me"

(Love Life Lyrics) TikTok Songs 2026 - new mashup | party music

What's a Tame Impala? (It's Kevin)

Tame Impala: Kevin Parker, session musicians, Jennie Kim of Blackpink

(Cage The Elephant) "Beaches in Tennessee" (official music video)

(Olivia Dean) "So Easy (To Fall In Love)"

(Temper City) "Self Aware"

Cage the Elephant "Beaches in Tennessee" (visualizer)

KATSEYE "Animal" (K-pop on the dance floor)

We discovered Aubrey Hobert in 2025: 'Sue me'; a star is born: Yoga, dancing; Pilates...

What'll be Song of Summer for 2026?

The new Ocean Way Festival of LA

Given the exigencies and erratic demands of the music industry nowadays, it is essential that one hit song be pushed to the top of the pop charts to rule each summer. A pop idol's shelf life could depend on it, or it might make an up and comer's career. This summer is tough because there's no obvious frontrunner. Taylor Swift? Yawn. Olivia Rodrigo has a new album, a new festival (Daisy Chain Fields), and everything she's done in the past has been so promising, but a runaway hit?

Who can win the music biz war battle by battle?

Not to our ears, not this time, not even "drop dead" or "the cure." Does it have to be a new song? Technically not because SAINt JHN had "Roses" due to a remix that went viral on TikTok or Instagram or my littler sister's cellphone and dance class. We used to be able to rely on Lana Del Rey to kick out the summer jams.

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• Lana Del Rey "Summertime Sadness"
• "Doin' Time" (Sublime cover)
• "High By the Beach"
• "Music To Watch Boys To"

Maybe skate punk can make a comeback?

Editor's flashback pick: JFA "Beach Blanket Bongout"

Skate punks really know how to party on sand

LYRICS: Party on the sand/ Bring your van/ Tan girls, macho fools/ Fun!/ Punk outing, people shouting/ Lots of fun/ Drugs and sun/ Fun! [CHORUS:] Beach blanket bongout (bongout, whoa-oh)/ Beach blanket bongout (bongout, whoa-oh)/ Beach blanket bongout (bongout, whoa-oh)/ Beach blanket bongout (bongout, whoa-oh)/ We're having the fun, wasted in the sun/ Purple boards, short hair/ We're outnumbered and we don't care// The hippies, they hate us/ We take their chicks/ They beat us up/ They're still the dicks/ Dicks!/ Surf punks, we're not/ Skateboard, we do/ We have the fun/ We're the new crew/ Crew! [Chorus]

(Aubrey Hobert) I have a new song, guys! It's out Aug. 7, 2026!

• WOW! 😲Audrey Hobert "Sue me" (I Want to Be Wanted, so Swiftish but better)
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• Song of Summer 2024: "Apt." (Rose & Bruno)

(DECESSUS) "The Hollow Descent" live at Pulsar Awards 2026: Who is this beauty queen? Death metal singer wins beauty pageant

Is rap most popular white art form?

(Chris Turner) They laughed at white rapper, until they heard him rap

Most streamed songs of 2026  -  The best rap song of 2026?

(The HU) "Horsemen"

Pretty Reckless: "Dear God"

(The Pretty Reckless) The Pretty Reckless "Dear God"

• (Thunderpussy) "N.E.D." (official music video)

(Katia Pojidaeva) "Capitalism"

(Valhalla Sounds) Lana Del Rey "Sorry I Forgot to Call" (official lyrics video)

• Olivia Dean dazzles on SNL (That Grape Juice)

SURF PUNKS "My Wave" (1980)

• MUSE "Nightshift Superstar"
• Bella Kay "iloveitiloveitiloveit"
• Best Summer Songs 2026 🍒 Summer Hits 2026 Playlist
• Beavis and Butthead want to rescue "filthy chicks"

Butt-Head dating advice

(Beavis & Butt-Head) A better summer with beards for chicks

(Top Metal) The Warning "Kerosene" live at Lollapalooza, Chile

Could locals Mermaid Island ever breakthrough with "Freaks"?

Overweight by the water: Disney hippo dance (Fantasia)

• The Heaviest Show in the Universe; Editors' selections, Wisdom Quarterly

Paul McCartney out, replaced by lookalike

Paul McCartney died in 1966: Here's the 'proof'

Paul McCartney died in 1966: Here's the 'proof'

(Music Mongoose) March 14, 2024: UNITED KINGDOM. "Paul is dead." Apparently, Paul McCartney is at the center of one of the greatest conspiracy theories in music history. Researchers and investigators think the original McCartney died in a car crash in 1966 and was replaced by a double (who won a Beatles' contest for a lookalike) names William Shears Campbell (or Billy Shears). Let's examine the clues from the Abbey Road album cover, songs played in reverse, and even his ears changing shape all of a sudden after the switch.

The car crash didn't kill Paul (or this guy either)

[Actually, the original Paul McCartney did not die in a car crash and is not physically dead as such. But he is dead to fans because he chose to leave the Beatles, reverting to an ordinary life of obscurity and anonymity, with the other members in on the cover up to save their fame and careers. The others were not about to break up over him leaving music, and the record label was not going to lose all that money, so the solution was to install Campbell/Shears to carry on with the impersonation, which really paid off. Proof he's alive? One can visit his old house in England and meet him, as people have done through a street tour, talked to him, and filmed it.]

*CORRECTIONS:

• McCartney was on holiday (vacation) with Mal Evans in Kenya, not Jane Asher. (Thanks ‪@areamusicale‬).
• Paul storming out did happen in 1966, but it was for sessions for "She Said She Said." This happened earlier in the year and is possibly what the December story is based on. (Thanks ‪@areamusicale‬)
• At 8:19 I should have said "9th of November" instead of  "11th of November"
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Diddy got got: Combs attacked in prison

Don't worry, Bad Boy. I'll protect you like I protect Epstein and Maxwell. Both are free now

(Eiriks) Sean Penis Diddy Combs, the "Diddler" of child stars like Justin Bieber and Usher and countless others, attacked in prison | and it's bad as he is now unprotected by his protector Clive Davis

• PHOTOS: Pictures surface of Old Man Diddy in prison

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Homosexual sodomy is the initiation to the Hollywood rap music industry club, and I'm its king!

How am I supposed to survive prison? All I know how to do is this. But I need my baby oil!

So what if Will Smith and I are sodomites? We're Illuminati, and Jada knows all about it!

Hayden P. dead after exposing Hollywood

UPDATE: Cover up is complete: Hayden Panettiere's cause of death allegedly revealed

(ECHO tv) Hayden Panettiere died after EXPOSING evil Hollywood (Uncle Oscar)

• Anna Paquin makes chilling claim about child stars after Hayden Panettiere, Michelle Trachtenberg’s [mysterious] deaths

Panettiere, Comic Con San Diego

DEATH: Hayden Panettiere, 36, is said to have died from cardiac arrest in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on August 16, 2026 [101, 102].

She was found unresponsive, and first responders pronounced her dead at the scene after resuscitation efforts failed [103].

Police said preliminary findings showed no signs of foul play [104], and an autopsy performed the following day by the local coroner's office found "no signs of trauma" [105].

(Celebrity Press) Britney Spears breaks down revealing what

Diddy and Ashton Kutcher did to Brittany Murphy

TRIBUTES: Panettiere's former co-star, Viola Davis, called her "an amazing talent...so gifted" saying she was an "old, wise soul with such a deep heart" [106].

Bryan Fuller, who wrote on Heroes' first season, said she was "more than an actress, she was a muse"[107].

Wladimir Klitschko, Panettiere's former fiancé, said she had "built an incredible career through immense talent" [108].

Others in the entertainment industry, including former co-stars, also issued tributes on social media... More

Hayden Panettiere rabbit holes

(Supplement diet, avoid phthalates, pass of Johnson & Johnson products)

Jewish Mafia before Italians took over

(The Mafia Vault) The REAL Mafia was Jewish - before Italians took over

• Jewish-American organized crime
• Meyer Lansky Jewish crime boss
• Bugsy Siegel Jewish thug
• Bugs and Meyer Mob
• Murder, Inc.

New music(k) discovery: death metal twins

New Evanescence is born? Dianthvs: "Alive in the Moonlight" (official music video)

Twin sister rockers Jackie and Jessica Parry

On Friday's "Stay or Go" segment of KLOS' (95.5 FM) The Heidi and Frank Show, there was a big surprise when power duo and twin sisters Dianthvs (dianthvsmusic.net, pronounced /die-ann-tuss/) broke out with a mash of grindcore and Evanescence vocals. One sister plays the guitar, the other is a drum impresario, and both sing. It's hard to believe so much sound and noise are coming from two dainty gals from Riverside. They will be playing at Revelry Brewing in Temecula on Aug. 1, 2026.

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Dianthvs is a Southern California progressive metalcore band led by twin sisters Jessica and Jackie Parry. They fuse classical piano roots, moody atmospherics, and crushing heaviness (drums and metal guitar) into a sound that blurs beauty and brutality. Jackie is on lead vocals and guitar, while percussionist Jessica holds down the backing vocals and drumming duties.

• dianthvsmusic YouTube: @dianthvsmusic TikTok: @dianthvsmusic Instagram: @dianthvsmusic WEBSITE: dianthvsmusic.net

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(Kennedy Von Cat) "Driving Me Insane" (official music video)

The seven levels of rapper

(duplee)

(blustre) Great songs by bad artists?

The 7 Levels of Rappers | REACTION MASHUP

(gozman) Drake on Iceman diss

The biggest meme in rap: Drake

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Ke$ha makes a comeback? (NPR)

NPR AUDIO: Kesha is back with a new album and world tour

I'm Ayesha from Durham, SC

NPR's [National Jewish Public Radio's] super Southern voice Ayesha Rascoe speaks with the pop star Kesha (Ke$ha) about her life, her afterlife, her music, and her new world tour: "The Freedom Tour." More

Interviewer Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the weekend host of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine show, she interviews nuts, newsmakers, entertainers, politicians, and others about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about. More

Finally, NEW Lana Del Rey music (video)

(Lana Del Rey) "White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter"

Now, finally, Taylor "Nazi Barbie" Swift has more to copy, lift, and blatantly ripoff. Thank you, Lana. TayTay may have been running out of ideas for her next mega-corporate release.

Tesla knew pyramids weren't 'tombs'

(The InBetween) Genius contactee Nikola Tesla knew the pyramids were not tombs. They were...

(Archaeology with Flint Dibble) Dear Joe Rogan, the Great

Pyramid is a tomb (featuring crooked Zahi Hawass)

Can heavy metal save Japanese town?

Heavy metal festival aims to revive Japan 'town of steel'

(NEWSNHK WORLD-JAPAN) Nov. 13, 2025: The western Japanese city of Yasugi is known as a "town of steel" for its centuries-long iron-making tradition. As it faces depopulation [and decline], one man is trying to revitalize the community by linking the "metal" of Yasugi's steel with heavy metal music.

NHK is a Japanese public broadcast service. #japan #music #heavymetal. More stories on Japan: www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne... Subscribe: @nhkworldjapan

Was that a growl or roar?

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Taylor Swift update: Kelce's ex (NPR)

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Our true feelings expressed

(Misha Petrov) Swift Fatigue: Are Swifties turning on Taylor?

'The Life of a Showgirl' spotlights Taylor Swift as she moves away from heartache

(Fresh Air) Reviewed by Ken Tucker, Oct. 8, 2025: Swift's previous albums focused on the love she yearned for. The dozen songs on her latest release combine to form a picture of true love found, tested, and proven strong. npr.org

Seth Meyers rewarded with a visit from Taylor Swift, Oct. 2025

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Begging, Diddy fires off msg before prison

(Law&Crime Network) Sean P. Diddy Puff Daddy Combs fires off message on way to prison

Chevron Refinery Fire will raise gas prices

Fire erupts at Chevron's El Segundo refinery

(KTLA 5) A massive fire erupted Thursday night at Chevron's El Segundo [the city in Los Angeles where LAX is] refinery, prompting road closures and nearby cities to issue shelter in place orders. Gil Leyvas and John Fenoglio report Oct. 2, 2025.

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US Holocaust Industry and Israel ($$)

Francesca Albanese slams the U.S. mainstream media for genocide denial

(Novara Media) Sept. 17, 2025: Support this work: novara.media/support. "There is not a single decent expert that you can call an expert today that doesn't call what's happening in Gaza a genocide."

At the Together for Palestine event in London, UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese called out the failure of politicians and the media to take responsibility for what is happening in Gaza. Interview by Harriet Williamson.

Business of settler colonialism

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How to profit from genocide

Francesca Albanese EXPOSES the companies profiting from occupation

Chris Hedges: Death of Holocaust Industry

(Chris Hedges) Hitler seems cruel not for a genocide but for doing it to "white" people

• VIDEO: Together for Palestine, London (Sept. 17, 2025)
• Fran Albanese calls out Israel at Together for Palestine
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