My Summer Playlist: Song Recommendations

Hello everyone!

I’ve noticed there hasn’t been as much upbeat music out this summer, which disappointed me a bit. When I think of summertime, I think of days out by the pool with typical pop songs blasting from a speaker. Even with a lack of new music with positive tones, I’ve still found some songs I enjoy. I figured I would share them with you guys in a somewhat “playlist” format. I’m not going to explain in detail why I like each song since my opinion won’t matter too much to you anyways; music is so subjective that I just suggest you listen to these songs yourself!

With that, here’s my current summer playlist (mainly new songs but some from earlier in the year):

Cross Me by Ed Sheeran feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock – Easily my favorite right now!
Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid – I’m a huge fan of both Ed Sheeran and Khalid; there are tons of other Khalid songs on here
I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran feat. Justin Bieber – I like listening to this during relaxing car rides
The London by Young Thug feat. J Cole and Travis Scott – The fast pace of this song made it fitting for the playlist
You Need To Calm Down by Taylor Swift – I’ll admit this one is a bit too typical and cheesy of a pop song, but I love Taylor and the message.
No Guidance by Chris Brown feat. Drake
Tequilawine by Olivia O’Brien – One of my all-time favorites
Sunflower by Post Malone and Swae Lee – Such a positive song!
8TEEN by Khalid – This song just exudes summer vibes to me
Saturday Nights by Khalid
Twenty One by Khalid
Free Spirit by Khalid
Hundred by Khalid
Paradise by Khalid
Right Back by Khalid
Talk by Khalid
Better by Khalid
My Bad by Khalid
Bad Luck by Khalid – I didn’t give explanations for all of the Khalid songs above because they’re all on the same album and I love them for the same reasons; they’re so peaceful and relaxing to listen to so they are a bit more laid-back, but some are more upbeat than others
Jackie Chan by Tiësto and Dzeko feat. Preme and Post Malone – This comes from last summer’s hits, but it still has that same energy everytime I hear it
OTW by Khalid, 6LACK, and Ty Dolla $ign – One of my favorites from the end of 2018 (I believe) but it still holds up
Money In The Grave by Drake feat. Rick Ross – Very high energy and catchy, typical Drake
Out the Mud by Lil Baby and Future – I haven’t heard much from Future in a while so this was refreshing, also pretty upbeat of a song
ICE by Gucci Mane feat. Gunna and Lil Baby – Just a typical rap song but I enjoy the collaboration of these three artists so I kept it on my playlist
Go Loko by YG feat. Tyga and Jon Z – I am a (jokingly) huge fan of Tyga and I like the beat of this song

I hope you guys go listen to some of these songs and enjoy them! They’re definitely not very unique picks but I still thought I would share since together they make a nice, upbeat summer playlist. I definitely have a more “basic” music taste; I mainly listen to pop and rap (and I guess R&B because of Khalid). Let me know if there’s songs you think I should add and what your favorite song of the summer is! I’ll be back with more content soon.

-Brooke