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Post Malone, Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter laugh backstage at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday in Elmont, N.Y. John Shearer/Getty Images for MTV hide caption

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Sabrina Carpenter, seen here performing at the 2024 Governors Ball held at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on June 8, 2024, in Queens, N.Y., had multiple hits in contention for the song of the summer — but neither "Espresso" nor "Please Please Please" was the season's champion. Nina Westervelt/Getty Images hide caption

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Summers may come and go, but the songs of the summer last forever

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Post Malone, who has spent the year shifting his focus from hip-hop and pop toward country music (scoring a No. 1 single in the process) performs on July 16, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. His first all-country album, F-1 Trillion, topped this week's Billboard album chart. Jason Kempin/Getty Images hide caption

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New No. 1 on the Album Charts

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The artist Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” sits at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a sixth nonconsecutive week, tied with Post Malone and Morgan Wallen's hit "I Had Some Help" for "song of the summer." Dana Jacobs/WireImage hide caption

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Tinashe's new album, Quantum Baby, is out Friday, Aug. 16. Nice Life Recording Company hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 16

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Just shy of a decade after debuting in hip-hop, Post Malone completes a long-gestating country turn with the new album F-1 Trillion. Photos by Randy Shropshire/Brett Carlsen/Getty Images/Illustration by Jackie Lay hide caption

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Post Malone has reclaimed the throne this week. Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Stagecoach hide caption

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Sabrina Carpenter’s ascent is complete — this week, she scored her first No. 1 hit. Nina Westervelt/Billboard via Getty Images hide caption

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Taylor Swift on stage in France in May, during the European leg of her Eras Tour. Since its release in April, Swift's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, has been the top album in the United States for eight consecutive weeks. Julien de Rosa/Getty Images hide caption

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Post Malone chases happiness, chicken nuggets and love on 'Austin'

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Post Malone's AUSTIN tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out now. Alfred Marroquin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 28

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