“Choosin’ Texas” broke the Billboard charts – so why can’t we all agree it’s the song of summer? Audie breaks down why the answer may say more about the state of the music industry than Ella Langley. Plus: Boy Throb is Ari’s latest summer music obsession, and he doesn’t care if it’s a psyop.
0:00 Is the song of summer dead?
2:35 The ingredients of a summer song
5:05 How Ella Langley won
9:28 The first-ever song of summer
11:52 Psyop allegations
15:20 Our songs of summer
18:15 Is Boy Throb real?
24:15 The ‘throb mob’
26:12 Scroll and tell
27:55 Pet influencer scams
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