{"id":268551,"date":"2025-07-17T05:54:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T05:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/268551\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T05:54:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T05:54:12","slug":"songs-of-the-summer-2025-contenders-mk-sabrina-carpenter-justin-bieber-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/268551\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs of the Summer 2025 contenders: MK, Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>But what&#8217;s set to become the defining tune of summer 2025? Let&#8217;s take a look at some of the contenders.<\/p>\n<p>Dance bangers<\/p>\n<p>MK ft. Chrystal &#8211; Dior<\/p>\n<p>Having risen to prominence in the early &#8217;90s with club anthems like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/mk-burning-95\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Burning<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/mk-featuring-alana-always\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Always<\/a>, Michigan DJ MK finally clinched his first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/chart-news\/mk-achieves-first-ever-official-number-1-single-with-dior-featuring-chrystal\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Official Number 1 single<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/chrystal\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chrystal<\/a> collab <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/mk-ft-chrystal-dior\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dior<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n<p>And with MK&#8217;s residency at the iconic\u00a0Ushua\u00efa\u00a0Ibiza this season, we doubt Dior&#8217;s going anywhere for a while.<\/p>\n<p>Rossi. &amp; Jazzy &#8211; High On Me<\/p>\n<p>One of the most exciting DJs on the London club scene right now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/rossi\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rossi.<\/a> earned his first-ever Official Top 40 single with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/61762\/jazzy\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jazzy<\/a> team-up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/rossijazzy-high-on-me\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">High On Me<\/a>. Could the euphoric bop continue its climb to claim Song of the Summer status?<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rossi and Jazzy High On Me.jpg\" alt=\"Rossi and Jazzy High On Me\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\"\/><br \/>\n      Disco Lines &amp; Tinashe &#8211; No Broke Boys<\/p>\n<p>Originally released in October 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/22983\/tinashe\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tinashe<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/disco-lines-tinashe-no-broke-boys\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No Broke Boys<\/a> was given a new lease of life when Colorado DJ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/62462\/disco-lines\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Disco Lines<\/a> (aka\u00a0Thadeus Labuszewski) got his paws on it; securing Tinashe a third UK Top 40 and Disco Lines his first.<\/p>\n<p>Levi Heron &#8211; The Glen<\/p>\n<p>If, a few months ago, you&#8217;d told us a &#8216;c\u00e8il-tech&#8217; take on a Beluga Lagoon folk song by a net washer-turned-producer would be in the running for 2025&#8217;s Song of the Summer, we&#8217;d likely have laughed in your face. Yet here we are, and we wouldn&#8217;t change it for the world.<\/p>\n<p>Fred again.., Skepta &amp; PlaqueBoyMax &#8211; Victory Lap<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/fred-again-victory-lap\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victory Lap<\/a> indeed!<\/p>\n<p>Max Dean, Luke Dean &amp; Locky &#8211; Can&#8217;t Decide<\/p>\n<p>Trio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/max-deanlockyluke-dean\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Dean, Luke Dean and Locky<\/a>\u00a0broke through with their first-ever Official Top 40 single <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/max-deanlockyluke-dean-cant-decide\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Can&#8217;t Decide<\/a> in June.<\/p>\n<p>Calvin Harris &amp; Clementine Douglas &#8211; Blessings<\/p>\n<p>As synonymous with summer as a Solero, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/2141\/calvin-harris\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Calvin Harris<\/a>\u00a0refuses to leave the Top 10 with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/clementine-douglas\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clementine Douglas<\/a> collab <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/calvin-harrisdouglas-blessings\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blessings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Future hits<\/p>\n<p>Justin Bieber &#8211; DAISIES<\/p>\n<p>The focus track from his surprise seventh album <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/justin-bieber-swag\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SWAG<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/justin-bieber-daisies\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DAISIES<\/a> is already tracking to earn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/6002\/justin-bieber\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Bieber<\/a> a 28th Top 10 single here in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Leigh-Anne &#8211; BEEN A MINUTE<\/p>\n<p>Newly-independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/64991\/leigh-anne\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leigh-Anne<\/a> is back with BEEN A MINUTE and, with its sample of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/31850\/masters-at-work\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Masters At Work<\/a>&#8216;s 2001 track <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/masters-at-work-work\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Work<\/a>, this one&#8217;s got &#8216;summer&#8217; written all over it.<\/p>\n<p>Skye Newman &#8211; Out Out<\/p>\n<p>One of 2025&#8217;s biggest breakout stars, soulful South London singer-songwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/skye-newman\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Skye Newman<\/a> returns with Out Out. If previous Top 20 singles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/skye-newman-hairdresser\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hairdresser<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/skye-newman-family-matters\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Family Matters<\/a> are anything to go by, it looks like Skye&#8217;s got another hit on her hands.<\/p>\n<p>K-pop cuts<\/p>\n<p>BLACKPINK &#8211; JUMP<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of their UK Deadline World Tour dates this summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/50048\/blackpink\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BLACKPINK<\/a> have dropped brand-new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/14375\/diplo\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Diplo<\/a>-produced track <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/blackpink-jump\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JUMP<\/a>. Can it earn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/54678\/jennie\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JENNIE<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/32635\/lisa\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LISA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/64462\/jisoo\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JISOO<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/59728\/rose\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ROS\u00c9<\/a> their ninth Official Top 40 single as a group?<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BLACKPINK JUMP.jpg\" alt=\"BLACKPINK JUMP\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\"\/><br \/>\n      KATSEYE &#8211; Gabriela<\/p>\n<p>2025&#8217;s already seen Daniela, Lara, Manon, Megan, Sophia and Yoonchae achieve Official Chart success with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/katseye-gnarly\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gnarly<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/katseye-gabriela\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gabriela<\/a>\u00a0and debut EP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/katseye-beautiful-chaos\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BEAUTIFUL CHAOS<\/a>. Could their latest cut see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/katseye\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KATSEYE<\/a> claim the Song of the Summer?<\/p>\n<p>HUNTR\/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI &amp; KPop Demon Hunters Cast &#8211; Golden<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/huntrxejaeaudrey-nunarei-golden\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Golden<\/a>, lifted from animated Netflix musical fantasy film KPop Demon Hunters is scaling the Official Singles Chart and showing no sign of slowing down.<\/p>\n<p>Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Danny Chung, KEVIN WOO, samUIL Lee &amp; Kpop Hunters Cast &#8211; Your Idol<\/p>\n<p>Or could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/saja-boysandrew-choineckwav\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saja Boys<\/a> and co. clinch it with viral bop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/saja-boysandrew-choineckwav-your-idol\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Your Idol<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Current chart smashes<\/p>\n<p>Olivia Dean \u2013 Nice To Each Other<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Breezy bop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/olivia-dean-nice-to-each-other\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nice To Each Other<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/61513\/olivia-dean\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia Dean<\/a>&#8216;s highest-charting solo single to date &#8211; has balmy summer evening written all over it.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Fender &amp; Olivia Dean \u2013 Rein Me In<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It&#8217;d be impossible to rein this smash in, tbh.<\/p>\n<p>Sabrina Carpenter &#8211; Manchild<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Oh, boy! Could Sabrina Carpenter secure the Song of the Summer title two years on the bounce with former Number 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/sabrina-carpenter-manchild\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchild<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Lewis Capaldi \u2013 Survive<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Kicking off his comeback with a &#8216;secret&#8217; sunny Glastonbury Pyramid Stage set in June really set the precedent, didn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lewis Capaldi Survive Official Number 1 single (credit Official Charts).jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Capaldi Survive Official Number 1 single\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\"\/><br \/>\n      PinkPantheress \u2013 Illegal<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">With its inescapable social media trend, the prospect feels anything but illegal.<\/p>\n<p>Ed Sheeran \u2013 Sapphire<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/ed-sheeran-sapphire\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sapphire<\/a>, the third single lifted from his upcoming seventh studio album <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/chart-news\/ed-sheeran-play-album-tracklist-release-date\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PLAY<\/a> became <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/6692\/ed-sheeran\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Sheeran<\/a>&#8216;s 65th Top 40 single this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Chappell Roan &#8211; Pink Pony Club<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&#8216;Cause you know we&#8217;re gonna keep on dancin&#8217;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Ravyn Lenae &#8211; Love Me Not<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Ravyn&#8217;s first-ever UK Top 5 hit continues to prove its endurance.<\/p>\n<p>CMAT &#8211; Take A Sexy Picture Of Me<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/chart-news\/cmat-woke-macarena-take-picture-of-me-dance-tiktok\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Woke Macarena&#8217;<\/a> roars on as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/58652\/cmat\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CMAT<\/a> takes her viral hit on the festival circuit. All together now! &#8220;I did the butcher, I did the baker&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Alex Warren &#8211; Ordinary<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">So out of the ordinary! Record-breaking single <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/alex-warren-ordinary\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ordinary<\/a> saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/alex-warren\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Warren<\/a> become the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/chart-news\/alex-warren-ordinary-record-breaker-longest-running-number-1-us-male-artist\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US artist with longest-running UK Number 1 single ever<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Comeback corner?<\/p>\n<p>Black Eyed Peas &#8211; Rock That Body<\/p>\n<p>Originally released in 2009 as the fifth single from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/5263\/black-eyed-peas\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Black Eyed Peas&#8217;<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/black-eyed-peas-the-end\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DIES)<\/a> album, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/black-eyed-peas-rock-that-body\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rock That Body<\/a>\u00a0recently returned to the Top 40 for the first time in 15 years after sparking a viral social media trend.<\/p>\n<p>Oasis &#8211; Acquiesce\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/3993\/oasis\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oasis<\/a> vibes in the area! With the band&#8217;s reunion tour well under way, Acquiesce, one of their most beloved b-sides, made its Official Chart debut this summer, some 30 years after it was released on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/oasis-some-might-say\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Some Might Say<\/a>\u00a0single.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s your Song of the Summer 2025? Let us know in the comments below, or tell us over on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/officialcharts\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"But what&#8217;s set to become the defining tune of summer 2025? 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