There Is No Song of the Summer! 10 Tastemakers Pick Their Own

We asked 10 notable cultural figures — including Jelly Roll, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Taylor Rooks, Questlove, Ezra Klein, Kristin Cavallari and the candidates for New York City mayor — for their personal summer anthem of 2025. Their answers have range. 0:30 What is a “Song of the Summer” anyway? 7:20 Taylor Rooks’s pick 10:07 Ezra Klein’s pick 14:05 Kristin Cavalleri’s pick 17:59 Tremaine Emory’s pick 22:37 Jelly Roll’s pick 25:27 Amelia Dimoldenberg’s pick 28:19 NYC mayoral candidates’ picks 33:13 Jeff Goldblum’s pick 38:00 Snack time! 41:48 Jon’s pick 43:05 Joe’s pick 46:51 The final, honorary pick… (by Questlove) Follow Jon: https://twitter.com/joncaramanica https://www.instagram.com/joncaramanica Follow Joe: https://twitter.com/joecoscarelli https://www.instagram.com/joecoscarelli/ Listen to every Popcast ever https://www.nytimes.com/popcast Every episode of Popcast (Deluxe) on YouTube https://tinyurl.com/PopcastDeluxe Popcast Discord! https://tinyurl.com/PopcastDiscord Popcast Facebook! https://tinyurl.com/PopcastFacebook Popcast t-shirts & stickers http://itsthepopcast.myshopify.com Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video