The ten songs of summer 2025

Just when everything seemed invented in reggaeton, Bad Bunny appears and gives it a new spin, betting on the most classic Latin sounds. Or rather, he dedicates himself to selling salsa by calling it reggaeton and manages to do so with songs like Baile Invíuble (Unforgettable Dance) , which, while it starts with synths and vocoder, has a salsa heart with trumpets, trombones, maracas, timbalas, and an eminently Caribbean rhythm that could make baile agarrao fashionable to the detriment of perreo (perreo). A true vindication of the salsa genre, Benito Martínez recorded with young musicians between the ages of 20 and 22 from the Escuela Libre de Música of Puerto Rico, proof that its roots remain alive and strong. The Caribbean also resonates in other songs like Nuevayol (New Year's Eve) and Café con Ron (Coffee with Ron) from the album Debí Tirar Más Fotos (I Must Throw More Photos), which will surely be heard in abundance to shorten the wait until next year's macro-concerts.

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He's only 23 years old, but Benson Boone threatens to become one of the voices of the coming decades with songs like Mystical Magical, fresh and cloying at the same time, with those high-pitched vocal strokes that look back decades and a melody that is a trail of jelly beans and rainbows. Not recommended for musical diabetics, the indisputable hook of a song that played during the artist's recent performance at Madrid's Madcool as headliner, where the author of "Beautiful Things" blew the audience away while doing somersaults. If Dan Reynolds, leader of Imagine Dragons, signed him to his label, it wasn't because of their shared Mormon origins, but because of this young man from Monroe, a Seattle suburb,'s ability to create hits based on classic pop and carry them off with charisma on stage.

Mora and C. Tangana 'Drug'

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Antón Álvarez hadn't released any new music for two years (four since he published El madrileño ), immersed as he was in his career as a film director, specifically in the documentary La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés . His return with the summery Droga demonstrates the artist's interest in traditional genres, in this case bachata, the basis of this song written with Mora, who has included it on his fifth album. The song is a story of broken love where the beat, with Alizzz on production, goes a little beyond traditional bachata, speeding up the pace and including electronic textures as new outfits for this song, which certifies the Latin dominance of mainstream music.

David Guetta 'Forever young'

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Guetta is an expert at resurrecting classics from the past—or at riding on them to triumph on his own, depending on how you look at it. If last summer he brought out the sharp end of O-zone's " Dragonstea din tei ," this time he's betting on the synthpop of Alphaville, specifically the song "Forever Young ," the biggest hit by the trio originally formed by singer Marian Gold and keyboardists Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens, which before being called Alphaville was named after the aforementioned song. The catchy, plastic-coated, kitsch melody, essential on any '80s compilation, continues to be heard at the band's concerts—they visited Madrid last April as part of an '80s revival—which has released eight tracks throughout their career, with Marion Gold as the only survivor from the early days. Her voice is complemented in this remix by that of American Ava Max, known for songs such as "Sweet but Psycho."

Karol G and Feid 'Pink Summer'

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La Bichota couldn't be missing this Latin American summer, for which she has prepared an entire album with a Caribbean feel, Tropicoqueta , based on the success that Si antes te había conocí (If I Had Met You Before) brought her last season. With references ranging from the Beatles to George Michael and the collaboration of Manu Chao on one of the tracks, the album pays homage to musical genres that have their origins in Latin America, such as the catchy Verano Rosa . The song was taken from the previous album, Mañana será bonito , and has the added attraction of hearing Karol G accompanied by Feid, the nickname of Salomón Villada, the Colombian's current partner. Both sing "Hoy las botellas son a tu nombre" (Today the bottles are in your name) and similar compliments in verses with the depth of a swimsuit's fabric, ideal for fans of summer parties.

W Sound and Beéle 'La Plena W Sound 5'

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This Afrobeat also comes from Colombia, signed by Beéle and the duo W Sound, behind which hide the streamer Westcol and the producer Ovy on the drums, collaborator of artists such as Quevedo, Omar Montes or Karol G herself. The song has become popular thanks to its diffusion on social networks as well as the voice of Beéle, nickname of Brandon de Jesús López, who at just 22 years old already has some hits such as the collaboration with Sebastián Yatra in Vagabundo , as well as Mi Refe or Sobelove . La Plena is also a reflection of the interest in Latin Afrobeat, a rhythm that has been embraced by artists such as Maluma, Quevedo, Shakira or Alejandro Sanz.

Sabrina Carpenter 'Manchild'

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After encouraging half the world to have coffee and triumphing at Primavera Sound, Sabrina Carpenter returns this summer with a new album that so far sounds like Manchild , a sweet pop with a touch of country that has gone viral on Tik Tok, where there are hundreds of thousands of videos of people dancing to the chorus. Producer Jack Antonoff, a close and recurring collaborator of Taylor Swift, signs as co-writer of the song with composer Amy Allen (Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, Tate McRae) and Carpenter herself, who uses the song to throw a barb at men who behave like children. That is the meaning of the term manchild, which will open the Disney girl's next album, Man's best friend , with a cover that has caused controversy because it shows Carpenter herself on all fours on the floor, while a man grabs her hair as if it were a dog leash.

Tomy Cash Espresso macchiato

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Eurovision, a Potosí of summer songs, has given away in this edition Espresso Macchiato , a song that could be imagined as a continuation of the Espresso popularized by Carpenter. The Estonian bet on electroswing finished third in the competition to later win the Spotify ranking, much to the delight of its author, Tomas Tammemets, better known as Tommy Cash in his country, where in addition to music he dedicates himself to fashion and visual art. The Estonian participated in the Glastonbury festival in 2017, and has collaborated with artists of the stature of Charli XCX and Caroline Polachek, composing songs full of irony, although on this occasion he seems to be going for the pure and simple mockery of the Italian cliché, with references to the mafia, spaghetti and of course espresso coffee.

Figa Flawas 'A la freSka'

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The duo formed by Pep Velasco and Xavi Cartanyà, who were protagonists of summer playlists in 2024 thanks to La Marina sta morena , were still missing the ska experience. This time they hope to repeat their success with A la freSka , a tribute to the Jamaican genre popularized by Prince Buster, Jimmy Cliff and the Skatalites, which has featured collaborations with Klaus Stroink and Guillem Boltó, formerly of Stay Homas. The result is a story of heartbreak that starts with reggae and then accelerates into summer joy, proclaiming that “if you don't like me, I'll fuck off.” The tribute is rounded off with the cover by illustrator Txarly Brown, author of covers for bands such as The Toasters, Skatalites and the Catalan bands Skatalà and Dr. Calypso.

Lola Indigo 'Wet'

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This song by Lola Indigo (a typo included to circumvent social media censorship) doesn't talk about swimming in the pool. It ends a triumphant tour of major venues presenting her candidacy for queen of the summer with this mix of electronic pachanguera and bachata that draws on the beach sand the attempt to recover a lesbian relationship, for which the protagonist tries to convince her beloved to leave the man she is currently in a relationship with. "You don't need that fool/I want to eat your little mouth again" says the song, part of this Dragon Ship that the 33-year-old from Madrid has embarked on, which already played recurrently during the previous hot season with La Reina .