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Roséwave: Back 2 Basic

Whether you're ready for Hot Vax Summer or preparing for a more cautious reentry to everyday life, roséwave understands. Here are 101 songs to soundtrack your summer, wherever you're at.
It's not a genre; it's a lifestyle.

Stream this playlist via Spotify (clean), Apple Music (clean) or YouTube.

Dearly beloved: We are gathered here today to celebrate this thing called roséwave.

Since , roséwave has been more than mere summer listening; it's been the catchall term for a way of living: the breezy sweatshirt-over-swimsuit days spent on: "Roséwave is a one-word joke I made on Twitter that was less about a genre (that does not exist) and more a lifestyle (that very much exists)."

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