Into It: Song of Summer 2022

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Into It: Song of Summer 2022

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Sep 6, 2022

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Who had the song of the summer? Sam Sanders chats with Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding and Reanna Cruz about whose song (and album) is in the running: Beyoncé, Bad Bunny, Lizzo, or Kate Bush?
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Sep 6, 2022

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