Opinion

India Arie says ‘Spend Dat’ being the song of the summer says something about where we are as a culture — maybe she’s right

OPINION: India Arie clarifies her statements after calling out the song “Spend Dat” amid growing backlash against the summer anthem.
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How the ‘song of the summer’ became a cultural phenomenon

As the temperature outside heats up, so does the chatter around the “song of the summer” — the unofficial name for the track that becomes inescapable between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The song of ...