{
  "id": 6425326,
  "title": "Ariana Grande, Shakira & Burna Boy Score 2026’s Top Summer Songs on Billboard’s Global Charts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ariana-grande-shakira-burna-boy-score-2026s-top-summer-songs-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T14:24:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/top-summer-songs-global-charts-2026-1236336221/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ariana Grande's \"Hate That I Made You Love Me\" and Shakira and Burna Boy's \"Dai Dai\" lead the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts for summer 2026. These songs topped the recaps covering Memorial Day to Labor Day for both charts. Ella Langley's \"Choosin' Texas\" was the No. 1 song on the Songs of the Summer chart for 2026, marking a historic moment for country music summer songs. The recaps ranked songs based on streaming and sales activity from more than 200 territories around the world. \"Hate That I Made You Love Me\" stayed at No. 1 on the Global 200 for three weeks, while \"Dai Dai\" was atop Global Excl. U.S. for ten consecutive weeks.",
  "summary": "These became the biggest worldwide hits between Memorial Day and Labor Day.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ariana Grande's \"Hate That I Made You Love Me\" tops Billboard Global 200 for summer 2026",
    "Shakira and Burna Boy's \"Dai Dai\" leads Global Excl. U.S. charts",
    "Ella Langley becomes first country artist to No. 1 on Songs of the Summer chart"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}