Roséwave defies easy definition; it's meant to be felt, not understood. Samantha Clark & Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption
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Bruce Springsteen in 1985, performing in Washington, D.C. during his Born in the U.S.A. Tour. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images hide caption
TLC at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. The trio won in the best group video category, beating boy-band juggernauts 'NSync and the Backstreet Boys. Henny Ray Abrams/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Oh Yes Son, They're Talking To You: 20 Years Of 'No Scrubs'
This winter, think pink (and red and green and white). Morgan Noelle Smith & Kaylee Domzalski/NPR hide caption
Raise a glass; it's roséwave season, y'all. This summer, we're bringing you a new playlist each week. Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption
Lady Gaga performs "Til It Happens To You" on stage at the 88th Oscars on Feb. 28, 2016. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Songs That Say 'Me Too'
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The real TLC (from left to right, Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins, Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas) in the early '90s. Tim Roney/Getty Images hide caption
Turning The Tables: Women Of The '90s
Whitney Houston (shown here performing in 1994) starred in the movie Waiting To Exhale, and contributed several songs to its breathtaking, beloved soundtrack. Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Nina Simone in the recording studio in approximately 1967. Gilles Petard/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
A still from TLC's "Way Back" video. YouTube hide caption
Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins (left) and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas' final album as TLC comes out June 30. Matt Cowan/Getty Images hide caption
TLC's Chilli and T-Boz attend the New York premiere of CrazySexyCool on Oct. 15, 2013. Brad Barket/Getty Images for VH1 hide caption