Nominees for song of the summer tend to be lively party anthems, but the grooves on The Internet's Hive Mind, out now, help score summertime's less boisterous but no less sublime moments. Alan Lear/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

D.R.A.M.'s That's A Girls Name is out now. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for NARAS hide caption

"There's a lot of things around success that can distract you and you forget what it is you're even doing this for," Atlanta singer Berhana says. Will Azcona/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The same team behind "This is America" is back for two new Childish Gambino songs. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for NARAS hide caption

Mumu Fresh performs a Tiny Desk Concert on June 22, 2018 (Morgan Noelle Smith/NPR). Morgan Noelle Smith/NPR hide caption

The Suffers' Everything Here comes out July 13. Todd Spoth/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Albums clockwise from upper left: Crosby, Stills & Nash self-titled, Fleet Foxes, self-titled, Patti Smith, Horses, Stevie Wonder, The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie, Brandi Carlile, self-titled, Run-D.M.C., self-titled. Courtesty of the artists hide caption

The Carters' "Apes***." YouTube hide caption

PJ Morton performs a Tiny Desk Concert on June 20, 2016. Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption

Award-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau authored the book for The Temptations musical, Ain't Too Proud, that tells the origin story of the iconic quintet discovered in her hometown of Detroit. John Lamparski/Getty Images hide caption

The musical Ain't Too Proud:The Life and Times of the Temptations, draws from the memories of the original group's only living member, Otis Williams. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption

St. Paul and the Broken Bones. McNair Evans/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Chaka Khan, "Like Sugar" YouTube hide caption

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