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Can “Cruel Summer” Still Be the Song of the Summer?

Nora and Nathan discuss the ‘Lover’ cut being released as a single
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Nora and Nathan talk about the news that “Cruel Summer,” from Taylor Swift’s 2019 album, Lover, was released this week as a single. They talk about whether the move could bump the song to the top of the charts (1:00) and why she might have decided to make “ME!” the first single off of Lover instead (18:20).

Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard
Producer: Kaya McMullen

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Nora Princiotti covers the NFL, culture, and pop music, sometimes all at once. She hosts the podcast ‘Every Single Album,’ appears on ‘The Ringer NFL Show,’ and is The Ringer’s resident Taylor Swift scholar.

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