NRJ 500 Hits de l'Été

Hear NRJ 500 Hits de l'Été live and you know exactly what you're getting: a countdown that runs all summer. Pop radio France, stripped of chatter and filler. French-language tracks from Aya Nakamura and Angèle share space with Dua Lipa and Miley Cyrus. Nothing sits still for long. The sequencing leans bright and rhythmic, which suits a station built around beaches, car windows, and bad dancing in kitchens. What I like is the lack of pretence. No deep cuts, no lecture about an artist's creative journey. A hook arrives, lands, gets out of the way. Not for everyone. If you want a slow-burn ballad…