The 8 Biggest Songs of This Summer Face Off

Ella Langley? Drake? A.I.?! Jon and Joe battle through an eight-song bracket of the summer’s biggest hits to determine the Song of the Summer for 2026. Songs featured in bracket: 

• Tame Impala & JENNIE – “Dracula (JENNIE Remix)” 
• Ella Langley – “Choosin’ Texas” 
• Drake – “Janice STFU” 
• Stella Lefty – “Boston” 
• Yung Miami – “Spend Dat” 
• Fenix Flexin and Purps On The Beat – “Rubberz” 
• Don Toliver – “E85” 
• Zara Larsson – “Midnight Sun”

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