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” Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.