Each week, new releases from R&B/Hip Hop are selected to go head to head, with one weekly winner. The winners will then go up against future weekly winners later in the year at the end of each quarter and then again at the end of the year to determine the ultimate winner of 2026.

The results for last week are as follows;

01 Pia Mia - Underneath [04]

02 AJ Tracey, Blade Brown & Carns Hill - Ibiza [03]

03 Bellah & DESTIN CONRAD - Typical [02]

03 Don Toliver - Body [02]

03 Labrinth - Debris [02]

06 Debbie - The Rain Isn't Over [01]

06 Fredo, Burna Boy & Steel Banglez - Birthday [01]

06 Professor Green & Zdot - No Management [01]

06 Sasha Keable - tell me what you want [01]

10 Tinchy Stryder & Kojo Funds - Pick Pick [00]

Here is this weeks playlist / selection to vote for;

Hall Of Fame: 2026 Winners

Week 01: Joji - LOVE YOU LESS

Week 02: Bruno Mars - I Just Might

Week 03: Leigh-Anne, Valiant & Rvssian - Most Wanted

Week 04: Joji - Last Of A Dying Breed

Week 05: Pia Mia - Underneath

My personal rankings for Week 6;

1. ZAYN – Die For Me

2. Lolo Zouai – Holding On

3. Ella Mai – Might Just

4. Joji – Hotel California

5. Sasha Keable – heal something

6. EsDeeKid – Omens

7. Marnz Malone – Pick Your Poison

8. J. Cole – Two Six

9. Omah Lay – DON'T LOVE ME

10. King Promise & Mr Eazi – That Way

My rankings;

01 ZAYN - Die For Me

02 Ella Mai - Might Just

03 Lolo Zouai - Holding On

04 Sasha Keable - heal something

05 Joji - Hotel California

06 Omah Lay - DON'T LOVE ME

07 Marnz Malone - Pick Your Poison

08 J. Cole - Two Six

09 EsDeeKid - Omens

10 King Promise & Mr Eazi - That Way

Love the Zayn song, his best in forever! Ella Mai is one of her stronger ones, shame the album isn't up to much at all. Really love Lolo even if she is capable of better, one of Sashas best but again wasn't fussed on the album.

I liked the vibe of Joji and Omah Lay, Marnz was okay. The rest weren't my thing and I apologise to anyone who had to listen to That Way - christ.

Zayn for me this week

1. J. Cole - Two Six

2. Joji - Hotel California

3. Marnz Malone - Pick Your Poison

4. Sasha Keable - heal something

5. Ella Mai - Might Just

6. Omah Lay - DON'T LOVE ME

7. King Promise & Mr Eazi - That Way

8. ZAYN - Die For Me

9. EsDeeKid - Omens

10. Lolo Zouai - Holding On

J. Cole is easily my favourite this week. 'Two Six' isn't one of my absolute faves from the album but it's definitely one of the most 'mainstream' sounding so I can see why it was picked as the single.

I liked the verses of 'Holding On' but those pitched vocals on the chorus sound horrible to my ears.

1 J. Cole

2 EsDeeKid

3 Lolo Zouaï

4 Ella Mai

5 King Promise

6 Joji

7 Marnz Malone

8 Omah Lay

9 ZAYN

10 Sasha Keable

The thought of a new J. Cole album is never exactly an exciting one for me but that is now 2/2 songs I've heard from it that I've really liked so maybe I should give it a chance. The EsDeeKid song doesn't quite hit as hard as his previous charting songs so I can see some level of diminishing returns but it's still a bit of a banger. Liking the melancholic vibe of the Lolo song and actually think the vocal effect in the chorus works well! A better song from Ella Mai here than the last one in this poll series but still nothing too crazy. LOL at the Backstreet Boys sample on the King Promise track - it's otherwise a solid afrobeats tune. 6-8 are all decent too, I did like the song that charted from Marnz more than this one though and hopefully there will be some more interesting songs on the Joji album as this one is a bit of a letdown compared to the last couple of singles. The ZAYN song is passable although it's lowkey giving Teddy Swims. I did like the song Sasha Keable made with Disclosure back in the day but her own music just isn't doing it for me.

Lolo Zouai got my vote, I remembered it from NMF