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 ZAYN - Die For Me [08]

02 EsDeeKid - Omens [04]

03 Ella Mai - Might Just [03]

03 J. Cole - Two Six [03]

03 Lolo Zouai - Holding On [03]

06 Joji - Hotel California [02]

06 Sasha Keable - heal something [02]

08 King Promise & Mr Eazi - That Way [00]

08 Marnz Malone - Pick Your Poison [00]

08 Omah Lay - DON'T LOVE ME [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

Week 06: ZAYN - Die For Me

Victoria Monét

Only 4 votes 😭😭

Voted for Jill Scott & JID.

Also love the new Denzel Curry!

1. Brent Faiyaz - other side.

2. Victoria Monét - Let Me

3. Ms Banks - SOUTH LDN LOVER GIRL

4. Tamera - Helpless

5. Jill Scott & JID - To B Honest

6. Central Cee - ICEMAN FREESTYLE

7. Tiana Major9 - desire.

8. FLO - Mamacitas

9. Jamie Foxx - Somebody

10. Mary J. Blige - More Than A Lover

Really poor week this unfortunately. Brent (and maybe Victoria) are the only one(s) with anything to them. Have Jamie Foxx and Mary J. Blige forgot what music sounds like?

My personal rankings for Week 7;

1. Jamie Foxx – Somebody

2. Tamera – Helpless

3. Brent Faiyaz – other side.

4. FLO – Mamacitas

5. Tiana Major9 – desire.

6. Mary J. Blige – More Than A Lover

7. Ms Banks – SOUTH LDN LOVER GIRL

8. Victoria Monét – Let Me

9. Jill Scott & JID – To B Honest

10. Central Cee – ICEMAN FREESTYLE

1 Jill Scott

2 Brent Faiyaz

3 Central Cee

4 Tamera

5 Ms Banks

6 Victoria Monét

7 FLO

8 Tiana Major9

9 Jamie Foxx

10 Mary J. Blige

Excellent production on the Jill Scott song and I'm always here for anything J.I.D appears on really. I saw YouTube comments under the Brent Faiyaz song comparing it to Michael Jackson, Doja Cat and 'Signs' by Snoop Dogg/Justin Timberlake and can definitely fully see all of those - it's a lite bop anyhoo. The Tamera song was a nice surprise, quite SZA-esque. The Central Cee song is a Central Cee song, I think as per the title it was just a throwaway freestyle for Drake's Iceman thing which has taken a while to be released for some reason, it's listenable but not particularly memorable, will be a bit more interested to hear the song with J Hus that somehow got overshadowed by this. 5-8 are all decent enough, although the FLO song definitely sounds like a movie soundtrack throwaway. Not getting anything from the last two, the chorus of the MJB one is a bit jarring.

edit: as the poll is still open and we can edit poll votes now, I gave a second listen to 'ICEMAN FREESTYLE' and it's grown on me so added in a vote for that too, I think the production is strong and different enough to make it feel a bit more standout than just being another throwaway Cench song x

Any more votes as we currently have a tie!

Please just some more votes as there's a tie, yes I am begging x

2 minutes ago, Jack said:

Please just some more votes as there's a tie, yes I am begging x

You can just put the two joint leading songs in a tiebreaker the next round against each other. That's what would normally happen to ensure the next round can begin.

The tie is broken now! (And correctly so *.*)