Song of the Summer 2026 Preview (with AJ Marks)

About this episode

The episode previews the contenders for the Song of the Summer 2026, discussing major artists and their upcoming releases.

It's late May, which means that the race for Song of the Summer is about to be officially underway! With many of the likely frontrunners already established — and some big artists about to cast their lot with much-anticipated new releases — Greatest Pop Stars host Andrew Unterberger is joined by AJ Marks of r/Popheads and the Main Pod Girl podcast to preview the battle to come. We talk about the heavy hitters — led by Ella Langley, Drake and Olivia Rodrigo — while also giving a few minutes for a few longshot contenders and some of our perfect-world picks. Find a Spotify playlist of some of AJ and Andrew's personal summer favorites here: https://mainpodgirl.libsyn.com/ Subscribe to Main Pod Girl here: https://mainpodgirl.libsyn.com/ And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes: Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/ Destination Tomorrow https://secure.givelively.org/donate/destination-tomorrow-inc Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/c/gender-confirmation-surgery-fundraising Human Rights Campaign - In Your Area https://www.hrc.org/in-your-area Also, please…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Unterberger

Guest: AJ Marks

Topics covered

• Song of the Summer
• music preview
• pop music
• new releases
• artist competition

Keywords

• Song of the Summer
• 2026
• music
• pop stars
• new releases

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: r/Popheads, Main Pod Girl, Transgender Law Center, Trans Lifeline, Destination Tomorrow, Human Rights Campaign, 5Calls.org

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