what sound/song from the 2000s would you recognize instantly?

we had the pleasure of speaking with amy allen about her incredible run as one of pop’s go-to songwriters 🎶 from co-writing hits with sabrina carpenter, olivia dean, noah kahan, tinashe, and more to becoming the first songwriter to win the grammy for songwriter of the year twice, allen continues to leave her mark on the music industry. she opened up about her journey, her biggest collaborations, and what’s next 🙌✨ read the full article on our website 💻 ✍️: ken partridge genius.com/a/amy-allen-2026-…

it's friday, so you know that means a fresh batch of new music has arrived. 🔥🎶 on the newest #newmusicfriday playlist, we've got tracks from the new LISA EP, yung miami's first album as a solo artist, and new bangers from yeat and ATEEZ. check out the link in our bio to see the full playlist. 🔗

20 years ago today, beyoncé released “irreplaceable” 💅🏽🎶 the 'b’day' single spent 10 consecutive weeks at no. 1 on the billboard hot 100, becoming the best-performing song of 2007 in the US.

LISA is back with her new single “tarantino” 🔥🎬 the track appears on her new ep, 'press play,' out now.

congrats to yung miami! 🎉💿 “spend dat” is officially certified platinum by the riaa 🔥 the summer hit appears on her debut solo album, 'watch dis,' out now

send the call out because @raye has returned to #genius 🙌 the singer is back on #verified, this time breaking down the lyrics to her hit song “Click Clack Symphony." 🎶 which is featured on her latest album 'THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.' 💿 just last night raye took home a mercury prize for her album 🏆👏 watch the full episode on our youtube channel 💻

7 years ago today, selena gomez released “lose you to love me” 🖤🎶 the ballad became her first solo no. 1 on the billboard hot 100 and her ninth top 10 hit on the chart.

16 years ago today, ye dropped “monster” featuring jay-z, rick ross, nicki minaj & bon iver 👹🔥 the track was released as the third single from his fifth studio album, 'my beautiful dark twisted fantasy.'

20 years ago today, amy winehouse released "rehab" the song won a GRAMMY for song of the year, female pop vocal performance, and record of the year at the 50th annual GRAMMY awards 👏

11 years ago today, justin bieber released “sorry” 🕺🎶 the 'purpose' single was one of the earliest songs to join spotify’s billions club, and it helped make bieber the first artist in spotify history with 10 songs to pass 1 billion streams each 👏

happy birthday to baby keem 🥳🎉 the rapper won his first grammy for best rap performance at the 64th annual grammy awards for “family ties” with his cousin kendrick lamar 🏆🔥

what 5 songs do you have in rotation the most right now?

anderson .paak and cordae unveil the tracklist for their upcoming joint album 'heavy is the crown' 👑🔥 the 11-track project features production from j. cole, conductor williams, 9th wonder, swizz beatz, fnz, hollywood cole, and the collective 🎶 tracklist: 💿 “58th floor” “airbender” “i’m on” “a good day” “you’re mine” “days go by” “crown” “days like this” “karma tax” “helpless” “godfather ii” which track are you most excited to hear? 👀

eight years ago today, trippie redd dropped “topanga” 🎶❤️ the boy meets world-inspired track served as the lead single from 'a love letter to you 3,' which debuted at no. 3 on the billboard 200 📈

everyone's going to know @jaephens' name after this amazing #openmic 🎤 performance 🔥👏 the pop and r&b singer-songwriter blessed our stage with an electric performance of her song "No One Knows My Name" 🎶, which is featured on her debut album 'AUDACITY' 💿 watch the full performance over on our youtube channel 💻

14 years ago, kendrick lamar changed the game with ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city’ 🎬🏆 his second studio album and major label debut moved 242k copies in its first week in the u.s., debuting at no. 2 on the billboard 200 in 2022, it became the first hip-hop studio album to spend 10 years (520 weeks) on the chart featuring classics like “money trees,” “swimming pools (drank),” “poetic justice,” “bitch, don’t kill my vibe” and “m.A.A.d city” 🌴 as of january 2026, it has officially surpassed 10 million units sold in the u.s. 💿 what’s your favorite song off this album?👇

doja cat has always been a genius 👏 happy birthday to the rapper 🎉🥳 we of course had to throw it back to her iconic 2018 #verified episode where she broke down the lyrics to her viral hit song “mooo!” 🐮

what artists had the best run in 2016?