25 years later, Britney Spears’ 2001 VMAs performance still mesmerizes

Britney Spears was ready to drop a new single. But how? It was 2001, and Spears was the biggest pop star in the world, with ...
Men's Journal

These Were Billboard’s 5 Biggest Rap Songs 25 Years Ago—and No. 1 Is Wild

Before streaming took over, radio and music videos could make a hit impossible to escape. Billboard’s biggest rap records of 2001 might not be the five you remember. Twenty-five years ago, I was ...
Billboard

The 100 Best Billboard Hot 100 No. 2 Hits: Staff List

Some of the greatest hits of the Hot 100 era never made it all the way to No. 1. Here's our 100 favorites that fell one spot short. The formula for getting to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 is tricky, ...
VICE

4 Choruses From 2001 That Are Still Stuck in My Head 25 Years Later

2001 was a turning point in music. The 1990s were over, and artists of the new millennium were attempting to establish the sound of the new century. These choruses from 2001 hits are still stuck in my ...
Forbes

Justin Bieber’s Song Hits A New Peak After A Major Performance

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice ...
Yardbarker

The most overplayed song every year since 2001

Some songs become hits, while others become unavoidable. There's no doubt about it that every year there's always one song that is heard everywhere—on the radio, at the mall, in TV commercials, at ...
The Grio

Ludacris reveals traffic inspired his hit song ‘Move B—h’

According to rapper/actor Ludacris, the inspiration for one his most popular records came from a familiar frustration; Ludacris was sitting behind the wheel in traffic when the idea for his 2001 hit, ...
Forbes

Madonna Returns To One Billboard Chart For The First Time In Half A Decade

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Madonna’s “Bring Your Love” with Sabrina Carpenter debuts on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Supergirl’: “The Middle” Singer Opens Up About “Wild” Response to Her Jimmy Eat World Cover

Kelty Greye tells The Hollywood Reporter about her melancholic rendition of the 2001 hit that she recorded three years before it landed in the DC Studios film and accepting "whether you loved it or ...
Mental Floss

7 Hit Songs You Didn't Know Were Written By Prince

Prince was, in a way, made from music. His mother and father met because of music, and when they had Prince, he was given his father's stage name. So, you could say, lyrics and melodies were in his ...
nytimes.com

11 Essential Songs Shepherded by Clive Davis

The label boss, who died on Monday, had a passion for hits — especially ones he masterminded — during his formidable tenures at Columbia, Arista and J Records. By Rob Tannenbaum Clive Davis had been ...
Collider

25 Years Later, These Are the 10 Best Movies of 2001

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...