Throwback Features

September 16, 1997: Mariah Carey, Usher and Busta Rhymes Release Landmark Albums

On September 16, 1997, Mariah Carey, Usher and Busta Rhymes released three very different albums that captured a changing moment in ’90s R&B and hip-hop. Butterfly, My Way and When Disaster Strikes... would each become important chapters in three very different careers.

Sep 16, 2026

Throwback Features

Backstreet Boys’ Millennium Debuted at No. 1 and Redefined the Scale of Teen Pop

On this day in 1999, Backstreet Boys’ Millennium debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 1,134,000 copies in its first week and setting a new benchmark for the Nielsen SoundScan era.

Jun 5, 2026

Playlist Picks

10 Songs That Sound Like Summer 2000

Summer 2000 had a strange, perfect mix: teen-pop at full blast, R&B running radio, Latin-pop still glowing from its late-’90s breakthrough, post-grunge crossing into the mainstream, and hip-hop preparing to take over the decade.

May 29, 2026