Scraping, analyzing and mapping trends in the top 100 year-end songs on the Billboard Hot 100 since 2004.

The absence of nightlife spaces since March has been difficult on queer people still figuring out their identities, like Goth Jafar, a 24-year-old music critic and DJ based in New York.

The existential threat posed by COVID-19 prompted nightlife professionals to organize. They’re fighting to save themselves and each other through direct relief and government support. Still, their futures remain uncertain.