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Leighton Meester's fans include none other than Flavor Flav.

Hip-hop artist Flavor Flav posted his support of Leighton Meester's "Somebody To Love" on TikTok on January 15. "Starting to hype up my girl Leighton Meester and help her family recover from the fire," he says in the onscreen text. And he's not the only one who loves her music, because fans started flooding his comments with their favorite songs.

"Good Girls Go Bad still goes triple platinum in my house annually," one user commented, while another added, "Stream Heartstrings by Leighton Meester too."

A third TikTok user ended up offering their own (phenomenal) idea when they said, "Can someone put together a LA fire playlist (philanthropy edition) so I can stream it all week?" Literally let's do it. I'm listening to the songs over and over anyway.

And the best part is that Rolling Stone reports that Heartstrings is now at 21 on iTunes!

Leighton Meester released some incredible music in the '00s and '10s.

Leighton Meester changed lives when she was a feature on Cobra Starship's "Good Girls Gone Bad" in July of 2009. This is quite literally one of the best pop songs of the decade — I never get tired of listening to it.

And she has some incredible features on her discography.

Leighton Meester follows up "Good Girls Gone Bad" with a song alongside Robin Thicke in a very steamy music video that Gossip Girl would definitely be writing about.

And in 2014, Leighton Meester released a full-length album called Heartstrings, which includes this title track. It's a little country, it's a little pop, and it's very addictive. It feels totally different than the Blair Waldorf vibe we'd come to associate Leighton with, and it's like a breath of fresh air.

Here's the full Heartstrings tracklist!

1. Heartstrings
2. Run Away
3. Good for One Thing
4. Sweet
5. On My Side
6. LA
7. Dreaming
8. Blue Afternoon
9. Entitled

When is Reputation (Taylor's Version) coming out?

Let it be known we still don't have an official Reputation (Taylor's Version) release date yet, but after the "I Can See You" music video featured the number 2.16 (February 16), everyone eagerly awaited February 2024 with baited breath...only to receive nothing. But now I've turned my eyes to February 16, 2025 because DUH, releasing Reputation (TV) during the Year of the Snake (the icon associated with the entire 2.5-year era) makes more sense than anything.

"Some of us have been saying this since like 2022," one TikTok user jokes, while another rationalizes, "We had fearless, red in 2021 then speak now, 1989 in 2023 so reputation and debut in 2025."

The Year of the Snake officially kicks off January 29, meaning we could be in for a late-January announcement, but some fans think Taylor will announce the album on New Year's Day 2025 in honor of the closing track on the album. In my opinion, it makes total sense to get Reputation (TV) for the first half of the year, and to wrap up the re-recording era with Taylor Swift (Taylor's Version) for the second half of the year before transitioning to her new movie (and a potential TS12, of course).

Will there be a Reputation (Taylor's Version)?

Yes, we're getting a Reputation (Taylor's Version)! Taylor Swift announced she'd be re-recording all of the albums leading up to Lover after she was unable to buy the rights to her music. In addition to more modern versions of all our favorite Taylor Swift songs, she's also added brand new tunes (called "From the Vault" tracks) as bonus songs for each album. Tracks like "When Emma Falls In Love (Taylor's Version)", "Timeless (Taylor's Version)", and "Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version)" quickly became fan favorites!

Reputation has always been my favorite Taylor Swift album, and I can't wait to see what kind of vault tracks we get. At its core, Rep is a love album that also address fear and hope, and Reputation (TV) is going to be the one re-recording you won't want to miss.

1. Don't Hold Your Breath For A Love Triangle

If you're looking for Violet and Xaden's romance to be complicated by someone else, you'll have to write your own fan fiction because Rebecca Yarros isn't having it. She appeared on Good Morning America and said, "I’m not really a fan of love triangles. I’m just not." But that's not a sign our favorite lovers won't face anymore troubling situations.

“Doesn’t mean I’m not going to make them work for it, though," Yarros added.

2. Violet & Xaden's Story Is Still Unfolding

Eager readers want to know if Violet & Xaden are endgame or destined to fail, but Rebecca's not giving us any spoilers. "I think you should read Onyx Storm, see where we leave off, kind of go from there," she continued. "But you never know. You’ve got [a romantic arc] across five books."

3. We'll Get More Of Xaden's POV

Xaden's not the first or last guy readers will fall for, but he's certainly cast his shadows over our hearts. Rebecca knows this and assured fans tuned into her segment that he has more to say. "I usually write one chapter in Xaden’s point of view per book ... and then sometimes there’s bonus chapters."

4. She's Writing Two More Books In The Empyrean Series, But We Have To Wait

According to PEOPLE, Onyx Storm is NOT the final book in the Empyrean Series. Also, Yarros already knows which direction books 4 and 5 are headed in. "They're plotted out but I haven't started [the next one]," she said because she's "taking a little bit of a break to rest and recuperate."

She talked about being on "deadline for two and half years" which sounds like she was under pressure to deliver something her fans would fall in love with. Her current goal is to give herself time before she jumps into "writing the next books," but she promises "they're coming."