diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index dc8f66f..c6a1412 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM python:3.13.5-alpine
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-RUN apk update && apk add git
+RUN apk update && apk add git ffmpeg
 
 RUN git clone --depth 1 'https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp.git' /yt-dlp
 
diff --git a/backend/src/app.py b/backend/src/app.py
index 2b636c3..1abebfb 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.py
+++ b/backend/src/app.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ from flask import Flask, Response, jsonify, request
 from flask_cors import CORS
 
 from .room import Room
-from .song import init_db
+from .song import Song, init_db
+
+# from .song_fetch import *
 
 dotenv.load_dotenv()
 
@@ -12,7 +14,18 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 CORS(app)
 
 
-ROOMS: dict[int, Room] = {}  # { room_id: room, ... }
+ROOMS: dict[int, Room] = {
+    1234: Room(
+        1234,
+        (0.0, 1.0),
+        "Test Room",
+        None,
+        {"Rock", "Metal"},
+        {},
+        [],
+        [Song(mbid="test", title="<title placeholder>", artist="<artist placeholder>", tags=["Metal"], image_id="img-id", youtube_id="yt-id")],
+    )
+}  # { room_id: room, ... }
 
 
 def error(msg: str, status: int = 400) -> Response:
@@ -21,12 +34,7 @@ def error(msg: str, status: int = 400) -> Response:
     return res
 
 
-@app.route("/api")
-def index():
-    return "hello from flask"
-
-
-@app.route("/api/join")
+@app.get("/api/join")
 def join():
     room_id = request.args.get("room")
     code = request.args.get("code")
@@ -43,6 +51,25 @@ def join():
     return {"success": True, "ws": f"/ws/{room_id}"}
 
 
+@app.get("/api/queue")
+def queue():
+    if (room_id := request.args.get("room")) is None:
+        return error("Missing room id")
+
+    if (room := ROOMS.get(int(room_id))) is None:
+        return error("Invalid room")
+
+    return {"success": True, "queue": room.playing}
+
+
+@app.post("/api/queue/next")
+def queue_next(): ...
+
+
+@app.post("/api/queue/renew")
+def queue_renew(): ...
+
+
 init_db()
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app.run(debug=True)
diff --git a/backend/src/connect.py b/backend/src/connect.py
index 962528c..7bc991f 100644
--- a/backend/src/connect.py
+++ b/backend/src/connect.py
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ import sqlite3
 
 def get_connection():
     conn = sqlite3.connect(".data/jukebox.db")
+    conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
     return conn
diff --git a/backend/src/room.py b/backend/src/room.py
index 51b96e2..e6ebd4b 100644
--- a/backend/src/room.py
+++ b/backend/src/room.py
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ class Room:
     pin: int | None
     tags: set[str]
 
-    songs: dict[str, UserScoredSong]
-    history: list[Song]
+    songs: dict[str, UserScoredSong]  # canzoni + voto
+    history: list[Song]  # canzoni riprodotte (in ordine)
+    playing: list[Song]  # canzoni che sono i riproduzione
 
     def rank_song(self, song: Song, user_score: int) -> float:
         rank = 0.0
diff --git a/backend/src/song.py b/backend/src/song.py
index 8570033..598975f 100644
--- a/backend/src/song.py
+++ b/backend/src/song.py
@@ -27,3 +27,32 @@ class Song:
     tags: list[str]
     image_id: str
     youtube_id: str
+
+
+def get_song_by_mbid(mbid: str) -> Song:
+    conn = get_connection()
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+    cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM songs WHERE mbid = ?", (mbid,))
+    row = cursor.fetchone()
+    conn.close()
+
+    if row is None:
+        raise ValueError(f"Song with MBID {mbid} not found")
+
+    song = Song(mbid=row["mbid"], title=row["title"], artist=row["artist"], tags=row["tags"].split(","), image_id=row["lastfm_image_id"], youtube_id=row["youtube_id"])
+    return song
+
+
+def add_song(song: Song):
+    conn = get_connection()
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+
+    cursor.execute(
+        """
+        INSERT OR REPLACE INTO songs (mbid, title, artist, tags, lastfm_image_id, youtube_id)
+        VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+    """,
+        (song.mbid, song.title, song.artist, ",".join(song.tags), song.image_id, song.youtube_id),
+    )  # Updates song info if it already exists
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
diff --git a/backend/src/song_fetch.py b/backend/src/song_fetch.py
index 96288e9..7a1cad4 100644
--- a/backend/src/song_fetch.py
+++ b/backend/src/song_fetch.py
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ def lastfm_search(query: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
     return track_info["name"], track_info["artist"]
 
 
-def lastfm_getinfo(
-    name: str, artist: str
-) -> tuple[str, str, str, str, list[str]]:  # ( id, image_id, tags )
+def lastfm_getinfo(name: str, artist: str) -> tuple[str, str, str, str, list[str]]:  # ( id, image_id, tags )
     response = requests.get(
         url="https://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=track.getInfo&format=json",
         params={
@@ -44,20 +42,23 @@ def lastfm_getinfo(
     )
 
 
-print(yt_dlp, flush=True)
+def download_song_mp3(name: str, artist: str) -> tuple[str, str] | None:  # ( id, audio )
+    ydl_opts = {
+        "format": "bestaudio",
+        "default_search": "ytsearch1",
+        "outtmpl": "%(title)s.%(ext)s",
+        "skip_download": True,
+    }
 
-# # def get_yt_mp3link(name: str, artist: str) -> str: ...
-# #     os.popen("/yt-dlp ")
+    with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
+        info = ydl.extract_info(f"{name!r} - {artist!r}", download=False)
 
-# # /yt-dlp/yt-dlp.sh "ytsearch1:Never gonna give you up" --get-url -f "ba"
+    first_entry = info["entries"][0]
 
-# import json
+    video_id = first_entry["id"]
 
-# print(json.dumps(lastfm_getinfo(*lastfm_search("money")), indent=2))
-# exit(1)
+    for fmt in first_entry["formats"]:
+        if "acodec" in fmt and fmt["acodec"] != "none":
+            return video_id, fmt["url"]
 
-
-# # def
-
-
-# ## query ==> lastfm  ==> list of songs ==> take first ==> request song info ==> get YT link ==>  save in DB  ==>
+    return None