diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php
index cc30392..5b3fc79 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php
@@ -65,6 +65,34 @@ public function show($id)
         return response()->json($category);
     }
 
+    // Category with each of its sub-categories and that sub-category's medias.
+    public function grouped($id)
+    {
+        $category = Category::with(['subcategories' => function ($q) {
+            $q->orderBy('name')->with(['media' => function ($m) {
+                $m->with(['image', 'detailImage', 'tags'])->latest();
+            }]);
+        }])->findOrFail($id);
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'category' => [
+                'id' => $category->id,
+                'name' => $category->name,
+                'description' => $category->description,
+                'icon_url' => $category->icon_url,
+                'type' => $category->type,
+            ],
+            'sub_categories' => $category->subcategories->map(fn ($sub) => [
+                'sub_category' => [
+                    'id' => $sub->id,
+                    'name' => $sub->name,
+                    'description' => $sub->description,
+                ],
+                'medias' => $sub->media,
+            ])->values(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
     public function update(Request $request, $id)
     {
         $category = Category::findOrFail($id);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/MediaController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/MediaController.php
index 4c913c6..e6c86d6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/MediaController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/MediaController.php
@@ -201,9 +201,31 @@ public function index(Request $request)
         });
     }
 
-    return response()->json(
-        $query->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->get()
-    );
+    $query->orderBy('created_at', 'desc');
+
+    // Optional cap: ?count=10 returns only the first 10 items.
+    if ($request->filled('count')) {
+        $query->limit(max(1, (int) $request->input('count')));
+    }
+
+    return response()->json($query->get());
+}
+
+// NEWEST media, paginated (?per_page=, ?page=). Same visibility scope as index.
+public function newest(Request $request)
+{
+    $perPage = (int) $request->input('per_page', 20);
+    $perPage = max(1, min($perPage, 100));
+
+    $media = Media::with(['image', 'detailImage', 'categories', 'subCategories', 'myNote', 'tags'])
+        ->where(function ($q) {
+            $q->where('visibility', 'public')
+              ->orWhere('user_id', auth()->id());
+        })
+        ->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')
+        ->paginate($perPage);
+
+    return response()->json($media);
 }
 
 public function submitFeedback(Request $request, $mediaId)
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/MusicCategoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/MusicCategoryController.php
index 273e427..7f3ac64 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/MusicCategoryController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/MusicCategoryController.php
@@ -89,6 +89,41 @@ public function show($id)
         return response()->json($category);
     }
     
+    // Category with each of its sub-categories and that sub-category's playlists.
+    public function grouped($id)
+    {
+        $category = MusicCategory::with([
+            'image',
+            'subcategories' => function ($q) {
+                $q->orderBy('order')->with([
+                    'image',
+                    'playlists' => function ($p) {
+                        $p->where('is_active', true)->with('image')->orderBy('order');
+                    },
+                ]);
+            },
+        ])->findOrFail($id);
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'category' => [
+                'id' => $category->id,
+                'name' => $category->name,
+                'description' => $category->description,
+                'icon_url' => $category->image?->url,
+                'type' => 'playlist',
+            ],
+            'sub_categories' => $category->subcategories->map(fn ($sub) => [
+                'sub_category' => [
+                    'id' => $sub->id,
+                    'name' => $sub->name,
+                    'description' => $sub->description,
+                    'image_url' => $sub->image?->url,
+                ],
+                'playlists' => $sub->playlists,
+            ])->values(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
     public function update(Request $request, $id)
     {
         $category = MusicCategory::findOrFail($id);
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 1d0ff16..5205588 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
     ///media
     Route::get('/media/filters', [MediaController::class, 'filters']);
     Route::get('/media/popular', [MediaController::class, 'popular']);
+    Route::get('/media/newest', [MediaController::class, 'newest']);
     Route::get('/media/recently-played', [MediaController::class, 'recentlyPlayed']);
     Route::post('/media', [MediaController::class, 'store']);
     Route::get('/media', [MediaController::class, 'index']);
@@ -241,6 +242,8 @@
     Route::post('/media/{id}/note', [MediaController::class, 'storeNote']);
 
     // Media categories
+    // Category with its sub-categories, each carrying its medias.
+    Route::get('categories/{id}/grouped', [CategoryController::class, 'grouped']);
     // Explicit POST update so an icon image can be uploaded (multipart can't ride a PUT).
     Route::post('categories/{id}', [CategoryController::class, 'update']);
     Route::apiResource('categories', CategoryController::class);
@@ -252,6 +255,8 @@
 
 
     // Music Categories
+    // Category with its sub-categories, each carrying its playlists.
+    Route::get('music-categories/{id}/grouped', [MusicCategoryController::class, 'grouped']);
     Route::apiResource('music-categories', MusicCategoryController::class);
     Route::get('public/music-categories', [MusicCategoryController::class, 'index']);