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It was June 1991. I was just under a year into my tenure as the dance music editor of Billboard magazine. Comfortably nestled on the 39th floor of the same building as MTV in New York City’s ...
The term “dance music” may conjure visions of heaving ... for its slowed-down beats and lush textures, this summery 1990 classic pairs ambient synth work with an irresistible melodic groove.
Wash saw an unexpected resurgence in the Nineties, as her soaring vocal tracks anchored C + C Music Factory’s “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now),” Black Box’s “Strike It Up ...
Nearly all the hip-hop and reggae ever made is great dance music. But to make our list of The 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time, a song had to be part of “dance music culture.” It’s a ...
For music fans of a certain generation ... of him since – but you'll know this song if you were a dance fan or clubber in the 1990s. The Guinean musician's biggest hit (originally released ...
If we had to pick one word to describe electronic dance music in the '90s, it'd be variety. "In the U.S. and the U.K., in particular, electronic dance music was in this constant state of mutation ...
One of the most direct lifelines to the 1990s glory days when Orlando was a global dance-music hotspot still runs through Iron Cow, and this booking is proof positive of that ongoing commitment ...