dance music
noun
: electronic dance music
Fueled by socioeconomic, cultural and technological changes, dance music and club culture have built on the progress of the past to leave a footprint deeper than we've seen before.—
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Rock and dance music defenders alike have reached for their pitchforks, but Charli isn’t interested in debating or explaining the song to them.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
European dance music rhythms collide with contemporary hip-hop deliveries and progressive metal bass undertones as if they were always meant to coalesce.
—Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
This conception of dance music as channeling an elevated presence of mind in an unbound flow state (or whatever) is both galaxy-brained and complete nonsense.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
The first album released was 2022’s Renaissance, which took a macro view of hundreds of years of dance music and zeroed on ballroom as a specific focal point.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
After releasing albums across genres, both country and dance music, there has been growing speculation that the last project in the trilogy could be a rock album.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Raye brings a masterpiece to Jazz Fest Rachel Agatha Keen, better known as Raye, is a British pop star whose music incorporates influences from soul, jazz, hip-hop, and dance music.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
Your last two albums moved you into a dance music lane and expanded your audience.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
This double bill features two superstars of bachata, a dance music that originated in the Dominican Republic.
—Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
European dance music rhythms collide with contemporary hip-hop deliveries and progressive metal bass undertones as if they were always meant to coalesce.
—Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
This conception of dance music as channeling an elevated presence of mind in an unbound flow state (or whatever) is both galaxy-brained and complete nonsense.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
The first album released was 2022’s Renaissance, which took a macro view of hundreds of years of dance music and zeroed on ballroom as a specific focal point.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
After releasing albums across genres, both country and dance music, there has been growing speculation that the last project in the trilogy could be a rock album.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Raye brings a masterpiece to Jazz Fest Rachel Agatha Keen, better known as Raye, is a British pop star whose music incorporates influences from soul, jazz, hip-hop, and dance music.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
Your last two albums moved you into a dance music lane and expanded your audience.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
This double bill features two superstars of bachata, a dance music that originated in the Dominican Republic.
—Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Dance music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dance%20music. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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