electronic dance music

noun

: any of various music genres (such as house, dubstep, and techno) typically performed by DJs for dancing crowds (as at nightclubs and raves) : EDM

He's one of the world's most famous DJs, spinning electronic dance music and turning any room into a high-energy party zone.

—Tom Szaroleta

Electronic dance music will take center stage on San Francisco's waterfront as global DJs Calvin Harris and Diplo headline a major concert tied to the Super Bowl's return to the Bay Area.

—Aidin Vaziri

called also dance music, electronic music

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above