The song of the summer wasn’t rap, R&B or pop — for what was the first time ever, it was throbbingly, unapologetically house music. “Cheerleader” the reggae-lite song by the singer OMI, reached global ...

Until recently, I had considered myself a musical purist. I used to create separate Spotify playlists for different genres I wanted to listen to, depending on my mood. One for pop: Taylor Swift, Dua ...

Tropical house is a bright and nostalgic-sounding style of EDM associated with Scandinavian DJs Kygo and Bakermat. The accompanying YouTube videos usually include dreamlike sequences of waterfalls and ...

There is a positive aura that surrounds Thomas Jack, with his Australian surfer style, vast array of floral shirts, shaggy long hair and dependable sunny smile. This aura has translated itself into ...

The path to DJ superstardom is well-trodden. Here's how it usually goes: A 20-something-year-old Northern European with a modicum of musical talent finds himself bored at home or in his college dorm ...

Dance music fads have never been known to last long. Neither are the artists who define a trend’s particular sound. Even the heyday of disco really lasted only three or four years before its gestures ...

On the crowded walk up the paths to the Greek Theatre on Saturday night, two young women in clingy metallic dresses scrambled up the hill to see Norwegian dance music star Kygo. Their heels clacked on ...