For many, escapism is the default rationale for dance and electronic music. That's understandable, given that dance culture was built in no small part upon a tradition of converting dark ...

It's hard to boil down the year in electronic dance music to just 10 tracks. There are numerous genres (house, techno, EDM, etc.) and sub-genres (funky, hardstyle, deep house, etc.), and producing ...

Electronic dance music has become one of Colorado’s defining genres, and it’s only getting bigger The June 17 Illenium concert at Empower Field at Mile High is proving Denver’s global EDM reach ...

And electronic dance music did flirt with the U.S. mainstream in the unsettled late '90s, when a handful of British artists like Fatboy Slim and the Prodigy rode big, ...

Electronic dance music was once an underground genre, but its high-energy rhythms and thundering basslines have now exploded into the mainstream. CNN values your feedback 1.

Sales of electronic and dance music were also down relative to the larger music industry. In 2014, Nielsen said, the genre accounted for 4.6% of all music sales in the U.S.

When Denver-based artist Illenium climbed on stage at Empower Field at Mile High on June 17, it represented not only the single biggest electronic-dance music concert in Colorado history, but one of ...

EDM or ‘electronic dance music’ is a term that came about in 2010. It was basically a branding tactic for mainly white male DJs from Europe and the U.S. who were playing huge stadiums and ...

Electronic dance music provides a new sound, a fresh energy, and a clean space that needed the attention of the youth generation in order to bring it to prominence.

What do these wins mean for dance music? ... Lisa Kocay covers electronic dance music. Follow Author. Feb 05, 2025, 03:03am EST Updated Feb 5, 2025, 10:16am EST. Share. Save Comment.

The concert is set for May 10 and 11 at Blackbox Theater, a live music venue off East Sugar Creek that typically plays host to driving beats and late night dance crowds. The club’s website ...