Why, two years since 'Brat', is the dance floor dead to Charli XCX?

When Madonna recently posted on Instagram: "If your dance floor feels dead/ Maybe you're playing the wrong music," it set fan ...

Rihanna’s Dance Floor Filler Reaches New Peaks On Multiple Charts

Nearly two decades after it was pushed as a single, Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music" lives on three Billboard charts — and it hits new peaks on all of them this week.
Billboard

Madonna Sends Message to Those Who Say Dance Is ‘Dead’ in 2026: ‘Maybe You’re Playing the Wrong Music’

The Queen of Pop's follow-up to 2005's Confessions on a Dance Floor is set to drop this summer. By Hannah Dailey Dance music isn’t going anywhere in 2026, at least not on Madonna‘s watch. Ahead of her ...
The New Yorker

Depth on the Dance Floor: The Music of DJ Sprinkles

In 1970, when he was twenty-one, Gil Scott-Heron released his début album, “Small Talk at 125th and Lenox.” The opening track, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” was an instant classic, but the ...
The New York Times

Dance Music Is Booming Again. What’s Different This Time? A Lot.

Performances in N.Y.C. Fans emerged from pandemic lockdowns primed to hit the floor. Now online platforms are bringing fresh sounds and budding stars to bigger audiences worldwide. Fans emerged from ...

Madonna's 'Confessions II' Is Her Best Album in Decades: Album Review

“Sometimes I like to just hide in the shadows,” mutters Madonna at the start of “I Feel So Free,” the opening track on her 15th album “Confessions II.” “Create a new persona. A different identity. I ...

Madonna’s ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor’: All 12 Songs Ranked

Released on November 9, 2005, Confessions on a Dance Floor found Madonna ready to party. “When I wrote American Life,” the singer said, referencing her previous album in a 200 ...