The sound in the music industry is typically cyclical, changing every so many years once listeners are exhausted by the same genre. We saw a shift from Urban music dominating them music scene in the early 2000s, to pop-rock (2003-2006) being at the forefront, and then dance-pop music (2008-2011).
My question is which MAJOR pop act did dance-pop the best? We are currently seeing a trend back towards urban-influenced music and an indie-alternative sound, so I think we can objectively reflect back in the past years to see who really took advantage of the dance-pop sound the most.
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Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the list of contenders should be: Britney, Kesha, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Beyonce, Madonna, and Katy Perry - for this specific genre.
(Only compare their dance-pop music made, I know Bey is more R&B and Katy does regular pop mainly too)
Examples below: (I tried to choose one of their best for each artist...please LISTEN to them before voting...especially not just your fave, be objective. I already know my top 3 choices..but it's difficult to pick one above the rest.)
Just Dance
LoveGame
Poker Face
Startstruck
I Like It Rough
Bad Romance
Monster
Dance In The Dark
Telephone
Born This Way
Government Hooker
Judas
Scheibe
Black Jesus Amen Fashion
Heavy Metal Lover
Applause
Aura
Venus
G.U.Y.
Swine
Do What U Want
I'd consider Marry The Night dance-pop.. it fits I think
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Originally posted by Mick
When did Beyoncé make dance-pop music? The closest thing she's done is the song you posted which uses a straight Major Lazer sample.
She hasn't really but there are some good remixes of Sweet Dreams/End Of Time so I figured I'd add her to the list but there wasn't much to use for her.