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- House Infused Pop.
- Artists Respected The Roots.
- Women Took The Techno Reins.
- The UK Came Through.
- Encanto provides Disney's first Number 1 original song. In January, We Don't Talk About Bruno made history as it became the first original Disney song ever to reach Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.
- And the Encanto phenomenon didn't end there, as it broke another Official Chart record. Encanto became the first animated film soundtrack in UK history to chart three songs in the Top 10 of the Official Singles Chart at the same time back in February.
- GAYLE became one of the youngest acts ever to score a UK Number 1 single. Following in the footsteps of Olivia Rodrigo and Jawsh 685, Dallas star GAYLE became one of the youngest-ever chart-toppers in Official Chart history in February.
- Harry Styles' As It Was became the longest-running Number 1 single of the year. Marking a spectacular return, and launching his third solo LP Harry's House, As It Was became Harry Styles' second Number 1 single as a solo artist.
- Alesso feat. Zara Larsson, “Words” The creative collision of these Swedes culminated in a dance-pop single with clear staying power, so much so that it’d go on to spend 26 weeks on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart—and in good company, at that.
- Alison Wonderland, “Fear of Dying” Overthinking and anticipatory grief are a paradoxically sobering cocktail; take it from Alison Wonderland. The third single from her third studio album, Loner (which debuted at No. 3 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart), traces the arc of an all-consuming, anxiety-fueled panic rooted in the fear of loss.
- Aluna, Diplo & Durante, “Forget About Me” From her days singing electro-pop bursts with AlunaGeorge to demonstrating her equivalent production skills on her phenomenal 2020 debut solo LP Renaissance, Aluna’s output is vital to club culture, and in 2022 she continued that legacy via “Forget About Me.”
- Andrew Bayer & Kaleena Zanders, “Break the Rules” On “Break the Rules,” the final single from his expansive double album, Duality, Andrew Bayer taps the resplendent house vocalist Kaleena Zanders for one of her trademark anthemic performances, designed to break through even the most jaded listener’s sonic malaise.
Dec 14, 2021 · 2021 has been a difficult year. That’s true. But there are reasons to be cheerful as we look towards 2022.
- The Big 3 Festival Brands Make Moves
- The Rise of The Av Performance
- Melodic Techno Remains on Top
- Trance Goes Through A Rebuilding Phase
- The Metaverse/Nft Trend Went as Quickly as It Came
- Pollen Is Dead But Destination Festivals Are Here to Stay
- Two Glass Ceilings Broken in One Performance
You might not realize it, but there’s a major proxy war going on right now. I’m not talking about the USA vs Russia in Ukraine, but about the cold war betweenUltra Music Festival, Insomniac, and Tomorrowlandtaking place around the world. Before and during the COVID period, Insomniac began a campaign to snap up clubs and festival brands around the U...
Eric Prydz has been leading the charge of this movement for several years. He has always understood the value of a full audiovisual spectacle, where the visuals are as meticulously crafted as the music being played. His EPIC or HOLOshows have gone through various iterations, but always focused on the same goal; to combine bleeding-edge technology w...
It used to be easy to finger the subgenre of the year, but then sometime around 2018 it all started to blend together. Each subgenre has spun off into its own community and they all mix and mash aspects of other genres at times. However, in 2022, it’s safe to say we can identify Melodic Techno as the trendy genre of the moment. While melodic techno...
As melodic techno rose, trance stumbled. Trance is becoming the niche that techno once was. No longer under the eye of the masses, it’s going back to its harder, more intense, and more emotional roots. Trance is somewhat reborn through melodic techno, and many trance artists are releasing melodic techno as well. Trance is becoming heavily influence...
During 2020 there was an explosion in attention on NFTs, especially within the dance music scene. It seemed like many artists, labels, festivals and more were looking for some way to cash in on the Crypto craze. With a bevy of questionable campaigns, a large number tried and failed to get us to care about NFTs. However some, us included, were weary...
In a relatively short period of time, Pollen went from nothing to a juggernaut and thencollapsed. During COVID and slightly before the idea of destination festivals began growing in popularity. Once lockdowns started happening everybody was clamoring for an escape to somewhere that would allow them to party. Pollen started hosting all of these even...
For a period of time, there was an endless amount of digital ink spilled complaining about a lack of female representation in dance music and festival lineups. At the same time, techno may be rising but it still had only made a dent in the mainstage scene. Both of these glass ceilings were shattered this Summer when Belgian wunderkind Charlotte de ...
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Dec 6, 2022 · Throughout December, this page will illuminate the best music of 2022 a few glittering facets at a time. Below, you'll find essays, podcasts and other discussions on the ways we'll remember the...
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Dec 26, 2022 · 2022 Music Year in Review: Taylor Swift's takeover, Beyoncé's big return and more historic moments | Official Charts. Take a look back on the past twelve months in music: the highs, the lows...
