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Description of Dance Pop

 
A broad classification for dance music that combines club rhythms with distinctive pop song structures, Dance Pop emphasizes upbeat grooves and hook-filled textures. Monster Dance Pop acts like Madonna and Michael Jackson strongly impacted the charts during their Top-40 reign in the 1980s. Dance Pop prioritizes a simplistic form with prescribed beats, infectious vocals and bright effects.
 

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Dance Pop Key Artists

 
Britney Spears

Former Mouseketeer,
Britney Spears has enjoyed
a long reign as the
undisputed Queen of Teen
Beat. Britney began perfo...

George Michael

Few could have guessed
the transition from
teenybopper idol to serious
singer/songwriter would go
as smoothly as it did for G...

Gloria Estefan

Pop songstress- cum- Salsa-
chanteuse Estefan has
dominated the charts and
garnered critical respect as
well. Estefan was nearly k...

Gwen Stefani

In addition to her work as a
solo artist, Gwen Stefani is
the lead singer for
ska-punk/pop group No
Doubt. Singer for ska ban...

Janet Jackson

As the baby of pop music's
best-known family, Janet
Jackson (b. Janet Damita Jo
Jackson, May 16, 1966,
Gary, Indiana) could have...

Jennifer Lopez

Sure, she's a dancer,
actress, singer, fashion
designer and restaurateur.
But she's still Jenny from
the block. She's also famo...

Jody Watley

Before going solo in the
'80s, Jodi Watley's sultry
vocals could be heard as a
member of the R&B group
Shalamar. Jody Watley w...

Madonna

One of pop's most
successful artists, Madonna
is admired for her music as
much as for her maverick
personality. Madonna left...

Mariah Carey

With a No. 1 single each
year in the decade, Mariah
Carey was the
biggest-selling female solo
artist of the 1990s. And in...

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson's
domination of radio and
television in the 1980s
earned him the nickname
"King of Pop." His first solo...

Paula Abdul

Abdul's hits "Straight Up"
and "Opposites Attract"
defined post-Madonna,
late-1980s dance pop. Abdul
is a singer, dancer and ch...

Prince

A suave Svengali and the
savior of post-Parliament
funk, Prince has found love
on the pop charts since the
1980s. Prince has been co...

Samantha Fox

In the late 1980s, Samantha
Fox had the best pair of
lungs in dance pop. She
really had some wonderful
lungs. The former Page 3...

Shannon

The original voice of the
freestyle staple "Let the
Music Play" (1983), Shannon
helped set the stage for '90s
electronic pop. She was...

Wham!

Formed in 1981 by school
friends George Michael and
Andrew Ridgeley, Wham!
were one of the UK's
biggest '80s pop acts. Mic...

Whitney Houston

As the daughter of
renowned gospel and soul
singer Cissy Houston, and
the cousin of Dionne
Warwick, Whitney Houst...

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