Women DJs worked to carve out a space for themselves in the house music scene, which was not initially welcoming to them. Chicago Stories is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

This year, house music — a genre whose popularity and influence has made waves around the globe — is celebrating 40 years. While you can find house music in just about every major city, the genre’s ...

With a deafening bass and hues of neon colors dancing across the walls, Gainesville locals celebrated the end of syllabus week with a bang. Over 100 fans of house and electronic-dance music crowded ...

New York City has hip-hop, and Chicago has house music. Although each genre became a global phenomenon, the latter still generates far less mainstream coverage. To this day, a cloud of mystery still ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2025 house music is such a globally popular and varied genre that its origins in early 1980s Chicago warehouses seem improbable ...

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You’ve heard the terms “House Music” and “EDM.” So what’s the difference? House music is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM), but the two are not the same: EDM is a broad term for many genres of ...

Nic Jericho wasn’t supposed to be a DJ. The rising star in the gay house music scene had gone to the University of Illinois for a degree that would set him up for success in the finance world. He was ...

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From clubs to raves, house music in Lagos is redefining the nightlife scene. Here’s how the sound is growing and why it’s here to stay. For decades, Afrobeats has been the biggest sound out of Nigeria ...

“There’s never been a more open-ended space for creativity than house music and dance in general,” says PinkPantheress. The 24-year-old U.K.-born singer, songwriter, and producer builds her songs ...