On Oct. 13, 1979, Michael Jackson topped the charts with 'Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough,' kicking off his reign as the King ...

Disco Demolition Night, which happened 40 years ago today, is the day two genres were marked for death. Disco itself was one of them, of course: Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl, infuriated that his ...

Disco music. What a lark! The energetic genre that rose to fame and popularity in the 1970s helped get about a billion people on the dance floor (roller skates optional). Glittery disco balls met ...

Disco never got enough credit. Recognizing this, the Library of Congress launched “Bibliodiscotheque” in March, a disco tribute to a genre that was — and is — still routinely derided. This weekend, ...

Panic! At the Disco recruited brass and string sections for their cinematic performance of “High Hopes” on the MTV Video Music Awards. Frontman Brendon Urie, decked out in a sharp floral suit, opened ...

Cyrus co-wrote “Flowers” with Gregory Aldae Hein and Michael Pollack. During a 2023 interview with Billboard, Pollack contrasted “Flowers” with his other work. “Compared to other songs, the lyrics for ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Gloria Gaynor’s contributions to music extend far beyond the disco era that first catapulted her to fame. While “I Will Survive” remains her most iconic hit, Gaynor’s broader catalog ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Emotions were never just another R&B group. Formed in Chicago by the Hutchinson sisters—Sheila, Wanda, and Jeanette—they carried the gospel fire of their upbringing straight into ...

It’s too easy to reduce Donna Summer to her "queen of disco" moniker. No doubt, her glistening dance anthems defined an era, but nearly 50 years after her first hit and a decade after her death at age ...

Cher released songs in many genres, including classic rock, pop, folk, and hair metal. However, a disco track from many years after disco supposedly died remains her best song. It only works because ...