club
what it is
Since around the mid-1980s, electronic dance music has enjoyed popularity in many nightclubs, and, as of 2006, is the predominant type of music played in discothèques as well as the rave scene. As such, the related term club music, while broadly referring to whatever music genres are currently in vogue and associated with nightclubs, has, for some, become synonymous with all electronic dance music, or just those genres — or some subset thereof — that are typically played at mainstream discothèques. It is sometimes used more broadly to encompass non-electronic music played at such venues, or electronic music that is not normally played at clubs but that shares attributes with music that is.
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questions
What is club?
Since around the mid-1980s, electronic dance music has enjoyed popularity in many nightclubs, and, as of 2006, is the predominant type of music played in discothèques as well as the rave scene. As such, the related term club music, while broadly referring to whatever music genres are currently in vogue and associated with nightclubs, has, for some, become synonymous with all electronic dance music, or just those genres — or some subset thereof — that are typically played at mainstream discothèques. It is sometimes used more broadly to encompass non-electronic music played at such venues, or electronic music that is not normally played at clubs but that shares attributes with music that is.
What are good club albums to start with?
Try Dedicated 2 Disrespect EP by LSDXOXO, Plastic Star by Byetone, Jump by Madonna, and Modern Rocking by Agnieszka Chylińska.
Who are some women making club?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/club/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making club, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-19