First things first, house music is Black queer music. A vehicle used to transcend earthly troubles and a soundtrack for the disappearing of bodies on dance floors snatched up by the AIDS virus. Music ...

House music is gay music. The sound emerged from the queer black and latinx club cultures of New York and Chicago in the ’80s. Strangely, these roots of the culture are not very well represented on ...

This house music, it's gonna set you free. In 2025 house music is such a globally popular and varied genre that its origins in early 1980s Chicago warehouses seem improbable. But the myth of house ...

Explore the origins of house music, which began in Chicago’s underground party scene. Explore the origins of house music, which began in Chicago’s underground party scene as a safe space for gay ...

Beyoncé just made history when she took home the Grammy for best dance/electronic music album for "Renaissance," netting her 32nd Grammy — the most of any artist ever. From the start, Beyoncé's ...

Pivotal and exciting Black talent sometimes has to fight a tide that's resistant to its visibility. This has now been highlighted as a flaw of the music industry that seeks to partition Black ...

Nobody can agree on who invented the blues or birthed rock & roll, but there is no question that house music came from Frankie Knuckles, who died Monday afternoon of as-yet-undisclosed causes at age ...

At the point where ambient music and house mix, you’ll find The Orb. Since 1988, Alex Paterson and a revolving band of collaborators have pioneered a blissful, psychedelic take on electronic dance ...

Dance music was built on love, unity, respect, and inclusivity. Mixmag is celebrating Black History Month by honoring electronic music's most cherished and revered artists who embraced these founding ...