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BTS performs two sold-out shows at Soldier Field, prompting Illinois to declare 'BTS Day.' Simultaneously, Chicago hosts its first Panda Fest, the return of the House Music Festival, and various neighborhood celebrations.
Madonna's Confessions II revisits 2005's Confessions on a Dance Floor with Stuart Price, delivering a neon-soaked club odyssey that fuses 1980s Chicago/Detroit house with intimate, autobiographical lyrics; the opening run is superb, the middle experiments with mixed results, and the album closes with personal songs and a Lourdes duet, making for a mostly successful return to the dance floor after Madame X.
DJ Dan (Daniel Wherrett), a pivotal West Coast house pioneer who shaped the scene for more than three decades, has died at 57. Rising from Seattle's underground to Los Angeles and San Francisco, he co-founded Funky Tekno Tribe, spearheaded the breakout track That Zipper Track, ran the independent label InStereo Recordings, and produced multiple albums and countless remixes that helped define modern house and electronic music. Tributes pour in from peers and fans worldwide as his influence endures in clubs and on dance floors.
Madonna revolutionized dance music by popularizing innovative remixes, bringing house music to mainstream charts, pioneering trip-hop and electronica, revitalizing disco, and boosting the careers of numerous dance music producers, thereby shaping the evolution of dance music over four decades.
Ariana Grande makes a comeback with her first solo single in three years, "Yes, And?," a house-music confection that references Madonna's "Vogue" and showcases her comfort zone, while also addressing the experience of being Ariana Grande. The song is a thumping, crimson-lipped kiss-off with pointed lyrics about body image and personal boundaries, ultimately allowing Grande to resume her dance on air.
Ariana Grande has released her first solo single in nearly four years, titled "Yes, And?" The track, which is the lead single off her upcoming seventh album, features a house beat inspired by Madonna's "Vogue" and sees Grande addressing her critics and asserting her independence. This release follows Grande's recent work on remixes and her involvement in the filming of the Wicked films, where she will star as Glinda.
DJ and producer Michael Bibi has been diagnosed with central nervous system lymphoma, a rare cancer affecting the spine and brain. He has been hospitalized for treatment and has shared the news on Instagram. Bibi is known for his popular Solid Grooves and ELOVATE party series, as well as his groove-led house music releases. Many artists have commented to wish him well.
Trax Records, the label that helped start the $7-billion-a-year EDM business, is in disarray as Vince Lawrence and 22 original Trax artists are locked in a legal battle over the rights to their classic music with the current co-owner of the company, Rachael Cain. The plaintiffs claim they never signed contracts selling all the rights to their work to Larry, but that he — and later Rachael — simply registered the copyright to their work to Trax anyway. They believe Trax either sold copies of that music or licensed it for movies, video games, etc., and pocketed the money.