electronic dance music

noun

: any of various music genres (such as house, dubstep, and techno) typically performed by DJs for dancing crowds (as at nightclubs and raves) : EDM

He's one of the world's most famous DJs, spinning electronic dance music and turning any room into a high-energy party zone.—Tom Szaroleta

Electronic dance music will take center stage on San Francisco's waterfront as global DJs Calvin Harris and Diplo headline a major concert tied to the Super Bowl's return to the Bay Area.—Aidin Vaziri

called also dance music, electronic music

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That ranking is the only radio tally published by Billboard that focuses on electronic dance music. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 The four days and nights were filled with electronic dance music and headline acts such as Illenium, Excision, Kaskade, GRiZ, Chris Lake and The String Cheese Incident. — Ava Kelley, NBC news, 29 June 2026 The city is known as the birthplace of house music, but it is often left out of conversations regarding flashier contemporary electronic dance music scenes. — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 Turning the pinnacle of American open-wheel motorsport into a party has become a tradition for Kennedy and Campbell — and thousands of others — drawn to the electronic dance music festival crammed into the IMS infield that is the famed, or perhaps infamous, Snake Pit. — Cindi Andrews, IndyStar, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for electronic dance music

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1996, in the meaning defined above

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