Having conquered the small screen, Tisdale is now working towards an additional career in music--Disney-style, of course. She sings on two tracks from the triple-platinum High School Musical soundtrack and recorded a new version of The Little Mermaid's "Kiss the Girl." Finally, in 2007, she released Headstrong, her not-so-Disney debut solo album, followed in 2009 by Guilty Pleasure. - Rachel Devitt]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.789&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Contemporary R&B Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:22:48 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.789 art.789 Whitney Houston art.789 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.789&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.789&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss
As a child, Houston sang in her family's church choir. At 15 she began performing in her mother's nightclub act. While attending a Catholic high school, the lithe beauty signed with a modeling agency and posed for magazines including Glamour and Vogue. After graduating, she continued to model and sing, backing up Lou Rawls and Chaka Khan, then at 19 was spotted by Arista president Clive Davis &Number 8212; who had previously steered the careers of Warwick and Houston family friend Aretha Franklin &Number 8212; while giving a showcase in Manhattan. Davis signed Houston, and started choosing songs for her debut album, which featured duets with established stars Teddy Pendergrass (her first hit, "Hold Me") and Jermaine Jackson, and cost Arista an extraordinarily hefty sum of $250,000.

Released in 1985, Whitney Houston proved a worthwhile investment, shooting to Number One and generating the smash singles "You Give Good Love" (Number Three pop, Number One R&B, 1985), "Saving All My Love for You" (Number One pop, Number One R&B, 1985), "How Will I Know" (Number One pop, Number One R&B, 1985), and "Greatest Love of All" (Number One pop, Number Three R&B, 1986). Whitney solidified Houston's success, reaching Number One and spawning "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Number One pop, Number Two R&B, 1987), "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (Number One pop, Number Two R&B, 1987), "So Emotional" (Number One pop, Number Five R&B, 1987), "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" (Number One pop, Number Two R&B, 1988), and "Love Will Save the Day" (Number Nine pop, Number Five R&B, 1988). Also in 1988, Houston recorded "One Moment in Time," NBC-TV's theme song for the Summer Olympics (Number Five pop). In 1989 she teamed up with Aretha Franklin on the Number Five R&B hit "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be."

In 1990 I'm Your Baby Tonight's title track topped the pop and R&B charts, as did "All the Man That I Need." There were more hits in 1991 — "Miracle" (Number Nine pop, Number Two R&B), "My Name Is Not Susan" (Number 20 pop, Number Eight R&B), and "I Belong to You" (Number 10 R&B) — but, peaking at Number Three, Baby proved disappointing after its predecessors. Houston bounced back in a big way, though, with the 1992 film The Bodyguard, in which she made her acting debut (as a singing star, opposite Kevin Costner), to mixed reviews and huge box office success. The movie's soundtrack — with six tracks sung by Houston — proved even more successful, hitting Number One and producing a monster single, Houston's cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" (1992), which remained at the top of the chart for an unprecedented 14 weeks, as well as a cover of Chaka Khan's 1978 hit "I'm Every Woman" (Number Four pop, Number Five R&B, 1993) and "I Have Nothing" (Number Four pop, Number Four R&B, 1993). In 1992 Houston married singer Bobby Brown; their first child, Bobbi Kristina, was born the next year.

Houston's next career move was to attempt to duplicate the success of the movie/soundtrack combination of The Bodyguard with 1995's black-female friendship film Waiting to Exhale, in which the singer costarred alongside Angela Bassett. The movie was popular with audiences, and resulted in a few more hit singles for Houston, most notably "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (Number One pop and R&B) and a duet with CeCe Winans, "Count on Me" (Number Eight pop, Number Seven R&B, 1996). In 1996 Houston starred with Denzel Washington and Courtney B. Vance in The Preacher's Wife, a box-office disappointment whose soundtrack nevertheless gave her another charting ballad, "I Believe in You and Me" (Number Four pop, Number Four R&B).

She tried the small screen in 1997, producing and playing the Fairy Godmother to Brandy's Cinderella in a Wonderful World of Disney remake of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. In 1998 Houston released her first studio album since 1990, the uncharacteristic My Love Is Your Love (Number 13 pop, Number Seven R&B). Aside from a handful of ballads, including her Oscar-winning duet with fellow diva Mariah Carey, "When You Believe" (Number 15 pop, Number 33 R&B, 1998–99), from The Prince of Egypt, and the Diane Warren–penned torch song "I Learned From the Best" (Number 13 R&B, 1999), the album showcased a new, savvy street credibility that had previously come through only in Houston's later interviews and her private life with Brown. Hip-hop personalities and producers such as Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Rodney Jerkins, Missy Elliott, and Faith Evans collaborated with the vocalist on various tracks. The public still loved the new Whitney, giving her hits with the sultry "Heartbreak Hotel" (Number Two pop, Number One R&B), the kick-him-out anthem "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (Number Four pop, Number Seven R&B, 1999), and the reggae-inflected title track (Number Four pop, Number Two R&B, 1999).

While Houston was back in the spotlight, reports of her already notorious prima donna behavior became more prevalent in 1999 and 2000: She was often hours late for interviews, photo shoots, and rehearsals; canceled concerts and talk-show appearances; and in what would be the start of a string of tabloid stories questioning her state of mind, dodged arrest for marijuana possession at a Hawaii airport in January 2000 (charges were later dismissed). In the months that followed that incident, Houston was a surprising no-show at her mentor Clive Davis' induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and was allegedly booted out of Academy Awards rehearsals for an all-star tribute to Burt Bacharach. Rumors about her tumultuous marriage to Brown resurfaced, particularly when he was briefly imprisoned in mid-2000 for a parole violation. Yet Houston attempted to have the last laugh with a powerful performance at an Arista Records anniversary party that also served as a tribute to Davis, plus the release of a two-disc greatest-hits collection that equally highlighted her ballads and dance-club remixes and featured four new songs, three of which were duets with Deborah Cox, Enrique Iglesias, and George Michael

It turned out Houston had been struggling with a drug problem. After renewing her Arista contract with the biggest record deal in history ($100 million for a promise of six new albums), she performed on Michael Jackson's Thirtieth Anniversary television special looking thin and frail. The following year, Houston spoke frankly about her drug problems in a special edition of ABC's Primetime with Diane Sawyer that coincided with the release of her comeback album, Just Whitney (Number Three R&B/Hip-Hop, Number Nine pop, 2002). The album — which included production work by her husband, Missy Elliott and Babyface — was Houston's first work without the involvement of Davis. Just Whitney was not well received: critics bashed it, the singles failed to reach the Top Forty and sales of the album were lower than any of her previous works. She followed up with a holiday disc, One Wish: The Holiday Album (Number 14 R&B/Hip-Hop, Number 49 pop, 2002), which sold even fewer copies. In spring of 2004 Houston entered rehab for the first time; later that year, she toured as part of the Soul Divas along with her cousin Dionne Warwick and Natalie Cole. That September, Houston received a standing ovation when she sang a tribute to Davis at the World Music Awards. She and Davis subsequently announced they would be working together on a new album, although as of 2008 their plans had not yet materialized. Houston returned to rehab in 2005 and the following year filed for divorce from Brown (after some of the couple's trails and travails were aired on the MTV reality show "Being Bobby Brown" in 2005). In 2007 Davis reiterated that the two were working on a new album and had lined up a string of hip producers including John Legend and will.i.am. That April Houston's divorce from Brown was finalized with her winning sole custody of the couple's daughter. In December 2007 an apparently sober Houston performed an entire show before a crowd of 10,000 at the Live and Loud Festival in Malaysia. ]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2729&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Contemporary R&B Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:22:43 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2729 art.2729 Janet Jackson art.2729 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2729&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2729&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss
As a young child, Jackson was a tomboy who aspired to be a jockey. When she was seven, though, her father, Joseph, encouraged her to join her brothers — by then famous as the Jackson 5 — in their music and variety act. (Sister La Toya joined them for several shows in 1974; the following year, La Toya, eldest sister Rebbie, and brother Randy were all in on the act, while brother Jermaine bowed out.) Shows in Las Vegas resulted in a summer-replacement TV show in 1976 (on CBS), which led Janet to roles on the popular sitcoms Good Times and Diff'rent Strokes.

Next, Jackson secured a contract with A&M Records, and in 1982, while still managed and creatively guided by her father, she released a forgettable debut album, Janet Jackson. The album did yield a Number Six R&B single, "Young Love." Another TV role, on the series Fame, followed, as did another unremarkable album, 1984's Dream Street, and another R&B hit, "Don't Stand Another Chance" (Number Nine). Also in 1984, at the age of 18, Jackson defied her family by marrying singer James DeBarge, whose fledgling R&B sibling act DeBarge was being hyped as a successor to the Jacksons. The marriage was annulled after less than a year; but the seeds of Jackson's independence from the family dynasty, and her father in particular, were firmly planted.

Then John McClain, an A&M executive and family friend, suggested that Jackson work with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis of the Time. Collaborating with these musician/writer/producers, Jackson recorded her breakthrough album, 1986's Control, which topped the pop and R&B album charts and spawned numerous hits: "What Have You Done for Me Lately" (Number Four pop, Number One R&B), "Nasty" (Number Three pop, Number One R&B), "When I Think of You" (Number One pop, Number three R&B), and, in 1987, "Control" (Number Five pop, Number one R&B), "Let's Wait Awhile" (Number Two pop, Number 1 R&B), and "The Pleasure Principle" (Number 14 pop, Number One R&B). Helping fuel these singles were Jackson's highly energized, elaborately staged videos, most of which featured movie-musical-inspired choreography by Paula Abdul, who was discovered by Jackie Jackson, Abdul's boyfriend during her L.A. Lakers cheerleading days.

Having asserted her adulthood and self-reliance with Control, by 1987 Jackson had dismissed her father as manager (as other siblings had done before her) before recording Rhythm Nation 1814. Control's successor dealt with larger social issues, like the need for tolerance, and found Jam and Lewis assuming more of the songwriting duties. (Years later, Jackson would also credit her boyfriend, Rene Elizondo Jr., for contributing ideas to many of her songs beginning with this album; it was known that he helped choreograph, and eventually directed, some of her videos.) Rhythm Nation hit Number One in the pop and R&B categories in 1989, and generated the smash singles "Miss You Much" (Number One pop and R&B) and, in 1990, "Rhythm Nation" (Number Two pop, Number One R&B), "Escapade" (Number One pop, Number One R&B), "Alright" (Number Four pop, Number Two R&B), "Come Back to Me" (Number Two pop, Number Two R&B), "Black Cat" (Number One pop, Number Ten R&B), and "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (Number One pop, Number Three R&B). To promote the album, Jackson embarked on her first major tour, which matched the energy and spectacle of her videos.

In 1991 Virgin Records owner Richard Branson lured Jackson away from A&M with a contract worth more than $30 million. Her last original hit with A&M was a 1992 duet with Luther Vandross, "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (Number Ten pop, Number One R&B), recorded for the soundtrack to the film Mo' Money. In 1993 Jackson made her own movie debut as the heroine (opposite rapper Tupac Shakur) of director/screenwriter John Singleton's Poetic Justice, for which she received lukewarm reviews but an Oscar nomination for the song "Again."

That same year, Jackson's Virgin album janet. shot to the top of the pop and R&B charts, as did the single "That's the Way Love Goes." More Top 10 singles followed, including "If" (Number Four pop, Number Three R&B, 1993) and "Again" (Number one pop, Number Seven R&B, 1994). Her new material was just as confrontational, and more aggressively sexual, than her previous work had been; ditto for the accompanying tour, which featured Jackson in midriff-baring costumes, interacting suggestively with male dancers — indeed, more reminiscent of Madonna than Michael. While Janet's once squeaky-clean image wasn't shattered by scandal as her brother's was, it was clear by the early 1990s that the littlest Jackson was nobody's baby, and very much her own woman.

Jackson's status as a hitmaker led her to help her brother Michael regain some credibility by collaborating with him on the duet and elaborate video for "Scream" (Number Five pop, Number Two R&B) in 1995. The same year, she also had a solo hit with "Runaway" (Number Three pop, Number six R&B). She'd continue to please her fans with her next album, The Velvet Rope (Number One pop, Number Two R&B), in 1997. At times still sensual in nature — including a cover of Rod Stewart's seduction song "Tonight's the Night," without a change in the gender of the woman being sung to — much of the album had a melancholy feel and self-doubting lyrics. While doing interviews to promote the album and its tour, Jackson admitted to dealing with depression and long-standing self-esteem issues while working on the album. It did produce its share of hits, including "Got 'Til It's Gone" (Number Three R&B, 1997), based around a sample of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" and featuring the rapper Q-Tip, "Together Again" (Number One pop, Number Eight R&B, 1997), and "I Get Lonely" (Number Three pop, Number 1 R&B, 1998), featuring the group BLACKstreet. In 1999 she enjoyed a hit with Busta Rhymes, "What's It Gonna Be?!," which hit the top of the R&B singles chart.

But Jackson's life wasn't everything it appeared to be. Fans were surprised when, in 2000, Jackson's longtime creative and romantic partner, Elizondo, filed for divorce from the singer after nine years of marriage. Although Elizondo was seen as a loving, stable presence in Jackson's life, it had not been public knowledge that the couple had ever married. Jackson explained that she'd wanted to protect the union from media scrutiny. Also in 2000 Jackson returned to acting, costarring with Eddie Murphy in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, which featured Jackson's "Doesn't Really Matter" (Number One, 2000). The following year she released the double-platinum All for You (Number 1, 2001), featuring the Grammy-winning Number One title track, as well as "Someone to Call My Lover" (Number Three, 2001), which included a loop of America's "Ventura Highway," and "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)," a Missy Elliott remix featuring the vocals of Carly Simon from her Seventies hit "You're So Vain."

On February 1, 2004, Jackson returned to the public eye with a halftime performance with Justin Timberlake at Super Bowl XXXVIII. The duet on his song "Rock Your Body" created huge controversy when the bustier Jackson was wearing tore open and exposed her right breast just as Timberlake sang the lyrics, "gonna have you naked by the end of this song." Jackson apologized for the incident, claiming it was a "wardrobe malfunction," and the three producers of the show — CBS, sister network MTV and the National Football League — all denied previous knowledge of the incident and abdicated responsibility for it. The display became the most-searched event in the history of the Internet, according to the Guinness World Records. And its ramifications were far-reaching. When Jackson declined to apologize to the network without claiming the incident was a wardrobe malfunction, she was denied a performance at the 2004 Grammy Awards. Record producer Jermaine Dupri, with whom Jackson had begun a relationship, resigned his position on the Grammy Awards committee. ABC stopped plans for Jackson to star in a made-for-television biopic on the life of Lena Horne when Horne expressed displeasure with the Super Bowl incident.

When Jackson's new album, Damita Jo (Number Two, 2004), arrived three months later, its highly sexual theme revealed what some interpreted to have been an elaborate marketing plan that began with the Super Bowl incident. In a soft-spoken remark at the end of the song "Sexhibition," Jackson says, "Relax, it's just sex." If it was a marketing ploy, though, it was a failure. Damita Jo produced no Top Forty pop singles — although "I Want You" reached Number 18 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart — and MTV aired none of its video. The album also met with vicious reviews, one critic calling it "the aural equivalent of hardcore pornography."

Two years later, Jackson rebounded slightly with one of the least sexual albums of her career, 20 Y.O. (Number One R&B/Hip-Hop, Number Two pop, 2006). One of its singles, "Call on Me," a duet with rapper Nelly, sold moderately, charting respectably at Number 25 pop and Number One R&B/Hip-Hop, but other singles were less successful. However, when she appeared on the cover of US Weekly that June, the issue was the magazine's biggest seller ever. In late 2007 Jackson appeared alongside Tyler Perry in the film Why Did I Get Married?, which opened at Number One at the box office, grossing $55 million. With her Virgin Records contract fulfilled, Jackson moved to Island Records for 2008's Discipline, which topped both the pop and R&B/Hip-Hop album charts and produced a hit in its first single, "Feedback" (Number 19 R&B/Hip-Hop).]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.27338258&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:50 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.27338258 art.27338258 Kristinia DeBarge art.27338258 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.27338258&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.27338258&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2498&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Blue-Eyed Soul Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:55:35 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2498 art.2498 George Michael art.2498 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2498&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2498&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Faith. Whereas in Wham! Michael used his cherubic good looks and uncanny knack for a melodic hook to create ingratiating but disposable pop, his solo work reveals an earnest effort to achieve deeper musical and emotional resonance. His radiant ballads, insidious dance tracks, and blue-eyed soul singing established him as a top international artist.

Michael's popularity never waned in the U.K. — all of his albums have reached either Number One or Number Two on the album charts there — but subsequent efforts have been able to match his early solo successes in the U.S. Michael's first post-Wham! outing was "I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)," a duet with Aretha Franklin that hit Number One in 1987 and earned Michael a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo. Shortly afterward, Michael released the funky first single off Faith, "I Want Your Sex," which, bolstered by a sexy video, quickly soared to Number Two. The album would eventually spin off four Number One hits: "Faith" (1987), the shimmering "Father Figure" (1988), the romantic ballad "One More Try" (1988), and "Monkey" (1988). "Kissing a Fool" hit Number Five, further boosting the 14 million–selling Faith. 1988's smash album and Grammy winner for Album of the Year.

In his videos and media appearances, Michael cultivated a sex-symbol image, albeit a more rugged — leather, chin stubble, sneer — and mature one than he had nurtured in Wham! But with the release of his second solo effort, Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1, in 1990, Michael surprised fans and industry insiders by shunning the press and saying that he wouldn't make videos. The album peaked at Number Two nonetheless, and there was a chart-topping hit, the somber "Praying for Time" (Number One, 1990). The danceable second single, "Freedom 90" — whose lyrics spelled out Michael's decision to abandon his rock-star persona — went to Number Eight (1990) and was made into a video, albeit without Michael's presence. (Instead, a bevy of supermodels lip-synched his vocals.) In late 1991 Michael was back on the charts with a Number One version of Elton John's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me," recorded live with John.

A year later, Michael announced that he would take legal action to terminate his contract with Sony Music, the corporation that took over his label, Columbia Records. He charged that Sony, still wishing to package Michael as a sex symbol, lacked respect for his artistic expression and that it only halfheartedly supported his projects benefiting AIDS research and prevention, among them his duet with Elton John and his three-track contribution to a compilation album called Red Hot + Dance. In 1993, Sony grudgingly granted Hollywood Records permission to release Five Live, an EP of two cover songs performed by Michael on his 1991–92 tour and three from his appearance at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert in 1992, during which he sang Queen songs with surviving members of that band. All proceeds from the record went to the Phoenix Trust, an AIDS charity set up in Mercury's memory.

In June 1994 a London court rejected Michael's claim that his contract with Sony amounted to "restraint of trade" and upheld the $12 million contract the singer had signed with the company in 1988. At the time, Michael owed the label six more albums on a contract that could run to 2003. Two months later, Michael filed an appeal of the verdict. As the legal battle continued, Michael was unable to release new product. Under a special arrangement, however, Michael performed his song "Jesus to a Child" on television as part of an annual appeal to raise funds for needy children. After hearing the six-minute song, listeners pledged $32,000 to the charity.

In 1995, though Michael lost the appeal he filed, he signed new contracts with DreamWorks in the U.S. and Virgin in the rest of the world. He released his first album of new material in six years, Older, in 1996 (Number Six), featuring "Jesus to a Child" (Number Seven) and the dance track "Fastlove" (Number Eight), but the release sold just 900,000 copies in the U.S.

Michael's profile was heightened again in 1998, but for a more notorious reason: In April of that year, he was arrested for lewd conduct in the men's room of a public park in Beverly Hills. Michael subsequently outted himself on CNN, and though the court fined him and ordered him to perform community service, he seemed somewhat relieved to reveal the truth to the media and his fans. That fall, he even set the scene for his video for "Outside" (one of two new songs from Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael) in a public restroom; it featured dancing men dressed in leather and male actors portraying police officers kissing. Unfortunately, this was no joke to Michael's real-life arresting officer, who filed a lawsuit against him, claiming slander; the judge dismissed the case.

In late 1999 Michael put the embarrassing events of the previous year behind him with the release of Songs From the Last Century, an album of cover songs co-produced by Phil Ramone that ran the gamut from the Depression-era "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" to the Police's "Roxanne." In 2000 Michael participated in Equality Rocks, a concert in Washington, DC, organized by the Human Rights Campaign that highlighted the issue of gay rights.

Michael's next studio album, Patience (Number 12, 2004), achieved mild chart success overseas, but achieved its greatest notoriety in the U.S. with the inclusion of "Shoot the Dog," a tepid dance track whose video poked fun at Tony Blair and George H.W. Bush. A double-disc best-of, Twenty Five, followed in 2006. That same year, Michael launched an extensive European tour, his first in fifteen years. In September of 2008 Michael was again arrested in a public lavatory in London's Hampstead Heath area for drug possession. In a statement, an embarrassed Michael said: "I want to apologize to my fans for screwing up again, and to promise them I'll sort myself out. And to say sorry to everybody else, just for boring them."]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6626436&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Electronica/Dance Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:22:47 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6626436 art.6626436 M.I.A. art.6626436 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6626436&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6626436&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Arular, was released in 2005. - Sarah Bardeen]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11088921&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Trance Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:24:40 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.11088921 art.11088921 Basshunter art.11088921 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11088921&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11088921&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Basshunter's first release was 2006's Anna Boten single, a glammy trance stomper notable in part for its Swedish vocals. Later that year he followed up with his debut album, a collection of stab-happy trance ("Strand Tylosand," named after the beach by his family home) and harder, more acidic fare ("I'm Your Bass Creator"). In 2008, with his international profile bolstered by Ultra's re-release of his album, he came out with the singles "Please Don't Go" and "Now You're Gone," both of them lighters-in-the-air trance ballads.

The album found Stefani continuing to forge the friendship with hip-hop she began with her cameo on Eve's "Let Me Blow Ya Mind": many of the tracks featured fly hip-hop beats, provided by the likes of Dr. Dre, the Neptunes and Andre 3000. But the album also encompassed some of Stefani's other predilections, including Japanese culture and couture, embodied on both the tour and videos for Love Angel Music Baby by the Harajuku Girls. Stefani referred to the girls as her "imaginary" Japanese back-up dancers and named them (what else?) Love, Angel, Music and Baby, prompting comedienne Margaret Cho, who called the singer's performances a "minstrel show," and other critics to denounce Stefani as a racist.

Stefani's second album has yet to meet with the same explosive ire. The Sweet Escape, released in late 2006, once again pays hit-making, trend-setting tribute to Stefani's myriad passions, including dance pop, hip-hop, J-pop, Broadway musicals and her infant son (with Bush's Gavin Rossdale). - Rachel Devitt]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2785&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:24 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2785 art.2785 Cyndi Lauper art.2785 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2785&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2785&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss She's So Unusual, became one of the defining albums of the "leg warmer and shoulder pads" era with such hits as "Time After Time," "She Bop" and the irrepressible "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." If anyone else had sung "She Bop"'s "proud to practice self-abuse" lyrics during the early-'80s it would have caused major controversy, but Lauper's emphasis on good cheer instead of overt sexuality defused any potential public outcry. Her cartoon pop take on new wave may have hurt her career as times changed, but most of her subsequent recordings sound better and have sold more than most people would guess. Lauper also has a parallel acting career, and she's starred in movies with two of cinema's greatest eccentric talents, Christopher Walken and Jeff Goldblum. She's also won an Emmy for her recurring role on the '90s sitcom, Mad About You. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.24048004&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Neo-Soul Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:34 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.24048004 art.24048004 Anjulie art.24048004 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.24048004&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.24048004&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7360560&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:11 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7360560 art.7360560 Cascada art.7360560 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7360560&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7360560&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40167&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:55 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.40167 art.40167 Gloria Estefan art.40167 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40167&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40167&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2630&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:29 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2630 art.2630 Jennifer Lopez art.2630 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2630&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2630&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss In Living Color to a captain of the movie, music and fashion industries.

Born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, Jennifer Lopez dabbled in musical theater as a child before moving on to small roles in film and television and backup dancing gigs for artists like New Kids on the Block and Janet Jackson. Several small movie roles followed, but it was her portrayal of beloved Tejano singer Selena in the 1997 film of the same name that catapulted Lopez to true stardom. After co-starring with George Clooney in 1998's well-received Out of Sight, Lopez recorded her first album, 1999's On the Six. All of which left people asking: sure, she can dance, act and sing, but can she design a fashion line? Yes, yes, she can. In 2001, Lopez founded Sweetface Fashion Club, home to her J.Lo and Sweetface lines.

Four more studio albums and a series of high-profile relationships (one word: Bennifer) later, Lopez settled down with hubby No. 3, Marc Anthony. The two of them produced and starred in 2007's El Cantante, a biopic about Puerto Rican salsa singer Hector Lavoe. That same year, Lopez put out two albums: Como Ama Mujer and Brave. - Rachel Devitt]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57044&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:32:47 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.57044 art.57044 Kylie Minogue art.57044 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57044&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57044&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Fever. Songs like "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and "Love At First Site" sailed to the top of the charts, providing strong testimony to this kittenish pixie's staying power. In 2005, Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent the usual treatment of surgery and chemo, but that was punctuated by a few emotional stage performances amended to preserve the diminutive singer's strength. After a few years' hiatus, Minogue returned to recording in 2007. - Melissa Piazza]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55601&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:22 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.55601 art.55601 T.A.T.U. art.55601 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55601&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55601&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss 200KM/H In the Wrong Lane, was an international bestseller on the strength of the hit "All The Things She Said." - Mike McGuirk]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.992&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:24 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.992 art.992 Wham! art.992 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.992&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.992&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Make It Big yielded four huge American hits including "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," "Everything She Wants," "Freedom," and "Careless Whisper." The fact that Michael took on a majority of the duties by functioning as the duo's primary composer, singer, and producer laid the groundwork for a successful solo career that followed after the pair split in 1986. Ridgeley's post-Wham! ambitions produced an ill-fated, short-lived solo career before he retired from music to work as an environmental activist. - Nate Cavalieri]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4472&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:06 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4472 art.4472 Paula Abdul art.4472 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4472&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4472&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11451092&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Teen Beat Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:24:35 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.11451092 art.11451092 Vanessa Hudgens art.11451092 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11451092&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11451092&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss High School Musical; her relationship with her HSM costar, teen heartthrob Zac Efron; or the scandal involving provocative photos of Hudgens that surfaced on the internet in 2007. But there's more to the young singer/actress's story than just the usual Disney-princess-turned-tabloid-fodder fare. Take these less-circulated facts: The Salinas-born, San Diego-raised starlet has been performing since age eight (she got her start in musicals) and moved to England to study music and acting for a brief period. After the first HSM came out, the Teen Choice award-winner was offered a record deal with Hollywood, which produced two dance-pop albums sleek and slick enough to appeal to audiences beyond Disney's target demographic: 2006's V and 2008's Identified. Finally, the child of a white and Native American father and a Philippines-born mother, Hudgens is also one of the most prominent (and perhaps only) artists of Filipino or Native American descent on the charts -- or the screen -- today. - Rachel Devitt]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3072&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Contemporary R&B Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:23 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3072 art.3072 Faith Evans art.3072 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3072&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3072&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3923&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss New Wave Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:23 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3923 art.3923 Thompson Twins art.3923 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3923&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3923&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7496163&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:16:20 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7496163 art.7496163 Crazy Frog art.7496163 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7496163&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7496163&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2190&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:38 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2190 art.2190 Roxette art.2190 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2190&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2190&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68488&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Trance Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:24:40 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.68488 art.68488 ATB art.68488 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68488&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68488&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69203&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:48:00 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.69203 art.69203 Paul Hardcastle art.69203 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69203&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69203&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62758&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:19:42 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.62758 art.62758 Aqua art.62758 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62758&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62758&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.46711&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:22:48 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.46711 art.46711 DeBarge art.46711 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.46711&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.46711&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69005&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:56:24 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.69005 art.69005 Rick Astley art.69005 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69005&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69005&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.18492911&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Alternative Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:45:30 -0700 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.18492911 art.18492911 The White Tie Affair art.18492911 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.18492911&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.18492911&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Maxim babes. The White Tie Affair started gigging around the Windy City with the specific intention of developing '80s-inspired dance music. After signing to Slightly Dangerous (a subsidiary of Epic Records) in 2007, the quintet hit the tour circuit with the likes of Metro Station, Secondhand Serenade, Kill Hannah and Making April. In support of its debut album, 2008's Walk This Way, the band teamed up with Playboy. Further cementing their party-boy image, the White Tie Affair appeared in a glitzy photo spread, played Hef's annual Pajama Party and participated in the Girls of the Big 10 Tour. At the same time, steamy, babe-a-licious videos for their first two singles, "Allow Me to Introduce Myself...Mr. Right" and "Candle (Sick and Tired)," became YouTube sensations. Edited versions quickly made their way to MTV. - Justin Farrar]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9680&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Contemporary R&B Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:21:19 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9680 art.9680 Chante Moore art.9680 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9680&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9680&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss In The Storm. She released her debut album Precious in 1992, flexing a pop-flavored R&B style akin to artists like Vanessa Williams and Toni Braxton. Her second LP A Love Supreme produced the single "Old School Lovin'." She closed out the decade with two more solo albums and a greatest hits collection appeared in 2004. - Brolin Winning]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4410&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Wed, 5 Aug 2009 11:18:01 -0700 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4410 art.4410 Deee-Lite art.4410 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4410&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4410&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.697&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Synth Pop Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:22:49 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.697 art.697 Yaz art.697 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.697&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.697&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1794&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:31 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1794 art.1794 Taylor Dayne art.1794 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1794&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1794&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.54873&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Electronica/Dance Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:32:22 -0700 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.54873 art.54873 Schiller art.54873 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.54873&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.54873&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Zeitgeist. The album featured more trance singles aimed directly at the club scene, but Schiller also began venturing into ambient, New Age and breakbeat genres on future albums like Voyage, Life and Prologue. Schiller's musical influences include Tangerine Dream, Jean-Michel Jarre and Kraftwerk, and they count artists such as Sarah Brightman, Sinead O'Connor and Mike Oldfield as fans. In late 2008, Schiller were nominated for four Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year for the chart-topping trance single "Tired of Being Alone." - Jamie Sanchez]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1883&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:56:24 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1883 art.1883 Sheena Easton art.1883 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1883&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1883&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36763&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:03 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.36763 art.36763 DJ Sammy art.36763 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36763&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36763&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Ultra Dance Vol. 2. Much like Puff Daddy and Will Smith, Sammy reworks familiar songs into more dance-friendly formats, but instead of using hip-hop flavored beats and rhymes, his style relies on such dramatic electronica techniques as arpeggio synth builds and diva-led vocals. Prior to the release of his career-changing Heaven LP, the Spanish producer spent over a decade behind the 1's and 2's as an underground club DJ performing throughout Europe. - Peter Gavin]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6877091&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Euro Pop Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:16:47 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6877091 art.6877091 September art.6877091 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6877091&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6877091&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16229&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Teen Beat Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:45:23 -0700 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.16229 art.16229 Westlife art.16229 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16229&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16229&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3411&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:20:26 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3411 art.3411 El DeBarge art.3411 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3411&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3411&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3745&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:31:04 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3745 art.3745 C + C Music Factory art.3745 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3745&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3745&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Gonna Make You Sweat). 1994's follow-up album, Anything Goes! garnered only lukewarm praise. The production team dissolved when David Cole succumbed to spinal meningitis in 1995. - Melissa Piazza]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2199&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Funk Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:20:05 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2199 art.2199 Mary Jane Girls art.2199 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2199&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2199&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6523160&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:33 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6523160 art.6523160 Utada Hikaru art.6523160 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6523160&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6523160&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Exodus, the same year. - Sarah Bardeen]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2828&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:39:29 -0800 Top Dance Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2828 art.2828 Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam art.2828 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2828&variant=play&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2828&variant=data&rws=%2Frock-pop%2Fpop%2Fdance-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss