Sunday, June 12, 2022

iHeartRadio should revive the Dance Music Hall of Fame


There are halls of fame for rock and roll, country, gospel, blues, bluegrass and other music styles, but there’s no hall of fame for dance music. That includes disco and electronic dance music (EDM).
There was a short-lived Dance Music Hall of Fame, which held just two rounds of introductions in 2004 and 2005. It honored artists, records, producers, DJs and remixers. The organization inducted just six artists before it went inactive: Chic, Sylvester, Gloria Gaynor, Bee Gees, Donna Summer, and Barry White.
I suggest that iHeartRadio acquire the rights to the Dance Music Hall of Fame and resurrect it. It would be a good fit for the company’s Pride Radio. IHeartRadio already puts on a bunch of concerts throughout the year, including festivals and awards shows. This would be a good addition.
If acquiring the rights to the Dance Music Hall of Fame is too difficult, an organization could create the Electronic Dance Music Hall of Fame and consider artists from the Disco era as “early influencers.”
I’d love to see a reputable hall honor dance music artists that wouldn’t get recognition elsewhere. I’d like to see artists inducted like Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Daft Punk, Ace of Base, Martha Wash, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Avicii, Calvin Harris and more.
Other individuals have created halls of fame online, but they don’t have prestige. These include the U.S. Dance Music Hall of Fame, the International Electronic Dance Music Hall of Fame, and the Disco Hall of Fame.

Photo: Cover of Kylie Minogue album “Disco” (2020)

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