Dance-pop – MuseScore https://musescore.com/news Music news, analysis, and education from MuseScore.com Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:48:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/wpnews.musescore.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-cover_85.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Dance-pop – MuseScore https://musescore.com/news 32 32 253427791 It’s Not the Disco Groove: ABBA’s ‘Dancing Queen’ Greatness Is in a Melody That Refuses to Resolve https://musescore.com/news/features/its-not-the-disco-groove-abbas-dancing-queen-greatness-is-in-a-melody-that-refuses-to-resolve/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/?p=2729 Swedish pop band ABBA in 1974

Fifty years on, ABBA's only U.S. #1 still hovers without ever quite resolving. The half-step tension that Björn and Benny built into the melody helps the chorus feel more alive. It refuses to sit on the tonic.]]>
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‘On the Floor’ by Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull Returns to Billboard Charts 15 Years Later https://musescore.com/news/daily-score/on-the-floor-by-jennifer-lopez-and-pitbull-returns-to-billboard-charts-15-years-later/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/?p=2714 Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull performing live in 2014 at the Billboard Music Awards.

Fifteen years after its release, "On the Floor" has returned to the Billboard Global 200, and Jennifer Lopez says she had no idea it was coming. The song debuted at No. 117 on the Global 200 and No. 80 on the Global Excl. US charts dated May 30, 2026.]]>
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PinkPantheress ‘Girl Like Me’: The Basement Jaxx Samples Explained https://musescore.com/news/daily-score/pinkpantheress-girl-like-me-the-basement-jaxx-samples-explained/ Tue, 19 May 2026 11:55:06 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/?p=2651 Studio portrait of PinkPantheress set against a textured, deep red background. Photographed in 2025.

Before sampling "Romeo" and "Always Be There," PinkPantheress spent time in the studio with Basement Jaxx, watching their creative process and learning how they build sounds from scratch.]]>
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Katy Perry “The One That Got Away” Chord Progression, Deceptive Cadence, And 2026 TikTok Comeback https://musescore.com/news/daily-score/katy-perry-the-one-that-got-away-chord-progression-deceptive-cadence-and-2026-tiktok-comeback/ Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/?p=2599 Katy Perry photographed in close-up against a gray background, with windblown black hair and dark bangs, looking directly at the camera.

In E major, the bridge sets up a B chord that wants to come home, and then doesn't. That single thwarted resolution, paired with a music-box keyboard and staccato synth strings, is why the song reads as nostalgia even before you hear the lyrics.]]>
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Harry Styles ‘Dance No More’: Disco Synths and Bass Drive His KISSCO Single https://musescore.com/news/daily-score/harry-styles-dance-no-more-disco-synths-and-bass-drive-his-kissco-single/ Sun, 10 May 2026 13:23:46 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/?p=2590 Harry Styles rests his chin on his hand, wearing a chunky blue beaded necklace and a fuzzy white sweater with dark stripes, photographed against a red curtain backdrop.

The May 7 music video landed days before his tour kickoff, and "DJs don't dance no more" gets repeated over the most danceable beat on the new album.]]>
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How A-Ha Wrote ‘Take On Me’ Around Morten Harket’s Impressive Vocal Range https://musescore.com/news/features/how-a-ha-wrote-take-on-me-around-morten-harkets-impressive-vocal-range/ Sat, 09 May 2026 14:28:47 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/?p=2587 Synth-pop band A-ha in 1981

The riff came before A-Ha was even a band. But the melody that made "Take On Me" so famous came later, once the band had a voice worth writing around.]]>
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