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16 Of The Most Popular House Songs of All Time [1980 – 2022]

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There are so many tracks that have defined the generation and evolution of house music. From the early days of Chicago HouseĀ to the current state of house music, there are tracks that are indelible to house music fanatics. With each decade there have been smash hits that house fans talk about to this day. However, with the creation ofĀ subgenresĀ on top of subgenres, itā€™s impossible to nail down a few tracks that fairly represent the decade and all the genres as a wholeā€¦ and without bias. That being said, with the best of intentions get ready for a flashback ofĀ someĀ of the top house music tracks from 1980ā€™s until now.

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To Cut the Cord or Not? TikTok Behind Increase in Streams

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Similar to cable TV ā€œcord-cutting,ā€ media executives do not feel threatened by the increasing popularity of the social media app: TikTok.

For more than a decade, cable and broadcast executives brushed aside the threat of cable TV ā€œcord-cuttingā€ (ditching traditional cable TV) as either a nonexistent threat or a temporary phenomenon. There were endless reports about how these users wereĀ poor and unimportantĀ (they werenā€™t), or how the phenomenon would end once Millennials bought homes andĀ started procreatingĀ (it didnā€™t).

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Pick Your Poison: Tech House or Techno? Is Techno Still “Popular”?

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Imagine this: It’s 2018, and you’re a diehard techno fan. Techno has been reigning supreme on the Beatport sales for the last two years, but you just heard the news… tech-house artist Fisher, has just been nominated for a Grammy. You think, “Huh… Didn’t see that coming… Whatever… techno is life and it’s still #1.” Little did you know it was an omen of things to come.

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15 Of The Most Popular Techno Songs Of All Time [1980-2022]

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There are so many tracks that have defined the generation and evolution of techno. From the early days of Detroit techno to the current state of techno, there are tracks that are indelible to the technosphere. With each decade there have been smash hits that techno fans talk about to this day. However, with the creation of subgenres on top of subgenres, it’s impossible to nail down a few tracks that fairly represent the decade and all the genres as a whole… and without bias. That being said, with the best of intentions, turn on that flux capicator hop into this time machine of an article, and get ready for a flashback of some of the top techno tracks from 1980’s until now.

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Is a Warm up DJ Losing Popularity?

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Thereā€™s an art to a good warm-up, itā€™s a skill which is rarely passed on these days. All too quickly, DJs are bemoaned for playing too hard, too fast, or too many bangers, but when have we really spoken to the warm-up DJ? Normally, the warm-up DJ is a young artist whoā€™s managed to sell a few tickets and gotten themselves a gig. And, it seems that warm-up DJs rarely get congratulated on a job-well-done for warming up.

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