New jack swing, new jack, or swingbeat is a fusion genre of the rhythms and production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop, and the urban contemporary sound of R&B. Spearheaded by producers Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, new jack swing was most popular from the late 1980s to early 1990s.
Janet Jackson's Control, released in 1986, was one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the 1980s.
Michael Jackson holds the record for the best-selling new jack swing album with his 1991 release, Dangerous.
Dance-pop is a subgenre of pop music that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio. Developing from a combination of dance and pop with influences of disco, post-disco and synth-pop, it is generally characterised by strong beats with easy, uncomplicated song structures which are generally more similar to pop music than the more free-form dance genre, with an emphasis on melody as well as catchy tunes. The genre, on the whole, tends to be producer-driven, despite some notable exceptions.
Madonna has been credited for popularizing dance-pop music, since her debut in the early-1980s.
Kylie Minogue, a popular and successful dance-pop musician from the late-1980s until present
Britney Spears is among the main faces of the 2000s and 2010s dance-pop music.
Dua Lipa's disco-influenced dance-pop music received critical acclaim and accolades in the 2020s
