Zel McCarthy

2025 Year End List, Dance Songs

The 50 Best Dance Tracks of 2025: Staff Picks

12/18/25

Katie Bain, Kat Bein, Eric Renner Brown, Zel McCarthy , Rachel Narozniak, Krystal Rodriguez, Andrew Unterberger, Ana Yglesias

2025 Year End List, Dance Songs

The 25 Best Dance Albums of 2025: Staff Picks

12/16/25

Katie Bain, Kat Bein, Eric Renner Brown, Zel McCarthy , Rachel Narozniak, Krystal Rodriguez, Andrew Unterberger, Ana Yglesias

Clockwise, from top left: Danny Tenaglia, Dua Lipa and Calvin Harris, Crystal Waters, Cajmere, and Paul Johnson

The 50 Best House Songs of All Time: Staff List

9/30/25

Katie Bain, Kat Bein, Joe Lynch, Zel McCarthy , Krystal Rodriguez, Andrew Unterberger

Staff Picks, Best Dance Songs, Donna Summer, Avicii, Aphex Twin, Frankie Knuckles, Daft Punk and Madonna

The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time: Staff List

3/28/25

Andrea Domanick, Andrew Unterberger, Elias Leight, Jason Lipshutz, Joe Lynch, Kat Bein, Katie Bain, Krystal Rodriguez, Lily Moayeri, Melinda Newman, Thomas Smith, Zel McCarthy , Eric Renner Brown

Beyoncé

Snubs! Clubs! Beats! Beyoncé!: A Roundtable On The 2023 Grammys Dance Categories

2/2/23

Katie Bain, Zel McCarthy , Krystal Rodriguez, Kat Bein

Ten City

2022 Dance/Electronic Grammy Preview: Ten City on Friendship, Frankie Knuckles & Never Betting Against House

4/1/22

Zel McCarthy

Leaving Laurel

Months After His Death, Producer Pierce Fulton’s Legacy Takes Form on Final Project

9/3/21

Zel McCarthy

Sasha

20 Questions With Sasha: On Quarantine in Ibiza & Why Some of His Biggest Projects Aren’t Streaming

5/11/21

Zel McCarthy

Soul Clap

Coronaraving: The Business Implications Behind All Those Livestreamed DJ Sets

4/9/20

Zel McCarthy

La Roux

In the Dance Field, the Grammys Fail Their Own Diversity Standards

1/24/20

Zel McCarthy

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