80\\'s Dance Collection - Best Remix (2013)

In 1982, Madonna signed a recording contract with Sire Records, a label owned by Warner Bros. Records.[9] The first release under the label was her self-titled debut album, Madonna (1983).[10] It peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 and was certified five-time platinum by the RIAA.[11][12] She followed the debut album with Like a Virgin (1984), which became her first chart-topper in various countries and was certified diamond by the RIAA.[12] Her third studio album, True Blue (1986), reached number one in a record-breaking 28 countries and was once named the best-selling album by a woman of all time by the 1992 edition of Guinness World Records.[13] During 1987, she released two albums that reached platinum status in the United States: the Who's That Girl soundtrack and her first remix compilation, You Can Dance.[14] Madonna's fourth studio album, Like a Prayer (1989), made her the woman with most Billboard 200 number-one albums of the 1980s (second overall, behind only Bruce Springsteen).[15]

Madonna entered the 1990s with the release of I'm Breathless (1990), which contained songs from and inspired by the film Dick Tracy, and her first greatest hits compilation, The Immaculate Collection (1990).[16] The latter became her second diamond-certified album in the US and remains the best-selling compilation album by a solo artist with global sales of over 30 million units.[12][17] In 1992, Madonna founded her own record label, Maverick Records, as a joint venture with Time Warner. She was paid an advance of $60 million and received 20% royalties from the music proceedings, the highest rate in the industry at the time, equaled only by that of Michael Jackson.[18] Her next releases under Maverick were the studio albums, Erotica (1992) and Bedtime Stories (1994), as well as Something to Remember (1995), a collection of Madonna ballads. All of them reached multi-platinum status in the US.[12] Madonna scored her best-selling studio album of the decade with Ray of Light (1998), which sold over 16 million copies worldwide.[19]

Hip-hop has warped the function and definition of the remix over the years. Early on, artists would occasionally cut extended mixes like their dance music predecessors, but by late '80s and early '90s, remixes provided opportunities for outside producers and MCs to get a crack at an existing song. Nowadays, the mainstream rap remix is usually a matter of keeping the beat and adding a few famous guests, mainly for a stats boost since Nielsen's BDS honors the same song structure.

Remixing a song has long been a part of hip hop culture. From adding additional guest verses to completely changing up the core track, there have been countless rap remixes that have gone down in history as being superior to the original. Here are the 50 best hip hop remixes of all time.

Exemplifying its commitment to provide Los Angeles with inspiring, immersive entertainment for all ages, The Music Center announced its 2013-2014 Season, which includes major dance premieres, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary performances for families and its nationally recognized series of free "do-it-yourself" arts events. According to The Music Center, this extensive group of performances and arts-making opportunities - which includes engagements at all four of its venues and Grand Park - is The Music Center's most comprehensive, diverse season to date.At the same time, The Music Center announced that Renae Williams Niles has been named vice president of programming for The Music Center. Niles was most recently The Music Center's director of programming and responsible for leading The Music Center's highly successful dance series, Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center.Stephen D. Rountree, president and CEO of The Music Center said, "This season truly defines The Music Center's role here in Los Angeles as the place where the community can enjoy distinctive yet relevant performing arts experiences. Our presentations of dance, world arts traditions and participatory performing arts activities complement those presented by our resident companies in theatre, opera, classical and choral music. Together, we ensure the community that a visit to a Music Center venue or to Grand Park means the opportunity to experience the best in the performing arts."

France's best-known modern dance company, Ballet Preljocaj, made a striking impression with The Music Center audiences in the 2011-2012 season with "Blanche Neige" ("Snow White") at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Now, Angelin Preljocaj, who has been compared to Diaghilev, is bringing his "The Nights," inspired by "One Thousand and One Nights" (June 20-22, 2014).A unique offering, Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center is presenting "James Brown: Get on the Good Foot, a Celebration in Dance," co-presented by The Music Center and The Apollo Theater (February 14-16, 2014) and conceived by artistic director/choreographer Otis Sallid, whose credits include "Smokey's Joe's Cafe" on Broadway, Spike Lee's films "School Daze," "Do the Right Thing," "Malcolm X," and the 2006 Super Bowl half time show. "Get on the Good Foot" will be performed by the Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) and will feature new dances from choreographers including Souleymane Badolo (Burkina Faso), Ronald K. Brown (United States), Thang Dao (Vietnam),Derick K. Grant (United States), Aakash Odedra (United Kingdom), and Abdel Salaam (United States). Tango and Hip Hop will also be featured in the work. 2b1af7f3a8