Alexandra Fiorentino-Swinton is a GRAMMY.com contributor.
2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the song that gave a name to an influential musical phenomena; a song that became an anthem for Philadelphia and for an entire era of Black art and culture. Written and produced by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, "T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)" represented the pinnacle of what is known as Philadelphia soul —…
There is perhaps no sound that defines disco better than Donna Summer's hypnotic "I Feel Love." Indeed, the 45-year-old track was crowned the greatest dance song of all time earlier this year by Rolling Stone. Amidst the 2020s’ ongoing disco resurgence — from Kylie Minogue’s Disco to Beyoncé’s Renaissance, which features a prominent re-interpretation of "I Feel Love" — Donna…
