The Chainsmokers are musicians.
Electronic dance music ( also known as EDM , dance music , club music , or simply dance ) is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs , raves , and festivals . In the United Kingdom and in continental Europe , EDM is more commonly called ` dance music ' or simply ` dance ' . By the early 2010s , the term `` electronic dance music '' and the initialism `` EDM '' was being pushed by the United States music industry and music press in an effort to rebrand American rave culture . Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s . The terms `` popular music '' and `` pop music '' are often used interchangeably , although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many styles . The Chainsmokers . The EDM-pop duo achieved a breakthrough with their 2014 song '' #Selfie '' , which was a top twenty single in several countries .