''Dance Music Report'', initially ''Disco News'' and later ''DMR'', was a biweekly U.S. trade magazine oriented toward

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and radio DJs in the

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industry. The magazine was first published in September 1978, changed its name from ''Disco News'' to ''Dance Music Report'' in 1979, and folded in 1992, when it merged with its Canadian counterpart, ''Streetsound''. The owner of the magazine and its copyright was Disco News, Inc., based in

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. The magazine was started as a

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(who later founded

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) and two of his college friends, Scott Anderson and Steve Singer, who all lived together in an apartment/office. The magazine was sold mostly through subscriptions, but in its later years was sold in bulk through record stores. The first editors were Silverman and Anderson, followed by Stephanie Shepherd for the last 10 years of its run. ''DMR'' content included North American regional reporting on local music and happenings, retail and radio reports from around the U.S.,

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news, industry updates, an annual readers' poll, and year-end charts with BPMs. Two of ''DMRs writers continued in the industry: Cliff Sheppard, columnist for "On The Rap Tip," and as a recording artist - mainly using the moniker Shep-Dog -, writer and producer on the now-defunct indie, Rockaway Records and Gary Hayslett, founder of a magazine called ''Remix Service Authority'', specializing in reviews of releases by

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s. After ''DMR'' folded, Hayslett's magazine was renamed to '' Dance Music Authority'' and its coverage was expanded to include the same kind of content as ''DMR''. The annual

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was launched in 1980 as a joint venture between ''Dance Music Report'' and ''Rockpool'' magazines.

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