America’s Dance 30 w/ Brian Fink

Dylan & Ricky, the guys of Sidepiece, join us officially for the first time on America's Dance 30! In this exclusive interview, Sidepiece talk about an accomplishment that has never been done in the history of the Dance chart!! Plus they share how their #1 "Cry For You", the 2025 version of the iconic September song, was born, how long ago they started working on it, and how many Vs there were of the song before its final release. They also share the crazy story behind how their new song "Misbehave" was born w Aluna, and how long ago they started working on it. Plus the guys answer a question they've never been asked before, and we get to know Sidepiece better w #FinkysFirsts! Find out about: - if music was the first thing they wanted to get into - if 'Party Favor' and 'Nitti Gritti' were their first choices for their original artist project name - if 'Sidepiece' was their first choice for their duo name - the first dance song that made each of them fall in love w EDM - the first time they performed for a crowd - the first thing that 100% would make them cry Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

Nope, it’s not AI… we’ve got HAVEN. & Kaitlin Aragon w us for the first time on America’s Dance 30 to talk their mega viral smash “I Run”! In this exclusive interview, HAVEN. & Kaitlin share how the song was born, when they started working on it, and how many Vs there were of the song before its final release. They also answer a question they’ve never been asked before, and we get to know them better w #FinkysFirsts! Find out about: - if music was the first thing they wanted to get into growing up - if ‘HAVEN.’ & ‘Kaitlin Aragon’ were their first choices for artist project names - the first song Kaitlin learned to sing - the first song HAVEN. produced - the first dance song that made them fall in love w EDM - the first point HAVEN. realized “I Run” was going viral - the first point Kaitlin realized she could sound exactly like the original vocal Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

Multi-Platinum producer James Carter joins us for the FIRST TIME on America's Dance 30! In this exclusive interview, James shares how his latest #1 "Don't Blame Me" was born, how long ago he started working on it, and how many Vs there were of the song before its release. He also answers a question he's never been asked before, and we get to know him better w #FinkysFirsts! Find out about: - if music was the first thing he wanted to get into when he was growing up - the first time he realized that producing or DJ'ing could be a career for him - if using 'James Carter' was his first choice for an artist project name - his first time performing for a crowd - the first time he heard one of his songs on the radio - the first thing to do (and not do) if you're visiting London - the first song he would blame the high on Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

Celebrating another #1 on the dance charts, the icon Kaskade joins us again on America's Dance 30! In this exclusive interview, Ryan shares how "DNCR" was born, how long ago he started working on it, and how many Vs there were of the song before its final release. He also talks all things "Vision Blurred", how it was born w CID & Anabel Englund, and how long ago they started working on it. He also answers a question he's never been asked before, and we get to know him better w #FinkysFavorites! Find out about: - his favorite way to escape all the noise - his favorite emotion that he hopes his fans leave his shows with - his favorite part of playing at the Super Bowl two years ago - his favorite risk he's taken in his career that paid of - what his favorite thing to scream would be right before drops if he couldn't scream "C'MON" Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

Celebrating his second #1 on the dance charts, Will Sass joins us again on America's Dance 30! In this exclusive interview, Will shares how his smash "What If It Takes You Away" was born w Malou, who helped co-write it, how long ago they started working on it, and how many Vs there were of the song before its final release. Will also talks an upcoming release of his, and what megastars he's working on it with!  He also answers a question he's never been asked before, and we get to know Will better w #FinkysFavorites!! Find out about: - his favorite non-musical noise that inspires him - his favorite thing to do to escape the noise - his favorite song that he never fast forwards through - his favorite habit that he knows he should break - where his favorite place to be taken would be Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

The amazing Daya joins us again on America's Dance 30 in celebration of the new reworking of her smash "Hide Away"! In this exclusive interview, Daya shares how "Good Boys (Hide Away)" was born w Albi, and why she decided to revisit her classic hit. She also talks about how her upcoming song w Dillon Francis came together! Daya also answers a question she's never been asked before, and we get to know her better w #FinkysFavorites! Find out about: - her favorite place that she truly feels anonymous - her favorite thing about touring that fans don't see - her favorite misconception about her - her favorite place to hide when things get overwhelming Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

The icon Armin van Buuren joins us again on America's Dance 30 to kick off the new year, celebrate his birthday, AND celebrate another #1 on the dance charts! In this exclusive interview, Armin shares how "Set Me Free" was born w SACHA, how Punctual became part of the project, how long ago they started working on it, and how many Vs there were of the song before its final release. Armin also talks his latest smash "Sun Shines On Me" w Glockenbach! We also dive deeper into his "Piano" album, talk about how (and why) it came together, and the future projects he has in-store for it. Armin also answers a question he's never been asked, and we get to know him better w #FinkysFavorites! Find out about: - his favorite episode of ASOT for personal reasons - his favorite moment of his sets - his favorite family tradition for the holidays - a favorite artist of his outside of electronic music Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

Celebrating the meteoric success he's had in 2025, oskar med k joins us for the first time on America's Dance 30! In this exclusive interview, oskar shares how his latest smash "i think i'm addicted" was born w Haley Joelle, how long ago they started working on it, and how many Vs there were of the song before its release. Oskar also answers a question he's never been asked before, and we get to know him better w #FinkysFirsts! Find out about: - if music was the first thing he wanted to get into growing up - if 'oskar med k' was his first choice for an artist project name, and the meaning behind it - the first song he ever produced - the first time hearing one of his songs on the radio - the first time he performed for a crowd - the first dance song that made him fall in love w EDM - the first thing he thinks he's addicted to Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

She is a MULTI-platinum singer/songwriter who has won MULTI ARIA Awards. She is the first female artist to reach 3 BILLION streams w just one song. And she can now celebrate her first Billboard #1 AND being a part of David Guetta's record breaking 20th #1 on the dance charts!  The amazing Tones and I joins us for the first time on America's Dance 30!! Tones shares how "Gone Gone Gone" was born between her, David Guetta, & Teddy Swims, how long ago they started working on it, and if there were alot of versions of the smash before its release. She also answers a question she has never been asked before, and we get to know Tones better w #FinkysFirsts! Find out about: if music was the first thing she wanted to get into growing up if 'Tones' or 'Tones and I' were her first choices for an artist project name the first thing she does backstage before performing the first time someone recognized her in public the first time she heard one of her songs on the radio the first person that she shares a song with when she's done writing it the first time she met David Guetta Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

Celebrating "nobody (make me feel)" going #1 on the dance charts, the amazing Khalid joins us on America's Dance 30 for the first time!  In this exclusive interview, he shares how the collab came together w oskar med k and how long ago they started working on it. He also talks about his songwriting process. Khalid also answers a question he's never been asked before, and we get to know him better w #FinkysFirsts! Find out about: if music was the first thing he wanted to get into when he was growing up if using his real name for his artist project was his first choice the first song he learned to sing that made him realize it could be a career for him his first time hearing one of his songs on the radio his first introduction to dance music Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

It has been WAY too long.. the icon ILLENIUM joins us again on America's Dance 30 to celebrate all things "Forever"! ILLENIUM shares how the smash was born w Tom Grennan & Alna, and how long ago they started working on it. He also talks about the feeling of finishing a song that has the OG ILLENIUM sound to it. ILLENIUM also shares about eating fried crickets, what Illenials can expect from his upcoming Sphere shows, answers a question he's never been asked before, AND we get to know him better w #FinkysFavorites! Find out about: his favorite way to start producing a song his favorite way to celebrate his birthday a favorite piece of advice he was given his favorite foreign delicacies his favorite collab what favorite sound he would listen to forever Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

Not only is Jessie Reyez a Grammy nominated, multi-platinum singer/songwriter w over 3 billion streams, but she is also a 6x Juno Award winner, best selling author, TedTalk speaker, philanthropist, activist, AND Billboard "Women In Music Impact Award" recipient... and she joins us for the first time on America's Dance 30! She shares how her smash "Ocean" was born w Calvin Harris, and how long ago they started working on it. She also talks about her latest book "Words Of A Goat Princess, Volume II: The People's Purge" and shares how it came together. Jessie also answers a question she's never been asked, and we get to know her better w #FinkysFirsts! Find out about: if music was the first thing she wanted to get into if using her real name for her artist project was her first choice her first time performing for a crowd the first song she ever wrote the first celeb she met where she was starstruck if bungee jumping was her first adrenaline activity her first thought when Calvin told her he was keeping her vocals on "Ocean" Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

Celebrating another #1 on the dance charts, Mau P joins us again on America's Dance 30 to talk all things "Tesla"!  He shares how the song was born, how long ago he started working on it, and how many Vs there were of the song before its release. Mau P also answers a question he's never been asked before, and we get to know him better w #FinkysFavorites! Find out about: what favorite classic song he would remix if there were no licensing restrictions on it what favorite song by another artist made him want to start producing where his favorite place to DJ would be if he could play any venue anywhere his favorite track to throw in his sets because of the crowd reaction his favorite part of his sets his favorite part of producing "Tesla" Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

The amazing Oaks joins us again on America's Dance 30, celebrating the incredible success of her latest song w TELYKAST!  Oaks shares how "Super Powers" was born, how long ago they started working on it, and how many Vs there were of the song before its release.  She also talks about her latest song from her Winona Oak project, and if it's hard to perform heartbreaking songs like "Do You Hate Me Now". Oaks also answers a question she's never been asked before, and we get to know her better w #FinkysFavorites! Find out about: a favorite lyric she's written that hits different every time she sings it which producer would be her favorite to remix one of her songs her favorite part of the songwriting process her favorite part of being Oaks, as oppposed to Winona the favorite super power she wishes she could have Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

Celebrating the upcoming release of his album "Asleep In The Garden Of Infernal Stars", Seven Lions joins us again on America's Dance 30!  In this exclusive interview, he shares how his latest song "So Far Away" was born w Lilly Ahlberg, how long ago they started working on it, and how many Vs there were of the song before its final release!! He also shares what fans can expect from the new album, and where the name of it came from. Seven Lions also answers a question he's never been asked before, and we get to know him better w #FinkysFavorites! Find out about: his favorite non-Seven Lions song of the moment his favorite song to drop in his sets because of the crowd reaction a favorite set that he's seen from another artist his favorite pre and post show rituals his favorite way to escape all the noise Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

Celebrating the release of her new smash "Stay Awake", Linney joins us on America's Dance 30 from ADE in Amsterdam!  In this exclusive interview, she shares how the song was born, how long ago they wrote it, and why she re-recorded the vocals for it. Linney also answers a question she's never been asked before, and we get to know her better w #FinkysFavorites! Find out about: her favorite thing about Amsterdam her favorite thing about performing at The Sphere in Vegas her favorite pre-show ritual her favorite genre of music to listen to her favorite thing about DJ'ing compared to singing her favorite place to write songs Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

** Wait for the end for an amazing surprise by Abi Flynn ** Celebrating her FIRST #1, the amazing Abi Flynn joins us for the first time on America's Dance 30!  She shares how her smash "Move A Little Closer" was born w DVBBS, and her process when she's writing songs.  She also shares how "Phases" was born w Joel Corry! Abi also answers a question she's never been asked before, and we get to know her better w #FinkysFirsts!! Find out about: if music was the first thing she wanted to get into growing up if using her real name for her artist project was her first choice the first song she ever wrote the first thought she had when she was diagnosed w cancer, and what helped her thru the battle the first dance song that made her fall in love w EDM her first impression hearing one of her songs on the radio Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

After nearly 3 years, the amazing Ellie Goulding makes her return to America's Dance 30 to talk all things "Save My Love"!  Ellie shares how the song was born w Marshmello & Avaion, how long ago they started working on it, and why she decided to post a stripped down version of it with her just singing with piano in the studio!! Ellie also shares why she hasn't really been doing interviews lately, answers a question she's never been asked before, AND we get to know her better w #FinkysFavorites! Find out about: her favorite fangirl moment her favorite song to perform her favorite 'Ellie Goulding' era that she'd like fans to rediscover her favorite thing about herself Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

HUGEL joins us for the first time on America's Dance 30, celebrating his FIRST #1 on the U.S. dance charts!  He shares how "Loosen Up" was born w Dawty & Preston Harris, how long ago they started working on it, and how many Vs there were of the smash before its release. He also answers a question he has never been asked before, and we get to know HUGEL better w #FinkysFirsts! Find out about: if music was the first thing he wanted to get into growing up the first thing to see if you're visiting Paris if 'HUGEL' was his first choice for an artist project name his first time playing for a crowd the first dance song that made him fall in love w EDM the first track he made that blew up that he didn't think would blow up Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!

Celebrating another #1 for Swedish House Mafia, Axwell joins us for the FIRST TIME on America's Dance 30 to talk all things "Wait So Long"!  He shares how the song was born, how long ago they started working on it, and how many Vs there were of the song before its final release. Axwell also answers a question he has never been asked before, and we get to know him & SHM better w #FinkysFirsts! Find out about: if music was the first thing he wanted to get into growing up if 'Axwell' was his first choice for an artist project name, and what other pseudonyms he had if 'Swedish House Mafia' was their first choice for the project name his first time playing for a crowd the first dance song that made him fall in love w EDM the first thing he notices about a crowd when he steps out on stage Follow: @AmericasDance30 on all socials! Count down the biggest dance songs in the country every week with Brian Fink on America’s Dance 30; listen on stations around the world!