Female titans of '90s house music on their fight to be seen 

Martha Wash, Crystal Waters, Cece Peniston, Robin S., and Thea really made the 90s such a great decade for dance/house music. Glad to see them all still going strong.

"Rhythm is a Dancer" transports you right back into the 90s the seconds you hear it. Still holds up to this day!

Martha is the voice of a generation. These ladies need to tour and cover each other.

These ladies kept me dancing throughout the 90’s. They deserve their flowers.

This was HISTORIC 🫨They are are legends 🪩🎉💃🏻 and their music will live on for generations 🫶🏼

People may not realize this, but those women in that room have the most powerful voices in the world of music..... clap back if you feel me!!!

No autotuned, no mixer to enhance an already voice of perfection, this is the legacy

The ending gave me chills. The entertainment industry is still this way. It’s very hard for women to break through. These ladies are the groundbreakers and djs still rock their tracks thirty years later!💪💄

I remember seeing Martha Wash perform at a club event. They were having audio issues. She was so professional and just started belting it out with no mic. Her voice was so powerful that no one even notice. Then the mic was fixed and everyone was like "wow, what a voice!"

they need to go on tour together!

Oh my goodness, hearing Robin S sing made me tear up. These women are amazing1

I was a fitness trainer in the 90”s-2000’s…These ladies were my go-to artists for the best workout music ever! My classes were always packed & this music had a lot to do with it! ❤

I owned a record store from 1999-2012 which were the best years of my life. I worked with each one of these legends at some point during those years. One of my best memories was doing an in-store signing with Martha Wash. She is a queen and I felt she should be treated like one. So I rented a huge over the top crushed velvet queen's throne from a Hollywood prop house for her to sit at while she did her autographing. When she came in and saw her throne, she was mortified. She said "I can't sit there... " she was so humbled and modest. We eventually talked her into it and what do you know, everyone loved it and felt she deserved it... just like I did! Good times.

OMG Robin S that VOICE!!!!!! Just DAMNNN. Sent chills down my spine! So much power and clarity in just a few notes!!!!! I love ALL of these ladies and all of their music sooo much!

Martha Wash, Crystal Waters and Cece Peniston made some of the greatest records of the 90s (in Martha Wash’s case, 80s as-well and in Crystal’s case 00’s too) decade. Incredible vocalists. Martha really played them at their own game and made bank, as she should, off her music.

I don’t know how many cocktails & drinks I’ve spilled on myself (and others) dancin’ to these Titans of house music. 😂 The 90s was one big dance floor and everyone was on it. Ahh, the nostalgia!

OMG, i need the longer version of this interview. These women are legends, iconic powerhouses of the genre. The best that ever did it. Thank you gma3 for bringing these beautiful women together to share their stories.

These women are indeed legends and they broke glass ceilings in the club music/house music genre. 👑❤🔥

Excellent representation of such a great era in music. There were truly so many, if we could gather them all, we’d fill a stadium. How about the 80s ladies of the freestyle era? Exposé, Taylor Dayne, Cover Girls, Lisa Lisa, Sweet Sensation, Nayobe. They’re all still actively touring and performing and they so deserve recognition for coming up in an even tougher era for women in music.

This was so great to see! Martha Wash paved the way for so many in the music industry and she doesn’t get the recognition she deserves. Thank you for sharing your platform with these legends!

Don’t forget Melanie Thornton of La Bouche. Melanie died in a place crash near Zurich a few months after Aaliyah in 2001. I am now 50, and I grew up in Virginia Beach when all this music came out in the late 80’s and early 90’s. It captured me. I believe Lose Ends was a bridge from R&B to Techno Dance music. To this day, Rhythm is a Dancer gives me chills. To this day, many black Americans and other black people around the globe who know our music and artists never mention these important Black women to the world of music. To me, music is music. There is no race in music. I listen to heavy metal, hard rock, R&B, a little bit of country, Rap, Reggae, Afro Beats, and so on. I love music. It happened for me when I was in my mothers womb in 72. My mother said my father would put headphones on her belly and would play Jimmy Hendrix. I had no idea as a kid why I loved Jimmy’s music so much until my mother told me this story about 15 years ago. I love music. For a little bit of history, I actually grew up in VA Beach with Timerland and Pharelle Williams. We all used to hang out at Future Record in VA Beach. Future Records belong to Teddy Riley. I saw many stars before they started to come through future records.

We need a concert with ALL OF THESE TALENTED LADIES💯♥

This was well over due! These women made house what it is today. I hope that someone, somewhere does an hour long interview with them.

This made my heart smile❤ These ladies played a vital role in my high school and college years and I can't thank them enough. Glad to see them getting the flowers the absolutely deserve💐

THESE ARE THE FUCKING QUEENS

As a New York City club rat in 1980s and ‘90s, I absolutely with my whole heart give these ladies their 🌹🌸💐🌺🌷🥀🌼 🌺🪻. These ladies are among the G.O.A.T. who brought me years of so much joy and priceless precious memories that I still smile about this very day! Queens all in the true sense of the word. 👑👑❤👑👑❤️👑👑👑❤️

This segment should've included Paris Grey, lead singer for Inner City. 5 #1 Billboard dance music hits and the house record "Good Life" is STILL played in dance clubs all over because it's MAGIC. If you really want to check out a mind-blowing house record you have to hear the epic cut "Can You Party?" (often mistaken for being titled "Can You Feel It?") by Royal House. OMG, your speakers will melt !

Legends. They should go on tour sometime. 90s house music was the best!

This brought tears to my eyes. Those songs are the soundtrack to my high school years. I remember one of the KC radio stations would play nothing but house music on Friday nights, so we would listen as we cruised. Didn't matter whose car we were in, we listened to that station.

Legends, period. Crystal Waters was one of my introductions to house as a kid in the 90s. And who doesn't know Martha Wash's voice? All of them are true talents.

Absolute legends…some of the best dance music ever created

*I.* *HAVE.* *GOOSEBUMPS.* I am a club goer from the 90's, I still have CD's of all these talented and beautiful artists, they could put their voices out today and they'd still be chart toppers. ❤

You have my total respect for giving these Iconic women space at YOUR table. Honestly, they should have a whole 10-part documentary. These are just a few of the women who had historic impact on dance music history.

CeCe Peniston, Crystal Waters, Martha Wash, Robin S. and Thea Austin. Been listening to you ladies since the 90’s. 🤗

Wow 🤩! These Queens were the voices of the 90s!!!! True living legends and it’s not to be questioned!

Oh my gosh! Can you imagine a project with all of them. These are house music legends! There music is being played, sung to and danced to at this moment. Their music will forever be

Omg!!! All of these ladies are sooooooo famous but we see so little of them! Why?! Songs are legends. Even in Russia at dance parties when I was a kid with my parents.

Goosebumps! Seeing them together is AWESOME!! Give them their flowers, and then give them more flowers!! Legends, icons!

These women are icons! I didn’t even know all there names but I’ve heard so many remix’s with their vocals and these are the songs that have got me moving the most! RESPECT!

Definitely need an album with all of them!!! 2024!

These women are truly the GOATS!!! This interview should have been much MUCH longer!! 😭😭

This almost made me cry. I was never a fan back in the day but seeing them full of joy just got me moved. Have to salute their talents!😊

Martha Wash, for me a legend of dance music. She has an incredible power in her voice. She has a long career, performed in the 70th as a background singer with the legendary Sylvester, after that she was one member of the weather girls, then singer by C+C Music Factory and Black Box.

How have they not worked on a World Tour together ???…That would be an INSANE CONCERT !!

As a singer/ songwriter, I feel like these are my "big sisters" in music. Life at HU would NOT have been the same without these ladies!! Sybil is missing from this group!

Omg! This is why it’s my favorite genre. The voices, the people who made others sound good. The titans. I pray they are overloaded with flowers. 💐

These women truly are legends, so much more talent than most modern day pop stars! I get goosebumps hearing them sing… Robin S singing is heaven! Love these ladies!

This was cool and Yes Martha is the original Diva! love it!

WONDERFUL! This interview just wasn’t long enough.

I CANNOT believe this incredible group of women is sitting together in this interview. These women are musical geniuses. For anyone too young for this era, you would NOT believe how groundbreaking these songs were in their prime. They're still brilliant, but man-- those were the days!!! :D

THANK YOU for this ICONIC SHOW!!!! These ladies' voices STILL give us all chills to hear their vocals on tracks that start our mornings! ROBYN S!!!! Her voice!!!

Please give us more of these Divas! A concert, tiny desk concert, anything please!

I really wish there was more to this interview. I'm sure there is but they always cut things short for the viewing audience, especially with RU-vid videos.

Still loving the Crystal Waters collab with StoneBridge's "Be Kind (S69 Classic Mix)" and Inaya Day's "Long Day (JX-C Mix) on the Fierce Angel's "The Collection" compilations. Inaya Day, Shena and Diane Charlemange (R.I.P.) deserves a shout out too. With different house music compilations, those three do make alot of unexpected appearances.

I had the opportunity (and the pleasure) of meeting Robin S and spending most of the day with her when "Show Me Love" was just hitting, and she was booked to play a set at the nightclub where I had a residency (Pleasuredome, in Niagara Falls, NY). I've worked with numerous artists over the years, and I can tell you that I've never met a more gracious and kind woman in my life, and as for that voice, all I can say is WOW!!!! She has an extremely rare gift, and her voice sounded even better live than it does on the record, where it sounds spectacular! Oh, one more thing, kids. There was no autotune back in the day. Just #PureTalent!!!

This is historic, to have all of these lady legends of house music in one interview.👏🙌 These hits are still being played today on tv, in clubs, weddings, movies. It's about time these ladies got their flowers.

I’m only 27 but I know these lovely ladies voices because of the 99 cent store in my neighborhood in Harlem would play their jams! When I hear them, I get transported back to that 99 cent store. ❤❤❤❤

QUEENS!! They're so fly! Repping DC, Chicago, and the OG's. Thank you for all you contributed not just to "House" or "Dance" but to BLACK AMERICAN MUSIC.

I wasn't I to house/club music, but these ladies deserve their flowers now for how they turned out parties back then. Their vocal range is mind blowing. Glad to see they are still around.

Women with talent who didn't have to show it all absolutely stunning and talented 💕

They are the pillars of the mainstream music that we hear now in today's music. Just quality because then back in the days it was more about the music, and entertaining people together at parties instead of interacting on their phone. Glad to be born in the 80s and raised and danced in the 90s

The Iconic Queens of House: Martha Wash, Cece Penstion, Crystal Waters, Robin S., Thea Austin, are Legends! I've been waiting since I was a teen playing their tracks on my mixed cassettes. Patiently waiting these Iconic Queens receiving their recognition! "Finally, Everybody, Showing them love, cuz Rhythm is (history) La da dee la dee da!!!"

I absolutely adore Martha Wash.. and too see her there with Robin S, Crystal Waters, Thea Austin made my heart flutter. I love dance music and listen to it everyday including these Queens who put the glitter and sparkles in my life with their music.

These phenomenal women sang the soundtrack to our lives..thanks for this story GMA

These ladies need to be celebrated in every day music not just house !I have so many memories from 10 to being in the clubs that this music is apart of and when I hear these songs I’m transported in such a nostalgic way too the first time I heard these songs ,and what you felt the first time you heard each of these songs and the ladies singing it!

Ooooh, I WISH they would get together and give a an entire album 🥰😍🥰😍!!

I grew up in the 90’s and I have all those beautiful ladies on my playlist.

I grew up in Japan from 89-95 (through high school) and danced my ass off to their music in the clubs as well as by myself with my Walkman/Discman/ MDplayer.

I wish this was longer! I want a 90's Dance music documentary and tour!

CeCe is so lovely… spoke to her on insta before I was unfairly kicked off their app… MARTHA WASH is so legendary as are ALL these LADIES! I have mad love and respect for them all! Love their music so much! They should do a tour together

all these women have legendary voices; but I must admit, Martha Wash is the only one whose name I know by memory. So thank you for giving all of them all exposure.

I’m glad I lived in the 90s with memories of when these songs came out. There’s nothing like the reaction of the crowd when these jams came on and made everybody dance together.

I want a world tour and I want to go see all of these legends together on stage.

Been on tour with two of these sisters and they had big hearts and big talents and have influenced my daughters musically.❤❤❤

MARTHA WASH!!!!!! YEEEESSSSS!! ONE OF THEEEE MOST ICONIC VOICES OF THE 90s! She deserves this recognition after what CC group did to her! >:(

Great idea 💡 to bring these artists together! House is UNSUNG. Now this is JOURNALISM!! Thanks GMA! 🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

They are still Factors in today's music!!! Respect to the Queens of House music. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

They should all tour together in 2024! Love them all!!!❤️

Please put these girls on the road on a tour!! I would pay hundreds to see them all in one spot!!❤

Disco had a baby and named her House Music. Born in 1977 from “The Queen of Disco”, Donna Summer, I Feel Love…put her down for nap (8os) and woke her up around 1990…these ladies nurtured her sound…and WOW !!😀🪩❤️

I was a little girl and I used to listen to the radio on Friday and Saturday nights when they would do “Club Mixes” on the radio. And I would just sing my little heart out to Show Me Love, Finally (😍!!!!). I fell in love with House then and I still love it today. Undiluted pure House music PERIOD. 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

Those songs are timeless. They will forever be hits.

These women's voices were the power ballets of the 90's. This is amazing seeing them all sitting down together like this. Just to know some were not allowed to be on the video or live singing their own songs- we should never allow this to happen again. People want to see the real singer sing their own hit, period.

Growing up in a little town in distant New Zealand these women and their songs were heard valued and adored ❤

I would LOVE to hear new music from these ladies. It would go to the top of the charts in EDM music.

Me and my mom use to jam to all of those songs. I might have veen young. But i never forgot the music.

I remember hearing "Finally" when I was in junior high back in '92. It's still a great song. My kids (7 and 3) like it too

This segment is a direct response to the success Beyoncé’s Renaissance album… I wonder why it took mainstream media 30+ years for this recognition.

True icons. They need a whole documentary.

It’s about time! They recognize the ladies!❤❤❤❤

Let’s not forget Rochelle Fleming and Loleatta Holloway. They were some of the most sampled singers in dance music history.

These ladies are iconic

I just need all of them on tour now. Legendary Lady's ❤

I've been telling people for years about how all these women are the titans and pioneers of house music. Give them their due.

It makes me happy to see these ladies get their flowers. Thank you GMA

I danced to their music like there was no tomorrow! Still do sometimes to work out😅❤🎉

This made me smile. I still play all of their music constantly. Respect to them all 🙏🏾

Omg the sounds of my tweenhood. Bless these women for blessing us with their voices

Words can not express the impact of these ladies in Music History. Thank You

Omg. Memories of being a teenager are coming back as soon as I heard their music.