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Dubstep invades dance floors, D&B lovers disappear. A more commercial form of the music grows stronger – thanks to the first D&B number one: DJ
Fresh and Rita Ora’s Hot Right Now.

When Dubstep invades dance floors in 2008, it’s like UK garage all over again. What happened to all the D&B lovers? Where did they go? But as those in the underground ponder the state of the nation, above the surface, a more commercial form of the music is growing stronger and stronger – thanks to festival headline sets from Pendulum and the very first D&B UK number one single: DJ Fresh and Rita Ora’s Hot Right Now.

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