DNCE

DNCE is an American dance-rock band consisting of lead singer Joe Jonas, drummer Jack Lawless, and guitarist JinJoo Lee. Bassist and keyboardist Cole Whittle was a part of the band from when it started in 2015 to when it went on hiatus in 2018.
== History and name ==
Lead singer Joe Jonas originally rose to fame as a member of the band the Jonas Brothers, alongside his brothers, Nick and Kevin. For varying lengths of time, guitarist JinJoo Lee and drummer Jack Lawless played guitar and the drums, respectively, as part of the Jonas Brothers' live backing band.
The concept for DNCE first came to Joe and Jack while they were living together, but due to their busy schedules, the project was postponed. But in 2015, Joe, Jack, and JinJoo formally merged to form DNCE. Even though they had already started writing music, the band was having trouble finding a fourth person to complete their lineup. For the music of DNCE, Joe started collaborating with American singer-songwriter Justin Tranter. Because of this, Joe and Cole Whittle, the former bassist for Tranter's band Semi Precious Weapons, became friends. In the end, Cole joined the group on a full-time basis.
The band's name, DNCE, was inspired by a line from a song about being too drunk to spell the word "dance." JinJoo later said that "much like the spelling of the word, you don't have to be a perfect dancer to dance in life," and Joe later added that the group chose the name because it captured the "imperfect awesome[ness] of the four of [them] together."
== Career ==
On September 18, 2015, the group released "Cake by the Ocean," their first single. Despite a slow start, the song eventually reached the top 10, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. On October 23, 2015, the group released their first extended play, Swaay.
On January 31, 2016, DNCE made a brief cameo appearance in the Fox television special Grease: Live, a live performance of the Broadway musical Grease. The group performed "Cake by the Ocean," "Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay," "Born to Hand Jive," and the Crickets' "Maybe Baby" during a high school dance scene as Johnny Casino and the Gamblers.
On February 26, 2016, DNCE was featured on Hailee Steinfeld's single, "Rock Bottom", from the update of her debut extended play, Haiz, which was then considered the main version of the song.
On May 17, 2016, "Toothbrush," the second single from Swaay, was being sent to contemporary hit radio. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song reached its peak at position 44.
On September 14, 2016, DNCE announced their self-titled debut studio album and its release date. The album's lead single, "Body Moves," was released on September 30. Other songs from Swaay that are included on the album include "Cake by the Ocean," "Toothbrush," and "Pay My Rent," while the fourth song, "Jinx," was only available on the Swaay EP. Three promotional singles were subsequently released for three Fridays in a row: "Be Mean" on November 11, "Good Day" on November 4, and "Blown" (featuring Kent Jones) on October 28. The album was released on November 18—the following Friday.
On April 14, 2017, the group released the song "Kissing Strangers," which featured rapper Nicki Minaj.
On August 25, 2017, DNCE was a featured on a remade version of the song "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. 
On January 26, 2018, DNCE dropped the single "Dance." They appeared on the April 6 single "Hands Up" by Italian record producer duo Merk & Kremont. They released People to People, their second extended play, on June 15.
In late February 2019, the Jonas Brothers announced their comeback. Jonas and Lawless resumed work with them and DNCE is on hiatus for more than three years.
DNCE announced their comeback on February 7, 2022, but without Cole Whittle. As their comeback single on February 25, 2022, DNCE was featured on the song "Dancing Feet" by Norwegian DJ and music producer Kygo. On May 6, 2022, another single "Move" was released. On July 18, 2022, they will releasing their next single "Got Me Good."
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