C+C Music Factory was a dance music production group (led by Robert Clivillés and David Cole) distinguished for having seven #1 Dance/Club Play hits in the early to mid 1990s, as well as several pop crossover hits, one of which "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" reached #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 and R&B singles charts. The group also released singles and albums under alternate names (such as Clivillés + Cole); the last offspring was called MVP. Clivillés and Cole also produced various hits for other artists such as Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Deborah Cooper, and many others.

C+C Music Factory earned a total of 35 music industry awards worldwide, including five Billboard Awards, five American Music Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards.