More than 60 bands will roll into Fairplay this weekend to show us what theyve got. Meet a sampling here. From: San Diego, Ca.The Players: Chris Pollock, aka Father time, on drums and sound engineer, ...

Joanna Demers, assistant professor of music history and literature, University of Southern California Is the creative appropriation of previously recorded music theft? Or is that act, better known as ...

"Trap and drill music sampling the old school classics sucks. I have tried to listen to akina Ice Spice and some new Gen Z music with some 90s samples, but I just can't. Lots of bass and auto-tune and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared is attorney for music, entertainment, and digital media. AI companies like Suno and Udio are training on musicians' catalogs ...

Sampling has become hugely popular in the music industry, and its ability to inspire inventive tracks has earned it the respect of artists and critics alike. However, the outdated nature of the laws ...

Although music sampling—the reuse of previous music in a new song or piece—is a rich, centuries-old tradition, we seldom hear about its successes. On one hand, the mass media seems to have drawn a ...

Heading into its homestretch, Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music, examines “a musical revolution that was not only inspired by recording but born from its history: the art ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: Despite being much maligned, the 80s were an incredibly interesting and vibrant time musically speaking. The dust was beginning to settle on the punk phenomenon, and that can-do ...

Although newer artists and producers continue to breathe new life into the endless possibilities of sampling, there’s been growing criticism of contemporary popular music reaching back to sample the ...

It may seem impossible to combine classical music, one of the oldest genres of music, with Korean pop (K-pop), an internationally trending genre. But it’s probable. The first song to sample classical ...