Random music news for Thursday, August 4, 2002
Over US$80 million was spent on the Batgirl movie. Now it’s being junked because it’s “irredeemable.” And you thought you
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Random music news for Saturday, December 11, 2021
I am really, really looking forward to tomorrow’s F1 race. Are you on Team Lewis or Team Max? Now let’s
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This is the most-sampled song in hip-hop and how it came to be that way
In 1985, Slick Rick and Doug. E. Fresh released a track called “La Di Da Di.” Since then, it’s become
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Another 2019 wrap: The state of sampling in music
Tracklib, a company that offers legal clearance of samples for use in songs, has released its State of Sample 2019
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What is the state of sampling in 2019? A new report explains what’s going on.
TrackLib is a service that allows creators of music to discover and license original recordings for use as samples in
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Good Friday timesuck: A lecture on the history of sampling
If you’re counting the minutes until the weekend starts, burn up half an hour to watch this fantastic lecture on
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 810: The 90s, Part 1: The Foundational Changes That Made Everything Possible
Writing history takes a very long time. Sure, you could write everything down as it happens, but that’s only really
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The Most Sampled Song in the World. You’ve Definitely Heard it Before
Can you guess the title and who performed the most sampled song in history? According to WhoSampled.com, 1969’s “Amen, Brother”
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The Range Samples Amateur Musicians on YouTube and Makes Some Awesome Music
How much time do you spend on YouTube each month? One-man electro-pop act, James Hinton, aka the Range, spent over
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Madonna Just Won a 26-Year-Old Copyright Case
Remember “Vogue,” Madonna’s hit song from 1990 that introduced the world to a hand-swirling, hip-gyrating dance craze? The courts haven’t.
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Random Music News for Wednesday, June 1, 2016
June? Already? Here’s your music news. Here’s how things work in the US when it comes to the music business.
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