Has every song already been written? Maybe.
Not a week goes by without an email that goes something like this: “Don’t you think that [insert name of
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Unfortunate Sonic Coincidence
Has Pop Music Finally Run Out of Melodies? There’s an Argument That Says Songwriters Are in Real Trouble
Here are a couple of musical terms you may have heard before: (1) Earworm: Those occasions when a clip of
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Drake Embroiled in Another Tiresome Accusation of Plagiarism
Plagiarism–the act of using someone else’s work without their permission and then passing it off as your own–is serious stuff.
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Another Unfortunate Sonic Coincidence
Kelly Clarkson is the latest to find herself being accused of being unoriginal. Two points, though: 1. She didn’t write
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Here We Go Again with Another Charge of Plagiarism, This Time with Guns ‘N Roses [UPDATE]
Slash’s riff from “Sweet Child O’ Mine” been named one of the best-ever countless times since its release in 1988.
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Another Unfortunate Sonic Coincidence, This Time Involving Muse
Because of the stupid “Blurred Lines”/”Got to Give It Up” trial, everyone is on heightened alert for songs that sound
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Let’s Talk About Musical Plagiarism and What It Really Means
Every once a while, allegations start flying that a new song by Artist A has ripped off an old song
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People Who Have Been Caught Up in Unfortunate Sonic Coincidences
Let me emphasize this once again: there are are only so many ways we can order the notes of the
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FIGHT? Def Leppard vs. One Direction
The cheeky buggers in One Direction are at it again. After co-opting a chunk of The Who’s “Baby O’Reilly” for
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Another Collection of Unfortunate Sonic Coincidences
There are only so many ways you can string together the notes on the Western scale to create pleasing music.
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