On the latest episode of Billboard On the Record, the multi-hyphenate talks his new Earth, Wind & Fire documentary, ...

Musician and producer Questlove discussed the history of sampling in music and its parallels with generative AI in the latest ...

In this piece producer, DJ, and recording artist Chris Read looks at some of the best legal and technical practices for effective music sampling, as well as how artists can better monetize music for ...

Legendary producer Jimmy Jam reflects on five decades of change in the music industry, from the rise of synthesizers and sampling to today's AI revolution. He explains why every technological leap has ...

Sampling has become a huge part of music production. However, you must choose a sample that matches other aspects of your song. Sampling has become one of the most influential strategies in modern ...

Mason Youngblood, a psychologist at City University of New York, has found a way to study cultural conformity bias in groups of people by studying music sampling used on commercially sold songs. In ...

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 ...

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 ...

While many music creators are eager to draw on elements of music from the past, actually legally sampling tracks is typically a slow and expensive project. In this op-ed, Pär Almqvist discusses an ...

In the summer of 2017, when Daniel Hansford was 17 and on vacation with his family, “Josie” by Steely Dan came on the car stereo. Though he was hearing the song for the first time, Hansford believed ...

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 ...

Do you keep hearing people talk about sampling rate in music? But aren’t certain what that actually is?? Well, friend, you’ve come to the right place. On a fundamental level, sampling rate is a result ...