Normani’s single “Wild Side” recently dropped, attracting attention with its prominent sample of Aaliyah’s hit song “One in a Million.” But the late singer’s uncle said this week that Normani wasn’t ...

In case you missed the latest in hip-hop drops, rapper 21 Savage recently released his fourth studio album, “What Happened to the Streets?” While a new drop is usually cause for excitement, his ...

The Scorpions hit song "No One Like You" has been sampled in "4 Da Gang," the newest song by rappers 42 Dugg and Roddy Ricch. The Blackout album track, which was released in 1982, is used at the ...

Doja Cat and SZA’s ‘Kiss Me More’ and Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa’s ‘Prisoner’ sample a song that was meant for Rod Stewart Olivia Newton-John told Entertainment Weekly about the origin of one of her ...

Hayleigh Bosher does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The WWE wrestler-turned-movie star is facing legal claims the intro to his theme song is based on a sample of a 1974 recording was never properly cleared. By Bill Donahue WWE superstar and actor John ...

Whether you want to sample a metal riff for a rap track or need a tasty arrangement for a Beatles tune, these choices have a big impact on a song. When Paul McCartney penned “Yesterday” in 1965, ...

Hip-hop has had a strong connection to reggae music since the days of DJ Kool Herc’s summer house parties in the early 1970s. Hip-hop’s foundation was built on elements of the Jamaican sound system ...

How to Write One Song is an okay book by a great songwriter. Unlike the carefully crafted lyrics of Tweedy’s songs for his band Wilco, the prose in How to Write One Song often feels more like a daily ...

There is no question that Biggie Smalls sampled a 1974 song. Will his heirs escape copyright liability anyway? By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large With various musicians being sued left and ...