Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each hit song brings with it a “familiarity, which makes it easier for the new song to connect,” says HSD. In the case of Swift, ...

It was the middle of June when more than two dozen songwriters, producers, and publishing representatives poured into an expansive, secluded creator’s “compound” just outside of Los Angeles’ wealthy ...

The GRAMMYS have just changed the game, at least in relation to what songs can be nominated for awards. Before now, a song that featured a sample or an interpolation of another song would not be ...

Interpolations — which incorporate elements of familiar songs into new ones — are a phenomenon that’s here to stay in many genres. Like using gonzo remakes of classic tracks in trailers, it’s a way of ...

If you’ve been paying close attention to mainstream pop music lately, you may have noticed that a lot of it sounds vaguely like something you’ve already heard before.

The 50 best interpolations found in songs from this century. By Billboard Staff It’s one of pop music’s most enjoyable parlor games, and one of its highest stakes: What old song does that new song ...

From Patsy Cline to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, here are the samples and interpolations on Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter. By Kyle Denis Beyoncé doesn’t just drop albums, she drops incredibly dense, multilayered ...

The first instalment of the series is released today, with Makaya McCraven’s interpolation of “Big Shot City”. From the Latin drum and bass rhythms applied to “Big Shot City” by Makaya McCraven to the ...