The age of recycling in the world of music: Sampling
Music is in an age of recycling, where new sounds incorporate the old, and tradition is repackaged as invention.
There is a growing trend in pop music where artists seem to pluck the strings of nostalgia when curating new bodies of work.
Familiar tunes, familiar voices, echoes of famous songs that came before them.
As we look to the charts right now, and the trajectory of music going forwards, it can be said that we are witnessing the rise of sampling in music.
Music News Blitz’s Isaac James breaks down everything you need to know.
‘Mic Drop’ episode 3: Women and politics in music
The latest episode of Music News Blitz’s Mic Drop podcast saw host Katie Slater joined by Will Gardner and Nisha Cullen to discuss women in music production and the growing intersection between music and politics.
The bedroom producer era: How Gen Z is redefining the music industry from home studios
From laptops to budget microphones, young creators are turning bedrooms into hit-making factories, proving that talent and innovation no longer need million-dollar studios.
In the age of TikTok, SoundCloud and YouTube, a generation of musicians is rewriting the rules of music production.
These bedroom producers are creating chart-topping hits without ever stepping into a professional studio, writes Music News Blitz’s Lindokuhle Mlombo.