Rick Beato outlines the latest practice in popular music…interpolation.

It’s all bullshit, though. It’s just a term that lawyers came up with for stealing. I mean, the Dua Lipa riff on INXS is so ridiculous. I’m glad the band got a writing credit. Still, all of these examples are just stealing. It’s a one-half step away from sampling, which is almost always stealing unless the artist gets permission i.e. getting the original writer(s) credit.