Richard Spencer, one of the musicians responsible for one of the most sampled drum loops in modern music - but who never got a royalty cheque for his work - has been paid £24,000 (€34,000) after fans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 'Amen break' is the most sampled drum break in music history, appearing in over 6,000 songs. The 20-second break was part of a ...

Some sampled loops are instantly recognisable, but there are very few that have shaped entire genres: the 'Amen Break' is most certainly one. The Winstons were a funk/soul band from Washington DC who ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: Despite being much maligned, the 80s were an incredibly interesting and vibrant time musically speaking. The dust was beginning to settle on the punk phenomenon, and that can-do ...

The 20-second break was part of a song by the Winstons, a multiracial soul band. Despite the Amen break's seminal popularity across music genres, the Winstons never received royalties. Nobody ...