Music trends articles

Tips, trends, and music-related news from the Epidemic Sound Music Curation team.

Music trends articles

How to find the perfect travel music to soundtrack your content

Here are some tips to find the best travel music. Discover where to find the best travel video songs, how much they cost, and how to access them.

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How to find the perfect vlog music to soundtrack your content

Check out our quick tips for finding the best vlog music for your content!

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Here are the top tracks used by Twitch streamers in 2022

People use music on Twitch all the time, but what are the most popular genres, moods, and tracks? We put in the work and found out.

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How to find the perfect Valentine's tracks to soundtrack your content

Valentine’s Day is coming up, and no matter how you’re spending it – self-love routines, hanging out with your bestie, or giving smooches to your loved one – you might be in need of some romantic tunes.

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2022's music trend forecast

Another year is coming to an end, so we’ve asked our music curation experts to give us a forecast of the musical landscape of 2022.

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K-Pop special ft. Adelyn Paik

Since the early 2010s, K-Pop has established itself as a worldwide phenomenon. Today, we’ll tell you more about the genre, feature a few Epidemic Sound K-Pop artists and treat you to an exclusive interview with Adelyn Paik.

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Female & non-binary artist spotlight

We believe women and non-binary people must be present in every room. Today, we want to showcase three of our fiercest female and non-binary artists and their top tracks. Curious to get to know them? Read on!

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2021 music trends, so far…

It’s time to summarize the first half of 2021’s music year. Our music experts have hand-picked the best tracks of 2021 so far and compiled them into an album.

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The rise of genreless music

Today, playlists are the new album, and the way people consume music has drastically changed. This blog post will talk about ‘genreless music’ and highlight some great examples of it.

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Ambient music for healing

Did you know ambient music can ease anxiety and even physical pain? This blog post will touch on ambient music’s background, health benefits and showcase our most popular ambient music.

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Afrobeat and the influence of America

Our third and final genre deep dive in celebration of Black History Month is dedicated to afrobeat. Take it away, Kiara Lanier – actress, afrobeat singer, and CEO of Hits For Life Production Company.

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The evolution of R&B

Next up in our Black History Month music series is R&B. Give this blog post a read if you're keen on hearing the founder of Thirdly Media Group, Brodrick Williams's, take on the evolution of one of our smoothest genres: R&B.

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Hip-hop: The heart & soul of modern Black history

Throughout Black History Month, we want to celebrate Black excellence and highlight some of Black culture's immense influence on our music scene. We're doing this by inviting guest writers to deep dive into three music genres that influenced the world: Hip Hop, R&B, and Afrobeat.

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Black History Month: Celebrating Black music excellence

What better way to kick-off Black History Month than by highlighting some exceptional black music in a specially curated album.

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The best tracks of 2020

To wrap up the year, our music curators have hand-picked the best tracks of 2020 and compiled them into an album. Hopefully, these tracks will go on to soundtrack your best shots from the past year.

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A chat with Sarah, the Illstrumentalist

Want to hear all about Sarah the Illstrumentalist's new sound? Read on for a ‘4 to the floor’ with Sarah and the Epidemic Sound Music Curation Team.

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Afrobeats: A vibrant sound to be reckoned with

Afrobeats vs. Afrobeat? What’s the difference? In fact, quite a bit. Read on to learn how and for some exciting Afrobeats highlights, brought to you by Epidemic Sound’s Music Curation Team.

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What music is trending in November?

Our very own music experts, aka the Epidemic Sound Music Curation team, continuously keep track of the latest music trends and monitor the music industry news. Here's what's up in November.

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Soundtrack suggestions from a music curator

Lacking inspiration for your next project or have got great footage but no sound? Our music curation expert, Julia Simonson, has got some stellar tips and suggestions of perfect music for all types of YouTube videos. Read on; you won’t be disappointed!

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Artist Spotlight: HDBeenDope

Follow along as we get to know rapper and producer HDBeenDope while he hits the stage at VidCon 2019.