WhoSampled

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WhoSampled
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Type of businessSubsidiary
Type of site
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Available inEnglish
Founded2008; 18 years ago (2008),
in London, England
OwnerSpotify
[[Organizational founder|FounderTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Nadav Poraz
URLwww.whosampled.com
CommercialYes[1]
RegistrationOptional
Launched1 October 2008; 17 years ago (2008-10-01)[2][3]
Current statusActive

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WhoSampled is a website and app database of information about sampled music or sample-based music, interpolations, cover songs, and remixes. As of May 2026, the website contains 1,334,420 songs and 415,918 artists in its catalog.[4]

In November 2025, it was acquired by Spotify, a media firm and streaming service provider based in Stockholm, Sweden.[5] The acquisition promised users reduced moderation waiting times, elimination of display advertisements and free apps with full functionality.[6]

History

Nadav Poraz founded the site in London in 2008, as a way to track musical samples and cover songs.[7] Mobile apps were released in 2012 and 2014 for iPhone and Android, respectively.[8] The website's database is user-generated and reviewed by moderators before the content goes live. As of 2026, the site's most sampled track is "Amen, Brother" by the Winstons, which contains the most sampled drum break in music history, having been sampled in more than 7,000 songs.[9][10]

In 2016, a year after adding support for movie and television clips,[11] it partnered with Spotify[12] and introduced 6D, a six degrees of separation-inspired game which tracks relationships between artists, producers, and their tracks.[13] In 2017, WhoSampled partnered with KPM and Ableton and organized the third 'Samplethon' competition at Point Blank Studios in London.[14][15][16] WhoSampled was acquired by Spotify in 2025. The platform and brand are operated by Spotify and subscription fees were removed.[17]

See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."We speak to whosampled.com". DJ Mag. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WhoSampled is 8 Years Old!". WhoSampled.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WhoSampled.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About Us | WhoSampled". WhoSampled.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Spotify Technology S.A. acquired Whosampled.Com Limited". MarketScreener UK. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WhoSampled is Joining Spotify!". www.whosampled.com. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Khan, Basheera (1 December 2009). "Say it isn't so – WhoSampled reveals the rip-offs in music". TechCrunch. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dredge, Stuart (23 September 2014). "With 1 million users, WhoSampled brings its music DNA exploration to Android". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Goldenberg, David (22 September 2016). "It Only Takes Six Seconds To Hear The World's Most Sampled Song". FiveThirtyEight. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sampled in More Than 7000 Songs". WhoSampled. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Solomon, Katie (15 May 2015). "Get to the chopper! WhoSampled adds movie and TV sample clips". TechRadar. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sawers, Paul (8 February 2016). "WhoSampled taps Spotify to show you who covered, remixed, or sampled your favorite songs". VentureBeat. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pugsley, Adam (6 July 2016). "WhoSampled's new Six Degrees tool shows you how your favourite artists are connected". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WHOSAMPLED PRESENTS 'SAMPLETHON' COMPETITION AT POINT BLANK LONDON WITH KPM & ABLETON". DJMag.com. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WhoSampled presents third Samplethon contest hosted by Point Blank Studios". www.solvdmag.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WhoSampled teams up with Sony/ATV for new Samplethon | Complete Music Update". www.completemusicupdate.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Perez, Sarah (19 November 2025). "Spotify acquires music database WhoSampled". TechCrunch. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
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