I don’t normally listen to much pop music, so I know I’m a bit late to the party on this one. But I’ve noticed that in modern pop music, artists will sometimes release a “normal” version of a song, then a few weeks later they’ll release the same song again, except one of the verses is replaced with a feature. It’s not a remix, it’s just the same song but with another artist singing some different lyrics.

Is there a name for this type of song? How long has this been going on? When was this trend started?

  • @Brkdncr
    -1•1 month ago

    I’ve seen these called “edits” and more rarely a “rework”

    You’re right it’s not a remix.

    • zelifcamEnglish
      3•1 month ago

      The act of what is being done is a remix.

      It’s like comparing Copying vs Plagiarism. There may be a term that adds more context on the how or why the copying is happening. But the act is still copying.

      Copying vs. Plagiarism

      • What’s being done: Reproducing someone else’s work (copying).
      • Why it’s different: Plagiarism involves passing off someone else’s work as one’s own, typically without permission or acknowledgment.
      • Term: Plagiarism

      We may have a new term for the why it’s being done, but what was done is still a remix.