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CHER: (Singing) Do you believe in life after love? MARTIN: You heard that little warble in her voice? That was produced by Auto-Tune. That's a studio tool that digitally changes a singer's pitch. Cher ...

You’re right: A lot of pop music does sound the same. Literally! In the past five years, the number of new songs on Billboard’s year-end “Hot 100” chart that interpolate old songs has more than ...