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Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States during the mid-to-late 1980s.

The first recorded use of the word techno in reference to a specific genre of music was in 1988.

Many styles of techno now exist, but Detroit techno is seen as the foundation upon which a number of subgenres have been built.

A royalty is a payment made by one party, the licensee or franchisee to another that owns a particular asset, the licensor or franchisor for the right to ongoing use of that asset.

Royalties are typically agreed upon as a percentage of gross or net revenues derived from the use of an asset or a fixed price per unit sold of an item of such, but there are also other modes and metrics of compensation.

A royalty interest is the right to collect a stream of future royalty payments.

In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a sound recording in a different song or piece.

Soul music (often referred to simply as soul) is a popular music genre that originated in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz.

Soul music became popular for dancing and listening in the United States, where record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and Stax were influential during the Civil Rights Movement.

Soul also became popular around the world, directly influencing rock music and the music of Africa.

Trap music is a subgenre that originated during the 1990s from Southern hip hop in the Southern United States.

It is typified by its ominous lyrics and sound that incorporate double or triple-time division hi-hats, heavy kick drums from a Roland TR-808 synthesizer, layered synthesizers, and "cinematic" strings.

The term "trap" initially referred to places where drug deals take place.

In recent years it has been incorporated with electronic dance music (EDM) by artists who have remixed and made trap songs with more EDM-like aspects.