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A promotional recording, promo, or plug copy is an audio or video recording distributed free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available. Promos are normally sent directly to broadcasters, such as music radio and television stations, and to tastemakers, such as DJs, music journalists, and critics, in ...
White label discs can be used to anonymously promote new artists or upcoming albums by veteran artists. In some cases plain white labels are issued to conceal artist identities (examples of this include songs by Traci Lords and La Toya Jackson), whose record companies issued white labels so that DJs would have no pre-conceived notions about the music from the artist name.
A record label may explicitly refer to a song as a promotional single or distinguish it from a regular single. [f] An artist may explicitly refer to a song as a promotional single or distinguish it from a regular single. A song may be referred to as a promotional single by an authoritative, music-oriented media outlet. [g]
Single (music) Common forms of physical music singles. A 7-inch vinyl record single. A CD single (12cm/"full-size") In music, a single is a type of release of a song recording of fewer tracks than an album or LP record, [1] typically one or two tracks. A single can be released for sale to the public in a variety of physical or digital formats.
A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. These videos are typically shown on music television and on streaming video sites ...
Extended play. An extended play (EP) is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. [1] Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes. [2] An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal".
Record collecting. A shelf of collected vinyl records. Record collecting is the hobby of collecting sound recordings, usually of music, but sometimes poetry, reading, historical speeches, and ambient noises. Although the typical focus is on vinyl records, all formats of recorded music can be collected.
8. The singles discography of American singer Linda Ronstadt contains 80 lead and collaborative singles, four as a featured artist, eight promotional singles and eight other charted songs. Her first credited release was 1967's " Different Drum ", which also included the Stone Poneys along with Ronstadt as a featured artist.