Citation Generators - A Warning!
There are several free online citation generators that will make your Works Cited or Reference pages for you. Beware that these do not always format your sources correctly (there is a reason they are free). If you choose to use one of these tools, use the tabs at the top of the screen to check that they are correct before submitting your assignment. You don't want to lose points on your assignment because the AI generators were wrong!
APA Music
References:
- To cite a song, you will need the performer and the name of the song, capitalized sentence style.
- Include the name of the album the song was released on, which is italicized and capitalized sentence style.
- Include the name of the Music Label and the year the album was released.
- If there is more than one label, list them all, separated by a semicolon ;
- You'll list the type of source in brackets, such as [Song] or [Album].
- Note where periods and commas separate pieces of information.
Song:
Artist Name. (Year). Title of song [Song]. On Name of album. Name of Music Label.
Beyoncé. (2013). Pretty hurts [Song]. On Beyoncé. Parkwood; Columbia.
Album:
Artist. (Year). Album Name [Album]. Music Label.
Beatles. The Beatles [Album]. EMI Records, 1968.
In-Text Citation:
Use the name of the artist and the year.
(Beyoncé, 2013)
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