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APA Referencing Examples: Audio

Music Album

Format

Artist, A. (Year). Name of album in italic sentence case [Album]. Name/s of Record Label/s.

Reference List

Petrucciani, M. (1987). Power of three [Album recorded by J. Hall, W. Shorter, & M. Petrucciani]. Blue Note.

In-Text

...(Petrucciani, 1987).

OR

Petrucciani (1987)... 

Notes

  • When referencing an album of recorded music, use the name of the recording artist, or the band/group as the author.
  • If there are multiple record labels, list them in the order according to the database and separate them using a semicolon.
  • To cite a direct quote from audio visual material, include a 'time stamp' in the in-text citation. This refers to the time that the quote started. See the Quotations section in the APA Formatting Guide for further information.

Single Song or Track

Format

Artist, A. (Year). Name of track in sentence case [Song]. On Title of album in italic sentence case. Name/s of Record Label/s.

Reference List

Lorde. (2013). Glory and gore [Song]. On Pure heroine. Universal; Lava; Republic.

In-Text

...(Lorde, 2013).

OR

Lorde (2013)... 

Notes

  • When referencing a single song/track, use the songwriter as the author and include the name of the group that recorded the song [in square brackets] after the song title.
  • If there are multiple record labels, list them in the order according to the database and separate them using a semicolon.
  • To cite a direct quote from audio visual material, include a 'time stamp' in the in-text citation. This refers to the time that the quote started. See the Quotations section in the APA Formatting Guide for further information.

Podcast Episode

Format

Host, A. (Host/s). (Year, Month Day). Title of episode in sentence case (No. of episode) [Audio podcast episode]. In Title of podcast in italic sentence case. Title of Webpage/Podcast App. URL 

Reference List

Bingham, E. & Dudding, A. (Hosts). (2022, December 18). The great macron war (No. 6) [Audio podcast episode]. In True story. Stuff. https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/true-story-podcast/

In-Text

... (Bingham & Dudding, 2022).

OR

Bingham and Dudding (2022) ...

Notes

  • If the URL of the podcast is unknown (e.g., if accessed via an app such as Spotify or Apple Podcasts), omit the URL.
  • If the podcast does not number episodes, omit the number from the reference.
  • To cite a direct quote from audio visual material, include a 'time stamp' in the in-text citation. This refers to the time that the quote started. See the Quotations section in the APA Formatting Guide for further information.

Radio Broadcast

Format

Announcer, A. (Year, Month Day). Title of story in italic sentence case [Radio broadcast]. Name of the Site that Published the Radio Broadcast in Title Case. URL

Reference List

Mulligan, J. (2024, April 26). Oldest telescope in New Zealand discovered [Radio broadcast]. RNZ. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018935891/oldest-telescope-in-new-zealand-discovered

In-Text

... (Mulligan, 2024).

OR

Mulligan (2024) ...

Notes

  • To cite a direct quote from audio visual material, include a 'time stamp' in the in-text citation. This refers to the time that the quote started. See the Quotations section in the APA Formatting Guide for further information.