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MLA Style: Basics

This guide is intended to help you cite sources in MLA style, avoid plagiarism, learn what MLA style is and includes, find examples of MLA style, lead you to campus resources that can help you cite sources in MLA, and more.

Music


Album

Without Medium

General Format

Artist. Album Title. Record Company, Date.

For Example

Selena. Amor Prohibido. EMA Latin, 1994.

In-Text Citation

Parenthetical Citation

(Selena)

Citation in Prose

Selena's album Amor Prohibido...

With Medium

General Format

Artist. Album Title. Record Company, Date. Medium.

For Example

Davis, Miles. Birth of the Cool. Capitol Records, 1957. Vinyl LP.

In-Text Citation

Parenthetical Citation

(Davis)

Citation in Prose

Miles Davis' vinyl LP Birth of the Cool...

Song

Without Mode of Listening

General Format

Artist. "Song Title." Album Title, Record Company, Date.

For Example

BTS. "Dynamite." Be, Big Hit, 2020.

In-Text Citation

Parenthetical Citation

(BTS)

Citation in Prose

BTS, a K-Pop group, released another hit single "Dynamite"...

Listened Through an App

General Format

Artist. "Song Title." Album Title, Record Company, Date. App Name app.

For Example

Drake. "Wants and Needs (feat. Lil Baby)." Scary Hours 2, OVO Sound, 2021. Spotify app.

In-Text Citation

Parenthetical Citation

(Drake)

Citation in Prose

Drake's song "Wants and Needs (feat. Lil Baby)" is...