How to cite a song mla in text

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...

More Information

  • MLA Guide (Shapiro Library)

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How do you do an in text citation for a song in MLA?

The MLA Style Center To cite an audiobook, include the book's author and title along with the publication details for the audiobook version. If noteworthy or relevant, list the narrator in the Other Contributors slot. Give the publisher of the audiobook in the Publisher slot.

How do you cite a song in writing?

Author First Name, Author Last Name, Title of score or "Title of score" (as appropriate to title of the work) (Publication location: Publisher, Date of Publication), accessed Date.

How do you in text cite a music video in MLA?

The general format for citing online videos in MLA style is as follows: "Title of video." YouTube, uploaded by Screen Name, day month year, www.youtube.com/xxxxx. If the author of the video is not the same as the person who uploaded the video, your citation would be formatted as follows: Author last name, First Name.

Are songs quoted or italicized MLA?

Online Works Styled in Quotation Marks. Songs are normally styled in quotation marks because they are short and often originally contained in albums. If you know that a song was originally released on its own, however, you may style it in italics.