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  2. Cover version - Wikipedia

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    In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. [1] Originally, it referred to a version of a song released around the same time as the original in order to compete with it.

  3. Cover band - Wikipedia

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    A cover band (or covers band) is a band that plays songs recorded by someone else, sometimes mimicking the original as accurately as possible, and sometimes re-interpreting or changing the original. These remade songs are known as cover songs. New or unknown bands often find the format marketable for smaller venues, such as pubs, clubs or parks.

  4. Mechanical license - Wikipedia

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    Mechanical license. In copyright law, a mechanical license is a license from the holder of a copyright of a composition or musical work, to another party to create a "cover song", reproduce, or sample a portion of the original composition. It applies to copyrighted work that is neither a free / open source item nor in the public domain .

  5. Album cover - Wikipedia

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    An album cover (also referred to as album art) is the front packaging art of a commercially released studio album or other audio recordings. The term can refer to: the printed paperboard covers typically used to package: sets of 10 in (25 cm) and 12 in (30 cm) 78 rpm records. singles and sets of 12 in (30 cm) long-play records.

  6. Cover art - Wikipedia

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    Cover art. Harper's Magazine, June 1896, by Edward Penfield. Cover art is a type of artwork presented as an illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book (often on a dust jacket ), magazine, newspaper ( tabloid ), comic book, video game ( box art ), music album ( album art ), CD, videotape, DVD, or podcast. [1]

  7. Crossover music - Wikipedia

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    Crossover music. Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers who appeal to different types of audience. This can be seen, for example, when a song appears on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical styles or genres. [1] If the second chart combines genres, such as a "Hot 100" list, the work is not a crossover .

  8. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians - Wikipedia

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    The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is an encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians. Along with the German-language Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, it is one of the largest reference works on the history and theory of music. Earlier editions were published under the titles A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and Grove's ...

  9. Nightcore - Wikipedia

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    The nightcore music has been compared to happy hardcore and bubblegum bass because of its fast tempos, energetic feel, and high-pitched vocals. [11] [12] [13] Nightcore made five albums of sped-up versions of trance recordings, including its 2002 thirteen-track debut album Energized and the group's later albums Summer Edition 2002 , L'hiver ...