If you use music in a presentation or recording, give credit to the performer.

Use the following structure to cite an audio recording found online in MLA 8:

Singer’s Last Name, Singer’s First Name. “Title of the Song.” Title of the Album, album’s ed., Publisher, Year of publication, track number. Website or Database Name, URL (remove https:// or https://).

Here’s how the above example would be cited in MLA 8:

Sheeran, Ed. “Don’t.” X, deluxe ed., Asylum Records, 2014, track 4. Spotify, play.spotify.com/track/34gCuhDGsG4bRPIf9bb02f?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open.

Use the following structure to cite written song lyrics in MLA 8:

Singer’s Last Name, Singer’s First Name. “Title of the Song.” Title of the Album, Names of other contributors, Album’s Publisher, Year of publication, track Number. Name of Website, URL (remove https:// or https://).

Here’s how the above example would be cited in MLA 8:

Lennon, John. “Imagine.” Imagine, Ascot Sound Studios, 1971, track 1. Genius,

genius.com/John-lennon-imagine-lyrics.