A-Z Harvard Solent Referencing examples

Include the details of both artists in the in-text citations and the full reference list.  If the artist name is their own treat as you would an author; e.g. SHEERAN, E.,.  If it's a 'band' name (even if one person) treat it as a corporate author e.g. LADY GAGA.

In-text reference examples

This song was the soundtrack to the musical A Star is Born (Lady Gaga and Cooper 2018).

Lady Gaga and Cooper's (2018) soundtrack 'Shallow' was for the musical A Star is born.

Reference list format

There are some variations on what is included in a reference depending on whether you are referencing a single or a whole album. See below for examples.

If you want to look up catalogue numbers, the Discogs website may be useful: https://www.discogs.com/ 
 

ARTIST, Year.  Song title (if needed).  In: Album title (if needed) [name of streaming service].  Catalogue number (if available).  Record label (if available)

Reference list example

The format for adding two artists/authors is shown below.  You then need to follow the format for the rest of this reference type as shown in the 'Standard reference' tab:
 

LADY GAGA and B. COOPER, 2018. [Add full reference details for the source type after the artists/authors]

Include the details of all three artists in both the in-text citations and the full reference list.  If the artist name is their own name, treat as you would an author; e.g. SHEERAN, E.,.  If it's a 'band' name (even if one person) treat it as a corporate author e.g. LADY GAGA.

In-text reference examples

Through their collaboration Stormzy, Sheeran and Burma Boy (2019) created...  

'Own it' written by Stormzy was released in November (Stormzy, Sheeran and Burma Boy 2019).

Reference list format

There are some variations on what is included in a reference depending on whether you are referencing a single or a whole album. See below for examples.

If you want to look up catalogue numbers, the Discogs website may be useful: https://www.discogs.com/ 
 

ARTIST, Year.  Song title (if needed).  In: Album title (if needed) [name of streaming service].  Catalogue number (if available).  Record label (if available)

Reference list example

The format for adding three artists/authors is shown below.  You then need to follow the format for the rest of this reference type as shown in the 'Standard reference' tab:
 

STORMZY, E. SHEERAN and BURNA BOY, 2019. [Add full reference details for the source type after the artists/authors]

If the artist name is their own name, treat as you would an author; e.g. SHEERAN, E.,.  If it's a 'band' name (even if one person), treat it as a corporate author e.g. LADY GAGA.

If your album or single has four or more artist/authors, just include the first artist/author in both the in-text citation and full reference list entry.  You will need to add et al. after the first artist/author to indicate there were multiple additional artists/authors.

In-text reference examples

Through their collaboration Drake et al. (2009) created...  

It is clear that the song was enhanced by the good verses in the song (Drake et al. 2009).

Reference list example

The format for the artists/authors is shown below.  You then need to follow the format for the rest of this reference type as shown in the 'Standard reference' tab:
 

DRAKE et al., 2009. [Add full reference details for the source type after the artists/authors] 

A source may sometimes have a corporate author rather than an individual or several people named as the artist/author.

A corporate author is an organisation, company or group of artists for example, that created the information source.

Add a corporate artists/authors by including the full name both in your in-text citation and in your full reference list.

In-text reference example

The Levellers (1991) include this in...
 

Reference list format

There are some variations on what is included in a reference depending on whether you are referencing a single or a whole album. See below for examples.

If you want to look up catalogue numbers, the Discogs website may be useful: https://www.discogs.com/ 
 

CORPORATE ARTIST, Year.  Song title (if needed).  In: Album title (if needed) [name of streaming service].  Catalogue number (if available).  Record label (if available)
 

Reference list examples

The format for adding a corporate artist/author to a full reference is shown below.  

Album

LEVELLERS, 1991.  [Add full reference details for the source type after the artists/authors following the format above]

Single

STORMZY, 2015. [Add full reference details for the source type after the artists/authors following the format above]