Listening to music

airplay

time that is spent broadcasting a particular record, performer, or type of music on the radio

album

a collection of pieces of music released as a single item, usually on a CD or on the Internet

back catalogue

all the recorded music previously produced by a musician

cassette

a small flat plastic case containing tape for playing or recording music or sound

CD

the abbreviation for ‘compact disc’ (a small disc on which sound or information is recorded. CDs are played on a special machine called a CD player).

chart

a list, produced each week, of the songs or albums that have sold the most copies or been downloaded or listened to via streaming (2) the most frequently

compilation

] a collection of items, especially pieces of music or writing, taken from different places and put together

concept album

a collection of pieces of popular music, all having the same theme and recorded on one album

demo

a recording of an example of somebody's music

disc jockey

a person whose job is to introduce and play recorded popular music, on radio or television or at a club

discography

all of the music that has been performed, written or collected by a particular person; a list of this music

flip side

the side of a record that does not have the main song or piece of music on it

ghetto blaster

a large radio and CD or cassette player that can be carried around, especially to play loud music in public

headphones

a piece of equipment worn over or in the ears that makes it possible to listen to music, the radio, etc. without other people hearing it

hit

a successful pop song or record

loudspeaker

a piece of equipment that changes electrical signals into sound, used in public places for announcing things, playing music, etc.

mp3

a method of reducing the size of a computer file containing sound, or a file that is reduced in size in this way

mp3 player

a small piece of equipment that can store information taken from the Internet and that you can carry with you, for example so that you can listen to music

playlist

a list of all the songs and pieces of music that are played by a radio station or on a radio programme

radio

the activity of broadcasting programmes for people to listen to; the programmes that are broadcast

record

a thin round piece of plastic on which music, etc. is recorded; to make a copy of music, a film/movie, etc. by storing it on tape or a disc so that you can listen to or watch it again

record player

a piece of equipment for playing records in order to listen to the mu

release

a thing that is made available to the public, especially a new CD or film/movie

remix

to make a new version of a recorded piece of music by using a machine to arrange the separate parts of the recording in a different way, add new parts, etc.

single

a piece of recorded music, usually popular music, that consists of one song; a CD that a single is recorded on

song

a short piece of music with words that you sing

soundtrack

all the music, speech and sounds that are recorded for a film/movie

stereo

a machine that plays CDs, etc., sometimes with a radio, that has two separate speakers so that you hear different sounds from each

theme music

music that is played at the beginning and end and/or is often repeated in a film/movie, television programme, etc.

track

a piece of music or song on a record, tape or CD

tune

to adjust the controls on a radio or television so that you can receive a particular programme or channel

tune in

to listen to a radio programme or watch a television programme

turntable

the round surface on a record player that you place the record on to be played

video jockey

a person who introduces music videos on television

vinyl

records made of vinyl, in contrast to CDs

volume

the amount of sound that is produced by a television, radio, etc.