album release

New music launch

An album release is the event or date when a musical album becomes publicly available.

The term refers both to the moment of publication and to the album itself as a new product: The band announced their album release for next month, We're celebrating tonight's album release with a listening party.

Album releases are often accompanied by promotional activities, tours, or singles.

Opposites
format/scope

album releasesingle release

Individual song publication

single · loosie · bonus track · demo

release status

album releaseabandoned project

Work started then forsaken

distribution method

album releasebootleg

Illegally produced goods

demo recordings · lost recordings

Family

album, release, albums, released, releases, releasing, releaser, unreleased

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G