A&R

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ar"

English

Noun

A&R

1. (music industry) Initialism of artist(s) and repertoire/repertory.

   Alternative forms: A & R, A. & R.

   • 1999, Mireille Silcott, Rave America: New School Dancescapes, page 27:

     Those visiting British A&R men realized that it would be hard to package the Detroit music they were hearing as house: it was colder and more electronicky, its lineage was not disco, and it was more obviously conceptualized […]

   • 2024 May 10, Justin Moran, quoting Isaac Dunbar, “Isaac Dunbar and Kerri Colby Were Built for This”, in Paper‎^[1]:

     I would describe him as an A&R of pop culture. He's a really multidimensional person that has so much to offer. He knows so many people, he loves art and he was a very huge moving factor in us meeting. Thank you, Thom [Muah].

References

• African American Music: An Introduction. Mellonee V. Burnim, Portia K. Maultsby (Eds.). Pg. 39.

Anagrams

• 'RA, 'Ra, ra, RA, Ra