EP
1 of 2abbreviation or noun
plural EPs
: a music recording that is typically longer than a single (see single entry 2 sense 1c(2)) and shorter than a full-length album
… a five-song EP by the South Korean boy band that clocks in under 15 minutes …—
Joe Coscarelli
Joe CoscarelliToday, EPs look just like full-length CDs, except for the number of tracks. … Most EPs contain 30 minutes or so of music …—Roger Catlin
Roger CatlinThere are plenty of reasons to make an EP—whether it's to … find a proper home for B-sides or serve as an introduction to an up-and-coming group before their official debut.—Bonnie Stiernberg
Bonnie Stiernberg… released a new extended play (EP) record.—Mike Sunnucks
Mike Sunnuckscalled also extended play
1
estimated position
2
European plan
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Chris Willman, Variety, 6 June 2025
The group’s first EP, SIS (Soft Is Strong) — which featured contributions from such A-listers as Ryan Tedder, Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin — reached No. 119 on the Billboard 200.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 June 2025
You’re made to lean in and listen closely, too, in Bowl EP, in which two friends skateboard back and forth in the empty swimming pool constructed by Adam Rigg and Anton Volovsek within the Vineyard Theatre.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2025
After Perfect Strangers, The Armed released the Everlasting Gaze EP.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025
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The first six songs serve more or less as their own breakup EP, with Erivo clearheadedly surveying a relationship she’s just ended, or is about to, with some fairly emotionally complex numbers about the mixed feelings of culpability and liberation that come with being the one to end something.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 June 2025
The group’s first EP, SIS (Soft Is Strong) — which featured contributions from such A-listers as Ryan Tedder, Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin — reached No. 119 on the Billboard 200.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 June 2025
You’re made to lean in and listen closely, too, in Bowl EP, in which two friends skateboard back and forth in the empty swimming pool constructed by Adam Rigg and Anton Volovsek within the Vineyard Theatre.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2025
After Perfect Strangers, The Armed released the Everlasting Gaze EP.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025
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“EP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/EP. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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