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Music Citation Guide: Chicago Style (18th ed.)

Citation quick guide for music and music-related items using 18th edition Chicago Style formatting.

Websites

From CMOS 14.104:

In the notes, the title will usually come first; in a bibliography entry, the source should be listed under the owner or sponsor of the site. Include a publication date or the date of the most recent update or revision (see also 13.16); if no such date can be determined, include an access date (see 13.15). For frequently updated resources, a time stamp may be included.

Bibliography Entry:

Source. "Website Page." Date. URL.

...And We Were Heard. "Who We Are." Accessed October 7, 2025. https://www.andwewereheard.org/who-we-are. 

Footnote/Endnote:

#. "Website Page," Source, Date, URL.

1. "Who We Are," ...And We Were Heard, accessed October 7, 2025, https://www.andwewereheard.org/who-we-are.

In-text citation:

(Source Year)

(...And We Were Heard 2025)

Blogs

Bibliography Entry:

LastName, FirstName. "Article Title." Blog, PublicationDate. URL.

DOOM_ET_AL. "Blackbraid – Blackbraid III Review." Angry Metal Guy, August 7, 2025. https://www.angrymetalguy.com/blackbraid-blackbraid-iii-review/.

Footnote/Endnote:

#. FirstName LastName, "Article Title," Blog, PublicationDate, PageNumbers, URL.

1. DOOM_ET_AL, "Blackbraid – Blackbraid III Review," Angry Metal Guy, August 7, 2025, https://www.angrymetalguy.com/blackbraid-blackbraid-iii-review/.

In-text citation:

(LastName Year)

(DOOM_ET_AL 2025)

Podcasts

Podcast episodes are cited much like television episodes (CMOS 14.168). Omit any information that does not apply.

Bibliography Entry:

LastName, FirstName, host. Series Title. Podcast, season #, episode #, "Episode Title." Date, Database/URL.

Sloan, Nate, and Charlie Harding, hosts. Switched on Pop. Podcast, episode 437, "The music theory behind K Pop Demon Hunters' chart dominance." September 22, 2025, https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/kpop-demon-hunters-saja-boys-huntrx.

Footnote/Endnote:

#. FirstName LastName, host, Series Title, podcast, season #, episode #, "Episode Title," Date, Database/URL.

1. Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding, hosts, Switched on Pop, podcast, episode 437, "The music theory behind K Pop Demon Hunters' chart dominance," September 22, 2025, https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/kpop-demon-hunters-saja-boys-huntrx. 

In-text citation:

(LastName Year, Timestamp)

(Sloan and Harding 2025, at 4:25)