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
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European plan
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Through mourning came creative fuel for Levinson, who shares EP duties with his wife, Ashley.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
The Husbands is out of A24’s UK division, which recently hired Heartstopper EP Patrick Walters.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
If last month’s surprise EP felt like U2 reacting to the outside world, their latest drop turns sharply inward.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 3 Apr. 2026
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Born from the embers of the eighties band Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, led by the singer and guitarist Amelia Fletcher, shuffled forward with her riffy, effervescent playing style, gradually growing more sophisticated across four LPs and an EP, without any loss of buoyancy.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Through mourning came creative fuel for Levinson, who shares EP duties with his wife, Ashley.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
The Husbands is out of A24’s UK division, which recently hired Heartstopper EP Patrick Walters.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
If last month’s surprise EP felt like U2 reacting to the outside world, their latest drop turns sharply inward.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 3 Apr. 2026
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“EP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/EP. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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