live album
noun
: an album made by recording a performance before an audience
The group has just released a live album.
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After releasing their first album in 16 years in 2024 — and a follow-up live album, Songs of a Live World — in December Smith said that more new music could be on the way.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
After too long a decline, someone needs to make the storied, necessary art of the live album alive again.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Another is the inclusion of a live album, taken from a 1975 Los Angeles Sports Arena audience tape, that has been restored and remixed by Steven Wilson and is getting an official commercial release for the first time.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Olivia Rodrigo’s First Live Album Live from Glastonbury (A BBC Recording) will mark Rodrigo’s first proper live album.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
After too long a decline, someone needs to make the storied, necessary art of the live album alive again.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Another is the inclusion of a live album, taken from a 1975 Los Angeles Sports Arena audience tape, that has been restored and remixed by Steven Wilson and is getting an official commercial release for the first time.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Olivia Rodrigo’s First Live Album Live from Glastonbury (A BBC Recording) will mark Rodrigo’s first proper live album.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Live album.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20album. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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