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a&r

American  
  1. assault and robbery.


A & R British  

abbreviation

  1. artists and repertoire

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Example Sentences

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His life took him from working as an A&R executive at an indie label to out-of-nowhere commercial success with the Fugees and then to disappointment as a solo artist.

From Los Angeles Times

Forté connected with the Refugee Camp All Stars in 1993, when he was 18, through mutual friends he knew from working as an A&R executive for indie rap label Rawkus Records.

From Los Angeles Times

He signed to EZMNY, a record label co-founded by Grammy-nominated artist Ty Dolla $ign and A&R executive Shawn Barron, in 2021.

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A stint on the short-lived 1990 series “E.A.R.T.H Force” earned him some light snark from The Times’ then-critic Howard Rosenberg.

From Los Angeles Times

Lucky for me, I never had an A&R my whole career.

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