visual album

American  

[vizh-oo-uhl al-buhm] / ˈvɪʒ u əl ˈæl bəm /

noun

1. the songs on an album accompanied by a series of videos or a single film serving as a visual vehicle for the music.

   a deeply personal 18-track visual album that explores his emotions.

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Etymology

Origin of visual album

First recorded in 1980–85

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Example Sentences

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visual album

Or, as Naomi Fry of the New Yorker put it, Love Story is an “entirely convincing visual album, a lookbook of what it was like to be in New York in the ’90s.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

This is the pop star's first music video since her visual album "The Lion King: The Gift."

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024

It’s a challenge she has engaged head-on since she released her visual album “Beyoncé” in 2013.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

The multi-hyphenate Ghanaian artist had received acclaim and recognition for co-directing Beyoncé’s visual album “Black is King.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2023

Coming off Beyoncé’s visual album “Black Is King,” Bazawule was grateful for the extra-long preproduction period to fine-tune every element.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

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