A visual album is a type of concept album in which the album is accompanied by a feature-length film or individual music videos for every song. Usually, the film, or "visuals", emphasize the album's overall theme and serve as the "visual vehicle" that enhances the experience.[1]
Though music films and videos accompanying albums are not new in popular culture, the term achieved prominence in modern usage after the release of American singer Beyoncé's 2013 self-titled album.[2][3] Prior to Beyoncé, she had also released music videos for thirteen tracks from her second studio album B'Day (2006); all videos were included in B'Day Anthology Video Album (2007).[4][5] Jonna Lee's project iamamiwhoami is said to have been promoting the "audio-visual album" format since 2009,[6] and the band Animal Collective had similarly earlier described their experimental 2010 album ODDSAC as a "visual record".[7]
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