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Various Artists is a term used in the music industry to describe releases that feature multiple musicians or bands on one recording. Shorter releases such as singles under this name are often charity projects or special collaborations, sometimes credited to a temporary supergroup, such as Band Aid with their 1984 song Do They Know It's Christmas. Full-length albums labeled as Various Artists are usually compilations tied together by a certain genre, time period, record label, or theme, including soundtracks and tribute albums where artists perform cover versions. Examples of such compilations include the Absolute series from Sweden’s EVA Records, featuring albums like Absolute Dance and Absolute Rock.