featuring

The word “featuring” means a guest appearance or performance by one artist on another artist's track. In plain terms, used to describe when a track "features" a guest artist, often shortened to "feat." on song credits.

Here is “featuring” used in a sentence: “The song credits list three featurings from up-and-coming rappers.”

“Featuring” is a noun.

“Featuring” is a fairly common word in modern English.

In music credits, 'featuring' marks a guest artist who appears on someone else's track without being the main act. It is usually shortened to 'feat.' or 'ft.' For example, a song credited as 'Artist A featuring Artist B' means B contributes a verse, vocal, or performance as a guest.

'Featuring' signals a guest role, where one artist is clearly the host and the other is a visitor on the track. 'With' suggests a more equal collaboration between artists sharing the spotlight. In practice the line is blurry, and labels sometimes choose whichever framing suits the release.

There is no difference in meaning; both are abbreviations of 'featuring' and mark a guest artist. 'Ft.' is the shorter, more casual form seen on streaming platforms and social media, while 'feat.' is slightly more traditional. You can read either one aloud simply as 'featuring.'

Featuring credits let an artist bring in a guest to add a fresh voice, reach a new audience, or lend star power to a track. They also give proper recognition to collaborators. For listeners, the credit signals who to expect beyond the lead artist on the song.