What does A and R stand for?

Answer 1

Music A&RA&R is Artist and Recording basically they're the ones who are the talent seekers since they present the talent to the producer who determines if they're offered a contract. AnswerClose.

A&R stands for Artist and Repertoire. The A&R department scouts out the talent and then works to develop that talent.

And a producer is not the one "who determines if they're offered a contract." A music producer may work for a label or own an independent studio. He produces - makes - albums and demos. Most will work for anyone who has the money to pay, in many cases, exorbitant studio fees whether you have a record deal or not.

A contract, also called a recording contract or a record deal, is between the Artist (a.k.a. the talent) and the Label. The bigger the Label, the more likely they will be to tell you which producer to use, among other things.

The letter A stands for artists. The letter R stands for repertoire.

Answer 2

Artist & Repetoire