Featuring, often abbreviated to ft or f/ is a term used in the
music industry to credit a musician who is not the main artist
for their performance on a song or, on occasion, an album. The
number of songs with a featured artist has increased
considerably in the 2000s, although artists being featured can
be traced back to the start of singles charts, with the first
use of the term in the UK Singles Chart in July 1954 by "The
Four Aces featuring Al Alberts" with "Three Coins In The
Fountain" at 5th place.  Featured artists are most common in rap
and dance music, with rap albums usually containing a large
number of different artists on various different songs. Dance
producers frequently use different vocalists on each of their
songs, often crediting them as featured. Featured artists are
typically more common on artist's singles than album tracks,
although many albums also included featured artists on non-
single tracks also. Usually the artists who feature on songs
perform a small part, such as a verse of the so