To be announced, To be confirmed, and To be determined (often abbreviated as TBA, TBC, and TBD, respectively) are placeholder terms used very broadly to indicate that although something is scheduled or anticipated to happen, a particular aspect of that thing remains to be arranged. Although the phrases are often used interchangeably, they have subtle differences. "To be announced" implies that the aspect so designated may have already been determined, but is not yet suitable for public announcement. "To be confirmed" suggests that a decision has been made but awaits confirmation, although it is also used to indicate that the aspect to be scheduled remains open. Other similar phrases sometimes used to convey the same meaning, and using the same abbreviations, include To be ascertained, To be arranged, To be advised, To be adjudicated, and To be decided.

Use of the abbreviation "TBA" is formally reported in a reference work at least as early as 1955,^[1] and "TBD" is similarly reported as early as 1967.^[2]

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These various placeholder terms are often used to indicate to the public that a vacant position in a lineup of speakers, musicians, or other performers remains to be filled. The terms also frequently indicate that a creative work, such as an album or film, is forthcoming but that the date of release is not yet known. If the forthcoming project is not yet named, these placeholders may be used to indicate that the name has not yet been selected, although the project may also be designated as "untitled" pending that determination. The terms are also used in sports schedules, particularly where one team has locked in a position in a playoff schedule, but its opponent can not yet be determined because several teams may qualify for the spot depending on their remaining wins or losses for the season, or because other teams have not yet competed in playoff games that will determine who will face the locked-in team.^[3] In government and business, the terms may be used to indicate that a vacant job position is expected to be filled, or conversely that a particular individual will be employed in an as-yet-uncreated position.

"TBA" (meaning "to be announced") is also used to describe a specific type of simple mortgage investment, the forward mortgage-backed security.^[4] This is used to indicate that the investor is acquiring some portion of a pending pool of as-yet unspecified mortgages, which will be specified at a given delivery date.^[4] This usage has existed at least since the 1980s.^[5]

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Wasted Penguinz
The Wasted Penguinz perfoming at Intents Festival in June, 2011
Background information
Origin	Helsingborg, Sweden
Genres	Hard Dance Hardstyle
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Bazz Implant Records Scantraxx (2010–2012)
Website	www.wastedpenguinz.com

The Wasted Penguinz are a Hardstyle duo from Helsingborg, Sweden, consisting of Pontus Bergman & Jon Brandt-Cederhäll. They began producing together in 2006, after meeting each other on a message board and originally being rivals.

Originally producing Eurodance, the two decided to switch to producing Hardstyle in 2008. After two successful releases on Bazz Implant Records in 2008,^[1] the Wasted Penguinz were signed to major Dutch label Scantraxx in the summer of 2010.^[2] Their first Scantraxx release was on June 18, 2010. This release contained two tracks, "I'm Free" and "Anxiety", and was released on Scantraxx Silver.^[3] Their second release on Scantraxx Silver was in October 2010, containing the tracks "Hate Mondayz" and "Resistance".

All the tracks on both of their first two Scantraxx releases reached the "Hardstyle Top 100 of 2010" list from Fear.fm, the largest radio station devoted to harder styles of dance music. "Resistance" reached position 11, "Anxiety" reached position 23, "I'm Free" at 37, and finally "Hate Mondayz" at position 49.^[4] They also won the "Best New Face" award from Fear.fm.^[5] Fear.fm interviewed Pontus & Jon, who revealed that they were in contact with Scantraxx since December 2009, and it was only made official in the summer of 2010.^[6]

The image created around their music is centred around consuming large amounts of beer, with their motto/tagline being "Get Wasted N' Do It". The Wasted Penguinz' YouTube account is used to upload previews, as well as videos of drinking contests & drinking games.^[7]

In 2011, they were booked for three major Dutch festivals in the summer: Intents Festival in Oisterwijk,^[8] Defqon.1 in Biddinghuizen^[9] and Q-Base.^[10] The summer saw many new releases from the duo, all of which were released on Scantraxx.

In May 2012, the duo left Scantraxx as stated by "Wasted Penguinz Official Fan Page" on Facebook. It is not known yet if Wasted Penguinz are with a new record label company.

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External links[link]

• Wasted Penguinz Website
• Wasted Penguinz at Discogs