What is Music Metadata?
Also called: metadata, credits
Music metadata is the information attached to a release: song title, artist, songwriters, producers, label, genre, release date, ISRC and other codes. It is how services display, organize and pay for your music.
Some metadata is shown to listeners, such as the title and artist. Other data works in the background: ISRC codes, songwriter and publisher names, and splits connect streams and plays to the people who should be paid.
Small errors cause real problems: a misspelled artist name can put the release on the wrong profile, and missing songwriter information can leave publishing royalties unclaimed.
Keep one accurate, consistent record of every song's credits and codes, and use it for every distributor, society and platform.
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