Artists, songwriters, and contributors must be credited when creating a release on your distribution portal. Below are some of the common contributor roles:
Main Primary Artist - The Primary Artist of the song or album.
Primary Artist - The main artist(s) of the song or album.
Featured - The Featured Artist on the song or album. There can be 1 or more Featured Artists. Please note: the featuring artist must be added as a contributor rather than added to the title of the song.
Songwriter - The person (or people) who wrote the lyrics and/or wrote the music for a song. At least one songwriter must be credited on your release, but you may credit as many as you need.
Producer - The producer oversees and manages the production of a sound recording.
Composer - This role should be reserved for Classical music only. A Composer is a person who wrote the music for a Classical piece. Ex. Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer) – Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125.
Lyricist - Reserved for theatrical performances i.e. plays, musicals, etc. Person (or people) who wrote the lyrics
Remixer - This role should be reserved for Remixes and should be credited to the individual who remixed the specific track
❗️ Please note that credited key artists will only be linked on the DSPs to the following roles:
Primary artist
Featured artist
Spotify is an exception in that they also link based on Remixer