Ultimately, it’s up to you how you wish to credit collaborators on your songs.
It’s important to note, however, that the way collaborator information is entered, will determine how your release looks when published. Additionally, if you do not correctly enter Main Artist names, some of our digital partners (such as Spotify or iTunes) may reject the release.
For releases with more than one main artist
In the case, you would like all the main artists to receive equal ownership, it’s important to note that each artist name must be entered one at a time.
Example: “Digital Dash” by Drake & Future
From the Release builder section of your Distribution dashboard, scroll down to the "Contributors" section and select the "Add Contributor" option.
Add each person's role to the "Contributor" tab, one at a time. Be sure to select the role from the drop down for each person and "Add".
Artist names are displayed equally in the order they were entered. Each entry will open additional dropdowns where you can add more Main Artist names if needed.
This is how our example appears on Spotify:
This is how our example appears on iTunes:
FOR RELEASES WITH A FEATURED ARTIST
If your release has a featured artist (e.g. Drake feat. Lil Wayne), you would enter Drake as the Main Artist and Lil Wayne as the Featured Artist.
The Artist Display: field will adjust, and in this example as “Drake feat. Lil Wayne”
This is how it will appear on streaming platforms:
Note: On Spotify, Featured Artist releases will not show up on under the main release section, and will instead be shown further down on the profile under "Appears On." If you want the release to be shown under the main release section, consider changing to a contributing artist instead.
FOR RELEASES WITH A GROUP/BAND NAME
If the artist is a group (i.e. Bob Marley & The Wailers), enter the full name in the Main Artist: field. Once again, the Artist Display: will reflect this accordingly.