Content Definitions
Added Closed Caption Music Video, Compilation, Cover (song), Instrumental, Karaoke, Lyrics Video, Non-Standard Music Video, Official Music Video, Original Recording, Re-recording, Self Titled, Tribute, Vertical Music Video, Visualizer Music Video in Content Definitions.
Updated Live, Soundtrack in Content Definitions.
Style Standards and Guidelines
Added
Section 2.19. Licensed Verses, Licensed Beats, and Samples in Non-Primary Artist.
Section 9. Booklets.
Section 10. Immersive Audio.
Section 11.7. Indian Classical Albums in India.
Section 11.8. Soundtrack Albums in India.
Section 13.6. Use of Composer Role in Music Videos in Composers.
Updated
Section 1.6. Metadata Language in Language and Localizations.
Section 2.6. Primary Performing Artist in Primary Artist Roles.
Section 2.11 Musicals in Primary Artist Roles.
Section 3.5. Album Version Information in Version Information.
Section 3.9. Track Version Information in Version Information.
Section 4.4. Classical Genres in Genres.
Section 5.1. Accuracy in Original Release Dates.
Section 6.1. Explicit Content Flagging in Parental Advisory.
Section 11.9. Actors in India.
Section 13.1. Primary Artists at the Album Level in Primary Artists.
Section 13.2. Primary Artists at the Track Level in Primary Artists.
Section 1.6. Metadata Language in Language and Localizations.
Section 13.3. Use of Composer Role in Composers.
Section 13.4. Composer as Primary in Composers.
Section 13.15. Versions, Arrangements, and Transcriptions in Titles.
Removed
Style Standards and Guidelines
Added
Section 7.19. Non-full frame in Motion Album Artwork.
Updated
Section 7.8. Motion Graphics in Motion Album Artwork.
Removed
Section 7.9. Parental Advisory in Motion Album Artwork.
Section 7.11. Looping Motion Artwork in Motion Album Artwork.
Section 7.19. Fade to Color in Motion Album Artwork.
Style Standards and Guidelines
Updated
Section 1.16. Repetitious Tracks verbiage in Editorial Hides.
Section 2. Introduction verbiage in Naming Conventions and Rules.
Section 2.2. Generic Genres and Names verbiage in Naming Conventions and Rules.
Section 2.7. Various Artists verbiage in Primary Artist Roles.
Section 2.14. Non-Primary Performers verbiage in Non-Primary Artist.
Section 2.15. Composition and Lyrics verbiage in Non-Primary Artist.
Section 2.16. Production and Engineering verbiage in Non-Primary Artist.
Section 3.9. Track title information examples in Version Information.
Section 3.14. Remixes Collections Version Information verbiage in Version Information.
4.2. Genre Specificity verbiage in Genres.
Section 6.3. Censoring Words verbiage in Parental Advisory.
Section 8.2. Graphic Overlays and Subtitles verbiage in Music Videos.
Section 8.6. Trailers and Partial Videos verbiage in Music Videos.
Section 8.12. Crop-to-Frame verbiage in Music Videos.
Section 9.7. Music Directors verbiage in India
General section verbiage of Classical Guidelines.
Section 11.3. Use of Composer verbiage in the Composers section of the Classical Guidelines.
Section 11.10. Track Formatting verbiage in the Titles section of the Classical Guidelines.
Section 11.11. Opera Formatting verbiage in the Titles section of the Classical Guidelines.
Section 11.15. Versions, Arrangements, and Transcriptions verbiage in the Titles section of the Classical Guidelines.
Added
Section 2.18. Credits Accuracy in Non-Primary Artist.
Section 2.19. Sampled Artists Non-Primary Artist.
Section 8.10. Previews in Music Videos.
Clarified
Section 2.5. Studio Musicians includes incorrect examples in Naming Conventions and Rules.
Section 2.13. Special Guests or Featured Artists includes incorrect examples in Non-Primary Artist.
Section 5.1. Accuracy includes examples in Original Release Dates.
Content Definitions
Added Collective, Live definitions to Content Definitions.
Updated Music Video definition in Content Definitions.
Style Standards and Guidelines
Updated
Section 1.13. Misleading verbiage in Editorial Hides.
Section 1.17. Other Content Not Permitted verbiage in Editorial Hides.
Section 2.1. Accuracy, removed reference to production house, label name, or studio as the artist name in Naming Conventions and Rules.
Section 2.9. Remixes to include sped up, slowed down, and lo-fi versions of tracks in Primary Artist Roles.
Section 2.10. Scores verbiage in Primary Artist Roles.
Section 2.13. Special Guests or Featured Artists to include collective in Non-Primary Artist.
Section 3.5. Album Version Information, added Live Video Album to examples in Version Information.
Section 3.9. Track Version Information, added additional version examples, and Music Video version examples in Version Information.
Section 7.2. Quality verbiage in the General Artwork section.
Section 8.3. Release Dates or Advertisements to include QR codes in Music Videos.
Section 8.5. Non-Standard Music Videos, non-standard music videos that are not directly related to a song/album will not be accepted in Music Videos.
Section 9.8. Lyricists for Indian Musicals, removed Bollywood reference in India.
Section numbers for 1.16, 1.17, and 2.5-2.17.
Added
Section 2.5. Studio Musicians in Naming Conventions and Rules
Clarified
Section 2.7. Various Artists, one-track singles must credit all Primary artists at the Album level in Primary Artist Roles.