What is metadata?

Metadata is information about a release such as title and artists, but it also outlines who created a release, what their roll were & what rights are being applied to the release. It can also include things like sample start time for the official sounds that you find on social media.

What is a composer?

A composer in the metadata is the persons that created the actual music, the beat, the melody, chords etc… When filling in the composer information, you should ALWAYS supply the persons full real name as it is found in their ID or Passport. This way, rights collection agencies can pay out to the correct person for their role in the song.

What is a writer?

A writer in the metadata is the persons that wrote the lyrics to the song. Just like the composer information, you should ALWAYS supply the persons full real name as it is found in their ID or Passport so that rights collection agencies can pay accordingly.

What is a publisher?

A publisher is a company that collects and distributes royalties to their clients. In addition to that, a publisher’s roll is to also promote their clients’ songs to for the potential of licensing compositions for use by films, television, advertisements, and other media. These deals are called Synchronization (Sync) deals.