Artist and release identity.
Use the correct artist spelling, capitalization, featured-artist structure, song title, release title, version information, genre and language. Match existing platform profiles when the artist already has a catalog.
Contributor credits.
Document songwriters, producers, featured performers and other contributors. Separate creative credits from ownership and payment arrangements.
Rights and identifiers.
Confirm master ownership, songwriter or publishing information, collaborator splits, territories and any existing recording or composition identifiers.
Consistency across releases.
Maintain a central catalog record so updates do not depend on memory. Consistent metadata makes future distribution, reporting and catalog management easier.