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Wande coal on creatives getting the services of a lawyer .

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lollybee15:
Your own personal opinion.

Definitely

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Smithkline200:
Amapiano is purely South African pattern.

Nigerian musicians would copy anything.

That’s how the music grows and evolves . It’s needed

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Good Day Everyone

If you are a Recording Artiste , Dancer, Painter , Sculptor , Programmer , Videographer , Photographer , Sound Engineer , Music Producer , Instrumentalist, artiste and Repertoire , Song Writer , Spoken Words artiste , Video Director , UI/UX designer , Back up vocalist , Graphics designer , Fashion designer or Fine artiste .


Whatever your creative field may be , as long as you create , I am happy to congratulate you for finding your way to perhaps the most important Facebook group you will encounter on your journey to a blossoming creative Career .

It is a great priveledge to finally create this group after almost a year in the works . I have painstakingly ensured that the core problems and questions that are germane to the growth and career advancements of most creatives as it pertains to intellectual property and copyright are what I will be effectively discussing and providing solutions to in this group . I will be doing this in the most endearing , relatable , effective and Efficient manner possible .

Combining my wealth to experience working on top priority intellectual property cases in Nigeria ( Tuface, Tiwa Savage to mention but a few ) and my interactions with other too intellectual property experts in the country , I will be discussing and engaging the group participants on topics such as

1. Making Money from Your Intellectual Property as A Creative
2. Copyright
3.How to Avoid Bad Contracts
4.Negotiating Good Deals with Investors and Promoters
5. How to Properly Brand Yourself as an artiste
6. Registering Your Works so No one uses it without your permission
7 Getting Publicity for your Works
8 Efficient Promotion strategies for your Craft
9 How to Gain New Audience
10 How to Avoid Court issues and Probelms in Your Career .

And Many More .

If you are a novice to your rights as creative, this group is for you. If you already know about your intellectual property right, then I can assure you there’s a lot more you need to know that will be discussed in the group . We are always learning and its important as creatives that we arm ourselves with adequate knowledge of the protection the law has guaranteed us.


This Group is especially designed for those creatives who are ready to take their career and financial rewards from their talent to the highest level possible. If you do not belong to this category of creatives, you can honestly stop reading here. However, if you are ready to delve into the wealth of knowledge of intellectual property knowledge and how you can monetize your creative career, then you are welcome on this voyage of discovery with me. I assure you , YOU WONT REGRET IT !!


JOIN THE PROGRESSIVE CREATIVES GROUP
https://www./1020862598458253/?ref=share

The Year 2021 has witnessed the release of a string of Successful singles that have revolutionized the outlook of “ Afrobeats to the World” . From Tiktok Sensations , To Grammy Winning Albums , Singles making it to the top ten in the Billboard Hot 100 Top Ten Singles and Most Shazamed songs in the United States , Nigerian artistes have upped their game and are showing the world that they have what it takes to take over the Global music Scene .

We present to you the Thirty Biggest Songs by Nigerian Artistes in 2021 . We have compiled this list based on Streams , Airplays, Social Media Integrations , Pop Influence , Media attention , Co- Signs among other things . The list is in no particular order .

1.Reekado Banks: Ozumba Mbadiwe


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bovm6-15Ooo

2.Ayra Star : Bloody Samaritan


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcR0PWGfUhs


3. FireboyDML : Peru


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6uXFreFPyA

4. Joeboy : Alcohol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEcAPvoSe_8


5. Ladipoe : Feelings featuring Buju


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a56eW1JM6M0


6. Tiwa Savage feat Brandy – Somebody Son


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXSmawBg_6Q


7 Adekunle Gold feat Davido – High


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juBnNBm0cPw


8. Vector feat Good Girl LA – Early Momo


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU2dnlpQNOg


9. Av – Big Thug Boys


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb28JAoEKAU


10. Mohbad – Feel Good


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVuxchUqN_s



11.Naira Marley feat Busiswa – Coming


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nnAHn2aupM


12.Olamide – Rock


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WkxiF7nnjY


13.Lojay featuring Sarz – Monalisa


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to8nQNGarRw


14.Ruger : Bounce


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tqmugh2X8


15.Teni : For You ft Davido


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5QUVma7_g4


16.Davido : Champion Sound featuring Focalistic


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-J0Fdze42M

17.Kiss Daniel : Lie


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d6T2qFZ5vU

18. Blaqbonez : Bling


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJsCz_1ib30


19. Omah Lay : Understand


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Ai6osw3Mk


20. Flavour : Levels


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZsojox79ig


21.Larry Gaga ft Phyno and Flavour : Egedege


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRbRLvn6H_U


22. Bella Shmurda – Rush



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdw7Ls3kgaI


23. Ajinomoix – Focus


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMmbew_Syco


24. Dai Verse – Cocaine


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r20yhnxwdnA


25. KCee feat Okwesili Eze Group -Cultural Praise


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBvknmrCLjc



26. Wande Coal – Come My Way .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7pqX9MDgPQ


27. Jaywillz : Medicine


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj7eQzJlsU4

28. Ckay – Love Nwantiti remix


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxjrsDV8Aeo


29. Rema – Bounce


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxMTgqNjZGo

30. Wizkid Feat Tems – Essence


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jipQpjUA_o8


Notable Mentions

Toby Shang ft DjKaywise – Who D F Are You

DjKaywise feat Emmyblack – Small yansh Day shake o

Emmy black – Wife Material

Zinoleesky – Kilofeshe

Burna Boy – Kilometre

DjKaywise feat Phyno – Highway

Masterkraft feat Bella Shmurda and Zlatan – Hallelujah

Davido – Jowo

Kwam 1 – Ade Ori

TCLASSIC- MakaVelli


Which Song do you think we missed ?


Source Website :

https://olaoluwaidowu.org/blog/2021/11/30/the-thirty-biggest-hits-in-the-nigerian-music-industry-2021/

bentuzene:
Yes you got this correct!

Thank You .

Kingosytex:
Ke star remix is bigger than High way.
Davido na beast, him murder that track.

True

Silentgroper:
Mohbad's feel good nko.



i fecking hate d song tho. Makes me hungry

Lol really

oyeb15:
Artistes who are not talented but opportuned to be in the industry are always locked in controversies just to sell their kwack songs.



BUJU is making waves right now and many artistes are lining up to feature him.Thats talent.

Do you feel Rema is not talented ?

remi1444:
I love the recent acceptance of this genre of music in Nigeria. I've been a huge consumer of this genre circa 2017. IMO the earliest Amapiano contents on the internet were made by Kabza De Small. This man is truly talented at what he does.
Hopefully, Deep In House gets international recognition like Amapiano.

Are you South African ?

Scottz:
lol no mind am he doesn’t even recognize amapiano sounds well

Zinolesky kilofeshe no be amapiano

Really ? Did you even hear his first line on the song?

dominique:
I don't understand this amapiano stuff, is it the beat or the style of music?

Amapiano is a combination of both the beat and the style . It’s conjunctive .

However our adaptation over here is more of the best , infusing the heavy percussions and strings in our instrumentals .

Amapiano which is the Zulu word for “ the pianos “ is a style of house music that emerged from the music industry in South Africa . Amapiano is hybrid of deep house music and jazz , heavily characterized by synths , airy pads and heavy percussive baselines

Popularized by the likes of Kabza de Small , Dj Maphorisa , Focalistic , Oskido and other South Africa music heavyweights , the genre of music has enjoyed massive acceptance over Africa especially in Nigeria since the last quarter of 2020 .

We present to you the Top Ten biggest Amapiano Songs from Nigerian Artistes in 2021.

We have curated the list based on Streams , Co signs , Street credibility , pop culture , radio plays , charts and social media integrations. The list is in no particular order.

1) Lojay Monalisa – Lojay released his Love and Attention Ep in 2021 . The collaborative project with Veteran Producer , Sarz on the beat , produced major hits like LV & ATTN ft Wizkid , Tonongo and Monalisa .

The biggest hit from the project arguably remains the amapiano track “ Monalisa” which has generated over one million audio streams and over 7 million views on YouTube. The song also generated controversies as to the gender of the singer and the use of the word “ Monalisan “ on the song.


2) Falz Squander– Folarin Falana aka Falz released the single “ Squander “ featuring the Queen of Afro house music “Niniola” in December 2020. The “Yung Willis”Produced Amapiano bop gained massive love shortly after release . On the track , Falz and Niniola harmoniously urge big ballers and the money spenders to “ Squander “ the money and enjoy life .

Falz released the remix of the song featuring Kamo Mpela , Mpura, Sayfar and Niniola in April , 2021 and the Video directed by The Olu Wave had amassed over one million views on YouTube.


3) DJ Kaywise featuring Phyno – Highway

A lot of critics and music lovers have stated that the Amapiano influenced single “ High way “ might just be DjKaywise’s biggest song yet . Boasting of a stellar audio production by Yung Willis and over a million audio streams , the accompanying TG Omori directed video has amassed over 3 million views on YouTube . The song became a viral sensation on social media and is recognized as a hit for the old and young generation . The video featured cameo appearance from veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie and industry colleagues like Dbanj, Skibii and reekado banks .


4) Focalistic featuring Davido – Ke Star Remix

“ Better rest , better rest , better rest”, you don try , e no do , better rest “. This Davido’s line from the smash hit became a fans Favourite all across the world . Over ten million views on YouTube for the Dammy twitch directed video , Over one million streams across all platforms , and one of the most viral singles of 2021 , it is evident that Ke star Remix is a continental smash hit . The vigro deep produced jam is definitely one of the biggest Amapiano songs on the list .


5) Dj Tarico ft Burna boy , Preck and Nelson Tivane – Yaba Buluku

Yaba Buluku can be translated to mean “something is hitting my trousers “ and indeed with the release of the song ,Something did hit the airwaves .

The Amapiano song from Mozambique Disc jockey , Dj tarico who featured two other Mozambique singers Preck and Nelson tivane , gained grounds all over Africa in late 2020 . The track got a remix treatment from the African Giant , Burna Boy in 2021 , taking the track to greater heights just like it did South Africa ‘s sensational hit track “ Jerusalema “ in 2020”.

The video of the remix directed by The Alien has amassed over three million views on YouTube..


6) Zinoleesky – Kilofeshe

“ Extra ordinary things I am doing , ordinary things no fit move me again” , a line from Zinoleesky ‘s smash Amapiano single “ Kilofeshe “ was a popular photo caption line in 2021” . Critics have rated the track one of the best Amapiano tracks from any Nigerian artiste this decade . The video of the niphkeys produced track has amassed over 3 million views on YouTube and a remix version featuring Mayorkun and Busiswa was released in March 2021 .


7) Wande Coal – Come My Way

Multi talented artiste and Black Diamond helmsman , Wande coal released his first official single for 2021 titled “ Come my Way “ in October . The spiritual beat produced Amapiano track is one of Wande coal’s best effort in recent years . The song generated controversy online after a video of Davido recording a verse on the track surfaced on social media .

The exciting chants and sonorous voice of the music legend makes “ Come my Way” one of the exceptional Amapiano tracks to be released this year .

The Music video for “ Come my way “ as directed by Sesan has amassed over 1 million views on YouTube .


8 ) Davido featuring Focalistic- Champion Sound

Davido first 2021 single is the Amapiano track “ Champion sound “ featuring Ke star collaborator , Focalistic . The track went viral on the heels of Davido’s 250 million naira donation to orphanages across Nigeria after he raised same on the occasion of his birthday . Before the official release however, “ Champion Sound “ had amassed a lot of love on tiktok and other social media platforms .

With production credits to focalistic , the video of the song has amassed over 3 million views within a month of release and is still gaining momentum and massive radio play across Africa


9) Reekado Banks – Ozumba Mbadiwe

After a long hiatus , Afropop Star and “ Rora” crooner, Reekado banks , made a thrilling return to the mainstream Nigerian music scene with the release of the P prime produced “ Ozumba Mbadiwe . The Amapiano song which pays tribute to the victims of the lekki toll gate massacre of October 2020 has amassed over a million views on YouTube and has been gaining enormous airplays across radio and tv stations in the country.

The song is featured on Reekado banks Ep “ Off the Records 2 “ and has practically rejuvenated Reekado banks career .


10) Naira Marley feat Busiswa – Coming

Marlins record boss , Naira Marley also jumped on the Amapiano wave with the release of the Rexxie produced Amapiano single “ Coming “ featuring South African artiste , Busiswa . Delivering his usual raunchy and lyrical explicit content , Naira Marley talks about achieving orgasm with his lady and trying different sexual acts . The song has amassed over 3 million views on YouTube with over a million streams across all platforms .


Notable Mentions

1. Niniola – Addicted

2. Rema – Bounce

3. MasterKraft featuring Zlatan Ibile and Bella Shmurda – Hallelujah

4. Asake – Mr Money

5. Masterkraft. Feat Phyno – Egbon

6. Barryjhay- Ayewada

7. Niniola – Odun

Which songs do you think we missed ? Do you agree with this list ? Let us know in the comment section

Source : https://olaoluwaidowu.org/blog/2021/11/27/top-ten-biggest-amapiano-songs-from-nigeria-in-2021/

micxwell:
That should be the first, not the last.

It’s not in a specified order .

For Programmers , StartUp founders , Web Designers , UI/UX designers , Product Manager , Growth , Marketing or anyone interested in the fastest growing and highly profitable “ Tech “ field in Nigeria , This thread is for you

All You Need To Know About The Law As A Programmer & Startup Founder In Nigeria


https://www.nairaland.com/6709384/all-need-know-law-programmer

Good Day Everyone

If you are a Recording Artiste , Dancer, Painter , Sculptor , Programmer , Videographer , Photographer , Sound Engineer , Music Producer , Instrumentalist, artiste and Repertoire , Song Writer , Spoken Words artiste , Video Director , UI/UX designer , Back up vocalist , Graphics designer , Fashion designer or Fine artiste .


Whatever your creative field may be , as long as you create , I am happy to congratulate you for finding your way to perhaps the most important Facebook group you will encounter on your journey to a blossoming creative Career .

It is a great priveledge to finally create this group after almost a year in the works . I have painstakingly ensured that the core problems and questions that are germane to the growth and career advancements of most creatives as it pertains to intellectual property and copyright are what I will be effectively discussing and providing solutions to in this group . I will be doing this in the most endearing , relatable , effective and Efficient manner possible .

Combining my wealth to experience working on top priority intellectual property cases in Nigeria ( Tuface, Tiwa Savage to mention but a few ) and my interactions with other too intellectual property experts in the country , I will be discussing and engaging the group participants on topics such as

1. Making Money from Your Intellectual Property as A Creative
2. Copyright
3.How to Avoid Bad Contracts
4.Negotiating Good Deals with Investors and Promoters
5. How to Properly Brand Yourself as an artiste
6. Registering Your Works so No one uses it without your permission
7 Getting Publicity for your Works
8 Efficient Promotion strategies for your Craft
9 How to Gain New Audience
10 How to Avoid Court issues and Probelms in Your Career .

And Many More .

If you are a novice to your rights as creative, this group is for you. If you already know about your intellectual property right, then I can assure you there’s a lot more you need to know that will be discussed in the group . We are always learning and its important as creatives that we arm ourselves with adequate knowledge of the protection the law has guaranteed us.


This Group is especially designed for those creatives who are ready to take their career and financial rewards from their talent to the highest level possible. If you do not belong to this category of creatives, you can honestly stop reading here. However, if you are ready to delve into the wealth of knowledge of intellectual property knowledge and how you can monetize your creative career, then you are welcome on this voyage of discovery with me. I assure you , YOU WONT REGRET IT !!


JOIN THE PROGRESSIVE CREATIVES GROUP
https://www./1020862598458253/?ref=share

Cc lalasticlala ,

Mavin Star and “ Dumebi “Crooner , Divine Ikubor aka Rema tweeted on the 26th of November , 2021 via his official twitter account @heisrema. In the series of tweets , he accused Renowned Nigerian Dj, Dj Neptune of tampering with his intellectual property and releasing his art without his consent .

The art in question is the Andre vibez produced “ For You “ musical work , which DjNeptune included in his newly released “ Greatness 2.0” album.


Rema also stated that despite the fact that the song was produced by A Mavin Records Affiliate Producer, Andre Vibez, he wasn’t paid , neither did he sign any legal document not consented to the song release before same was included in Dj Neptune ‘s new album “ Greatness 2.0” . The producer of the Track in dispute is Mavins Producer,Andre Vibez. He also produced Feelings for Ladipoe featuring Buju and Too correct for Crayon featuring Rema .


FIVE MAJOR LESSONS THAT CREATIVES AND MUSIC BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS SHOULD LEARN FROM THE EVENT

1. As a Music Artiste with verses and vocal performances on a song , you have a share of the copyright on the composition and sound recording aspects of the song. As such , you or the label you have assigned or license these rights to, have a say in whatever is done with your contributions to the song and nothing should be done to same without your consent .

2. Like Rema Stated , Artistes must ensure they sign legal documents to protect the intellectual property inherent in their creative works . In the case of a song you featured in , split sheets must be signed .Sampling Clearance, image release and other related documents must also be signed as the circumstances may dictate .

3. Creatives must ensure they do proper background check on any work that is being assigned or licensed to them , to ensure that no copyright has been infringed upon before such work is release . This is where due diligence comes in , all neccesary documents should be cross checked and all parties involved must be duly communicated.

4. Creatives must ensure they speak out once they observed their Intellectual Property rights is infringed upon or likely to be infringed upon. However , it is important that consultation is done with their management or team so as to get hold of the proper facts before claiming their intellectual property rights have been infringed upon

5. Get an Intellectual Property/ Entertainment Lawyer on your side . You cant fight for Your Rights if you don’t even know these Rights . To avoid exploitation and After effect approach , Get a lawyer involved in all your contractual dealings and in all aspects of your creative career.

We do hope the dispute is resolved as soon as possible as we await the response from Dj Neptune ‘s Management likewise Andre Vibez , the music producer

Source : https://olaoluwaidowu.org/blog/2021/11/26/sankoloweko-rema-accuses-dj-neptune-of-intellectual-property-theft/

cc lalasticlala

Cc lalasticlala, Dominique

Music meta data

A lot of Good Songs have failed to achieve success because of minor mistakes like Errors in their Meta Data or absence of same .Artistes are also losing out on huge chunks of royalties due to this . A lot of Recording Artistes overlook this very important aspect of their songs and bear heavy consequences for it later .

We will quickly examine what meta Data is , Types of Meta Data , The importance of Meta Data and salient features that should be in your song’s meta data.


What is Meta Data ?

Meta Data as it pertains to Music can simply be defined as information about your song that is available stored and made available digitally worldwide . Meta Data is simply all the IMPORTANT information/data about your Song/Songs .

So when you hear the word “ Meta Data “ as an artiste or songwriter or creative involved in Music,the first question that should come to mind is“ All the important and basic information an investor or listener should Know about my songs !!


Types of Meta Data

There are Three Major Types of Meta Data Every Song should Possess

1) Descriptive Meta Data
2) Ownership/ Performing Rights Meta Data
3) Recommendation Meta Data.

We will examine each of the types briefly



The first Type of Meta Data is Descriptive Meta Data

Descriptive meta tags are related to the descriptive text tags of a song like song title , Release date , Performing artiste . genre etc

Every time someone needs to organize or present the music in some way, descriptive metadata is used.Every time someone needs to organize, sort, or present the music in some way, descriptive metadata is used. For example, its used to identify the song on the radio or to build an artist page on Spotify, etc.

The Second Type of Meta Data is Ownership/Performing Rights Meta Data .

This Meta Data deals with the creative persons involved in the song . The Writer , performing artiste , Producer, Engineers and other persons involved in the song are accounted for in this meta data .Ownership meta data is made to ensure everyone involved in the song creation process gets appropriate credit and is duly remunerated .

It is especially important to determine the share of royalties that gets to each creative involved in a song

The third type of meta data is Recommendation Meta Tags.

Recommendation Meta Tags – like the name implies are recommendations or addendums that helps listeners find your music on digital platforms .Genre , Sub Genres , Song Mood , Scores, Comments and other algorithms used ..



Why is Meta Data Important to Your songs and Career

1. Metadata ensures your singles and releases are ready for distribution on digital platforms

2. Meta Data ensures you get all the royalties you are entitled to from streaming platforms . Without proper meta data …You are losing out on a chunk of royalties entitled to you.

3. Meta Data allows your songs to be easily discovered by algorithms on music platforms . The platforms picks up this data to bring your songs before the interested audience .

4. Meta Data allows potential collaborators & investors to find the correct information about you & contact you for potential collaborations and investments.

5. Meta Data ensures you are rightly attributed as the owner of your songs on online platforms and that another brand or entity is not enjoying the moral rights off your creative work


What should be contained in your Meta Data ?

This is another salient thing all artistes should note and the majority of errors in meta data is because artistes/labels do not add the proper tags .

We will examine the top tags that should be in your meta data

1) Artiste Name : [/b]The Legal name of the artiste and Stage name should be contained in here e.g Ayomide Fashakin (DBruce ) . This tag is very important and should be in this order (N) (SN) to aid discovery and royalties sharing.

It’s also important not to combine artist names when you feature an artiste . If you have someone else on the song, please make use of the “ featuring “ tag in the meta data to indicate two different artistes e.g Peruzzi ft Davido instead of Peruzzi Davido or Peruzzi and Davido .

2) [b]Featured Artiste – if any , Their name and their stage names should be in the meta data .

3) Track Title – Endeavor to name the track on the meta data as it appears on the album and all other merchandise or platforms . Don’t add apostrophe or symbols that are not the actual track title e.g Joro should Joro and not “ JORO” on your meta data .

4) Track No – The track no on your album , EP or compilation . Whether it’s track 4 or 5 or 6 .

5) Genre – what’s the genre of your Song ? . This is very important forplaylists and DSP algorithms. Don’t tag an Afrobeats track under hip hop and don’t tag RnB track under Reggae .Know your genre of music . And don’t tag under weird music genres of your own .

We know you are the creator of emoafrobeat , ReggaeBlues and Afroragga but please for the sake of your meta data and your Song success , tag your music under the available , recognized and appropriate genres of music we have in this current dispensation .

6) Composer – The people involved in writing the lyrics of the song . They must be duly credited . Full name and stage /Song writing name .

7) Music Producer – The Music producer (s) of the song must be duly credited in the meta data . Full name and stage name too.

8 ) Explicit Content : indicate whether the track contains explicit content that should not be heard by kids or radio censored lines .

9) Lyrics Language – The language of the lyrics used on the song . English , Yoruba , French etc . If two or more languages are used , state same .

10) Lyrics publisher : The music publisher representing the lyricist/lyrics contributor .

11) Composition Owner: The owner of the composition rights

12) Year of Release: The year the track was released and made available for the public

13) Master Recording Owner: the owner of the sound recording

14) BPM : Beats per minute to determine the tempo of the song .

15) Contact Info : Indicate your social media handles so fans and potential record labels or collaborators can follow up and contact you if need be

16) Artwork : Please make use of a professional and well designed artwork. Your artwork is your number one selling point . Make sure the artwork contains your artiste name , song Title and social media handles. You may add record producer , label name and any other details you deem fit .

17) Lyrics : Ensure the correctly written lyrics to your song are provided in your meta data. This can help when users are trying to find your songs online or when you are trying to get on playlists .

18) ISRC Code — is a fixed point of reference when the recording is used across different services, across borders, or under different licensing deals”. It is also known as the International Standard Recording Code and is assigned to a track that is available for commercial release .


19) ISWC code– stands for International Standard Work Code. This code is assigned to the composition in the sound recordings and music video recordings I.e the music and lyrics. It is usually assigned upon registration to members by Performance rights Society .

20) Groupings – This pertains to the ownership of rights on the song and the percentage due to each individual owner .



Tips to Maximizing Meta Data for Artiste Growth

Here are some tip to maximize the use of meta data for your career growth and to ensure that your metadata doesn’t cause any issues with your release and in getting your royalties .

1. Triple-check your spelling and formatting

Make sure to always spell your track and artist names correctly and exactly the same way each time.Your spelling and formatting must be consistent on every song you release . Don’t put “ AdeyLOVA” as artiste on one song and put “ Adeylova” as artiste on another song . Ensure you are consistent with the format and style of artiste name you use .

Even if you need to enter names multiple times, never abbreviate them or add extra punctuation.

It’s also important not to combine artist names when you feature an artiste . If you have someone else on the song, please make use of the “ featuring “ tag in the meta data to indicate two different artistes e.g Peruzzi ft Davido instead of Peruzzi Davido or Peruzzi and Davido .

2. Enter the correct release language

The release language field indicates the language and character set of your release I.e the language you are writing the meta data in .

Even if the language of the lyrics is different, use this field to enter the language of the metadata you’ve been filling in so it can be read and reflected correctly

3. Don’t try to manipulate the system

Metadata that doesn’t give meaningful information isn’t useful and doesn’t contribute positively to the quality of your release on streaming services.

Don’t misrepresent information about your genre or subgenre for effect. This only makes listeners (and algorithms) confused! Don’t add artistes that didn’t feature on your song to your meta data just because you want to generate clout .

4. Follow instructions of the Digital Streaming Platforms

Each streaming platforms has its own rules . Some may say that they don’t tolerate URLs, social media handles or excessive text in album artwork, please follow and abide by them. Fill in all required columns by the platforms and avoid anything they instruct or advice you to avoid .

. If you want your content to be presented alongside the top names in music while your songs is on their platforms , you must respect their rules to the fullest .

CONCLUSION

Meta Data is an all important aspect of music releases that should never be taken with levity by labels , publishers and independent artistes . It is fundamental to income generation and overall career growth of an artiste . Therefore , artiste should ensure that they make conscious efforts to maximize the impact of accurate meta data on their revenue and career as creatives .


Source : https://olaoluwaidowu.org/blog/2021/11/23/why-meta-data-is-important-to-the-success-of-your-songs-and-career-a-thread/

Cc lalasticlala, Dominique

Cc lalasticlala

It is extremely important as Creatives that you thoroughly examine your contracts and agreements before putting pen to paper .

Don’t get carried away by juicy advances and bonuses and forget to negotiate a balanced contract that will favour you and your career in the long run .

Consult with an Intellectual Property/Entertainment lawyer today to help you navigate the technicalities of your agreements and contracts today to avoid career damaging situations in the nearest future .

Strange woman

Cc lalasticlala, dominique