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# The Complete Guide To ISRC Codes For Music [Infographic]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/music-biz-simplifies-isrc-codes-with-new-infographic/
- Published: 2015-03-30T09:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-03-30T09:45:00.000Z
- Description: The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has released an infographic to help illustrate the importance of International Standard Recording Codes (ISRC) and how they're being used in today's music industry.
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Music Business, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Apple Inc., Digital audio, Eddy Cue, iTunes, music industry, record label, Royalties, Spotify, The Wall Street Journal, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

**[![MBA.stack.logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb081283d1970d-150wi "MBA.stack.logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb081283d1970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)The Music Business Association** (Music Biz) has released an infographic to help illustrate the importance of **International [Standard Recording](http://www.standardrecording.com/?ref=hypebot.com "Standard Recording Company") Codes** ([ISRC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%5FStandard%5FRecording%5FCode?ref=hypebot.com "International Standard Recording Code")) and how they're being used in today's [music industry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%5Findustry?ref=hypebot.com "Music industry"). 

In the inforgraphic, Music Biz explains that an ISRC code is a unique identifier for music tracks, spoken word recordings, and [music videos](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%5Fvideo?ref=hypebot.com) that enables labels, digital services, and publishers to easily collect [royalties](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royalties?ref=hypebot.com) and attach key metadata to each song. Going a step further, the infographic then explains how to obtain a ISRC and how the know whether or not one needs to be used.

“ISRC codes are often overlooked despite the fact that they are absolutely essential to music discovery and stakeholder payment,” said Bill Wilson, Vice President of Digital Strategy and Business Development for Music Biz. “Without an ISRC, there is no way to properly identify a song, meaning potential customers can’t find it, and those who own the copyrights can’t collect the royalties they are owed. This infographic goes a long way to educate the industry about the importance of ISRC as one of the most critical components in [digital music](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%5Faudio?ref=hypebot.com)."

[![MusicBiz_ISRC_2015_FINAL](http://a1.typepad.com/6a01901b9a0100970b01b8d0f7d559970c-500wi "MusicBiz_ISRC_2015_FINAL")](http://a1.typepad.com/6a01901b9a0100970b01b8d0f7d559970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

Source: [MusicBiz.org](http://musicbiz.org/press-releases/music-biz-explains-isrc/?ref=hypebot.com)

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