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# The Importance Of Getting Music Metadata Right
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-importance-of-getting-metadata-right/
- Published: 2015-09-24T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-09-24T13:00:00.000Z
- Description: If you're not seeing the kind of income you want from your music, holes in your metadata could be part of the issue. While filling in information such as the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/09/the-importance-of-getting-metadata-right.html]
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- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Marketing, Music Tech, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, British Academy, British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, Electronic dance music, Harry Fox Agency, lawsuit, Los Angeles, PRS for Music, Soundcloud, United Kingdom, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

[![1](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d15bf590970c-150wi "1")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d15bf590970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)If you're not seeing the kind of **income** you want from your **music**, **holes in your metadata** could be **part of the issue**. While filling in information such as the year a song was released or how many beats per minute is has can seem **pointless and tedious**, it's **important information** for **distributors** to have.

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Guest Post by **Bobby Owsinski** on [Music 3.0](http://music3point0.blogspot.com/2015/09/get-your-metadata-right.html?ref=hypebot.com)One of the major reasons why artists often don't get paid is because of missing metadata from their songs.No matter if you're submitting to an aggregator like **Tunecore** for digital distribution, directly to a digital distributor like **Soundcloud**, or even a music supervisor for consideration, it's imperative to have the following metatags filled in.1\. Name(s) of artist(s)2\. Names(s) of composers3\. Name(s) of performers4\. Song Title5\. Album title (if any)6\. Label7\. Publisher8\. Year Released9\. Track Number10\. Genre11\. Producer12\. Contact (yours/management)13\. Performing Rights Society Affiliation (ASCAP, BMI, etc.)14\. Mood15\. BPM [![Metadataall](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c7d22b01970b-320wi "Metadataall")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c7d22b01970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com) Mood and BPM might seem incidental, but they're really important for music libraries and music supervisors, so take the time and fill them in. Yes, filling in all the metadata takes some work, but not only does it

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