New content validations are now available on the platform to ensure that your releases follow DSPs style guide requirements.
Validation of capitalization rules in titles for Apple Music
Rules of the validation
In order to be able to distribute a release to Apple Music, end-users will need to ensure that titles match the following conditions:
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The first and last words in a title should be capitalized.
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The first and last words in parentheses should be capitalized.
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Words before and after a dash (–), slash (/), or colon (:) should be capitalized, and include correct spacing.
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A space should be added after a comma or semi-colon.
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The following words in English should be always lowercase:
a, an, and, as, but, for, from, nor, of, or, so, the, to, yet, at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, onto, out, over, to, up, with., except when applicable in previous conditions. -
The following words in Spanish should be always lowercase:
a, e, las, por, al, el, los, un, de, en, o, una, del, la, para, y, except when applicable in previous conditions. -
The following words in Portuguese should be always lowercase:
a, das, nas, pela, à, de, no, pelas, ao, do, nos, pelo, aos, dos, o, pelos, as, e, os, por, pra, pro, às, em, ou, um, da, na, para, uma, except when applicable in previous conditions.
Error message
In case the rules above are not met, end-users will get a validation error message including the value added to the field, and the suggested title capitalization.
The goal of this validation is to comply with the DSP requirements about title capitalization. If the end-user wants to distribute to Apple Music, and in case the rules above are not met, they will get a validation error message including the title added to the field and the suggested title capitalization:
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The user clicks the button
Distribute this release(located in tabs 4. Preview and Distribute & 6. Distribution), if the release contains general validation errors, under section “Warning. You cannot distribute this release in some channels.”
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The user clicks the button
Distribute this release(located in tabs 4. Preview and Distribute & 6. Distribution), if the release does not contain general validation errors, hover over the Apple Music warning icon.
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The user navigates to tab 6. Distribution, in Apple Music Actions, under “Channel specific errors” in the tooltip.
Validation of "remix or version" field
Rules of the validation
This new validator checks the following fields:
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If Remix or Version (tab Track info) contains the value
Remix.
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If artist role
Remixer(tab Track info) is added to the track.
In order to be able to distribute a release with a track that has the value Remix in the Remix or Version field, end-users should add a Remixer artist. Moreover, at the track level, end-users should not add the exact same track title into the Remix or Version field, and should not add any of the following terms:
Official, Unofficial, Exclusive, Limited, Original, Cover, BSO, OST, Video, Videoclip, Stereo, Mono, Slowed and reverb, Slowed, Reverb, Reverbed, Beat Type, Mastered, Tributo, Tribute, Homenaje, Hommage, Continuous, Primary artist, Artista primario, Artiste Primaire, Artista primari, Performer, Ejecutante, Interprète, Executant, Executante, Esecutore, Producer, Productor, Producteur, Produtor, Produttore, Remixer, Composer, Compositor, Compositeur, Compositore, Lyricist, Letrista, Lletrista, Parolier, Lírico, Autore testo, Publisher, Editorial, Éditorial, Editoriale, Featuring, With, Con, Avec, Amb, Com, Conductor, Conducteur, Conduttore, Director, Diretor, Arranger, Arreglador, Orchestra, Orquesta, Actor., Single, EP, Album, Version, Edit, Mix.
Error message
In case the condition above is not met, end-users will get a validation error message in tab 4. Preview and Distribute and tab 6. Distribution.
Validation of Lyricist Role
The message "The lyricist is required" indicate that you need to add the lyricist in order to distribute the release:
How to solve it?
The track metadata should be edited and the lyricist added:
- Go to the metadata of the track (s), repeat the process of adding the lyricist and save the changes:
If you have an exception to communicate that has not been contemplated by the validation rules, please contact support@sepulchralsilence.com