Samples, Reused Vocals and Interpolations
An artist’s voice can appear on a recording without the artist returning to the studio for that release. A producer may sample an older performance, reuse a vocal stem from an unfinished version, build new production around an archived demo or ask another singer to recreate part of an earlier song. These situations can sound […]
Recording Date, Leak Date and Release Date
A single recording can be connected to several dates, and those dates do not describe the same event. A song may be written in one year, recorded in another, registered with a rights organisation later, mentioned publicly after that and leaked long before it receives an official release. In some cases, only one of those […]
How Song Demos for Other Artists Are Catalogued
A songwriter demo can sit in an awkward place inside an artist catalogue. The recording may contain a complete vocal performance by the songwriter, yet the song may have been created for somebody else and never intended for the songwriter’s own album. That does not make the demo unimportant. It is still a distinct recording, […]
How Unreleased Songs Are Handled Responsibly
Unreleased songs are often among the most interesting—and most difficult—parts of an artist’s recording history. They can reveal abandoned albums, early versions of familiar songs, writing sessions, reference vocals, unfinished collaborations and creative experiments that never reached an official release. But the information surrounding them is often incomplete, mislabelled or based on unauthorised circulation. EverySongBy […]
How Vocal Credits Are Checked and Classified
A vocal credit can look straightforward. An artist’s name appears beside a song, so it may seem safe to assume that the artist performs a major part. In practice, credits rarely tell the whole story. The artist might sing the lead, share one chorus, contribute background harmonies, appear in a group vocal, provide a songwriter […]
What Counts as a Separate Song Recording?
A song can appear in many forms: an album master, radio edit, remix, acoustic session, live performance, demo, duet, clean version or later rerecording. Those versions do not automatically represent separate recordings. Some contain a genuinely new performance. Others rearrange, shorten or process audio that was already recorded. EverySongBy separates distinct performances without counting every […]