What you need to know
- YouTube Music seems to implement song credits.
- Song and album credits, a long-requested feature by YouTube Music subscribers, are now available on rival services like Spotify and Tidal.
- This feature may be introduced to the service through a server-side update.
It looks like YouTube Music has finally addressed one of the longstanding complaints about the service. Because new evidence suggests that song and album credits are coming to the app.
Streaming services have a history of controversy with the music industry, especially songwriters. Songwriters have accused many of the major music streaming services for not giving due credit to the artists behind the songs played on their respective platforms. Some of these platforms, such as Spotify and Tidal, have resolved these issues by including songwriter credit wherever possible.
YouTube Music could follow suit in the near future, as a Reddit user suggests (opens in new tab) First discovered by 9to5Google, who goes by the handle u/matteventu (opens in new tab)According to the screenshots shared by users, tap the overflow menu next to each song,[曲のクレジットを表示]Click to see song performers, composers, producers, and music metadata providers.
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As 9to5 points out, the metadata portion is not available for all songs, especially those from self-published artists. This option is likely only available if the information is provided by a record label such as Spotify.
It’s a little surprising that it took so long to implement something as basic as credits in YouTube Music. It may not be as good as higher royalties, but it’s a step in the right direction because everyone involved in creating and producing a song deserves recognition for their efforts.
In addition to being a long-awaited feature, song credits have been a popular user request for several years now. However, it’s clearly not widely available for the time being. A server-side update could bring this feature to YouTube Music.
