Relationships

Additional

This attribute describes if a particular role was considered normal or additional.

Assistant

This typically indicates someone who is either a first-timer, or less experienced, and who is working under the direction of someone who is more experienced.

Associate

This typically indicates someone who is less experienced and who is working under the direction of someone who is more experienced.

Bonus

Indicates a bonus disc

Cancelled

This indicates an artist cancelled their appearance at an event.

Co

co-[role]

Cover

Indicates that one entity is a cover of another entity

Emeritus

This title indicates that a conductor has at least partially retired, and no longer plays an active role with the group.

Executive

This attribute is to be used if the role was fulfilled in an executive capacity.

Guest

This attribute indicates a 'guest' performance where the performer is not usually part of the band.

Instrumental

For works that have lyrics, this indicates that those lyrics are not relevant to this recording. Examples include instrumental arrangements, or "beats" from hip-hop songs which may be reused with different lyrics.

Live

This indicates that the recording is of a live performance.

Medium

Possible values:

• Medium 1
• Medium 2
• Medium 3
• Medium 4
• Medium 5
• Medium 6
• Medium 7
• Medium 8
• Medium 9

Medley

This indicates that the recording is of a medley, of which the work is one part.

Minor

This attribute describes if a particular collaboration was considered equal or minor.

Number

This attribute indicates the number of a work in a series.

Original

This attribute indicates that an artist was an original member of a group artist.

Partial

This indicates that the recording is not of the entire work, e.g. excerpts from, conclusion of, etc.

Principal

This indicates that the group had multiple conductors who were led by this conductor. This may be indicated by either the title of "principal conductor" or "first conductor".

Re

re-[role]

Solo

This should be used when an artist is credited in liner notes or a similar source as performing a solo part.

Time

Local time a band's performance is scheduled to start, formatted HH:MM.

Video

This attribute indicates that the streamable content is not audio but video.

Parody

This attribute indicates a version with satirical, ironic, or otherwise humorous intent. Parodies in most cases have altered lyrics.

Transliterated

Transliterated track listings don't change the language, just the script or spelling.

Vocal

This attribute describes a type of vocal performance.

Possible values:

• Lead vocals (Lead or solo vocal)
  • Alto vocals
  • Bass-baritone vocals
  • Contralto vocals
  • Treble vocals (Treble or boy soprano is a young male singer with an unchanged voice in the soprano range)
  • Baritone vocals
  • Bass vocals
  • Countertenor vocals
  • Mezzo-soprano vocals
  • Soprano vocals
  • Tenor vocals
• Choir vocals
• Background vocals
• Other vocals (Other vocalizations)
  • Spoken vocals (Spoken vocals (speech))

Translated

This attribute indicates a version with the lyrics in a different language than the original.