music credits

Track contributor listings

Music credits are the formal acknowledgment of everyone who contributed to a recorded song or album—performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and session musicians.

They appear on album packaging, streaming services, and at the end of films.

Credits establish who receives royalties and recognition: She finally got music credits on a major release.

In film and television, music credits list both original scores and licensed songs.

Related

acknowledgments · royalties · featuring · guest appearance · written by · arrangement · copyright · all rights reserved · ASCAP · BMI · session musicians · backing vocals · vocal arrangement · engineer · mastering · mixing · studio · collaboration

Categories
Opposites
attribution vs. content

music creditslyrics

Written words for music

song · composition · recording · audio · performance

credited vs. uncredited

music creditsuncredited work

Contribution lacking formal attribution

unknown artist · plagiarism · traditional music · ghostwriting · public domain

content type

music creditslyrics

Written words for music

album artwork · track listing · liner notes

Family

music, credits, musical, musically, musician, musicianship, credit, credited, crediting

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G