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Song Titles/Draft

2025-10-08T01:32:03Z

SweetSea:

{{Draft}}

This is under active discussion, please direct all feedback at the discord thread: https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/1422821819362316329

Version 0.1.2. The current focus is on Non-Classical works.

The current v0 is loosely based on https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/User:Hmmm#WIP,_please_ignore, https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Titles and https://help.apple.com/itc/musicstyleguide/en.lproj/static.html

----
The following issues are undecided and have yet to reach consensus, so are used interchangeably
* "Music Video" vs "MV"
* (Karaoke ver.) vs (Karaoke)
* "feat." vs "ft."
* Inclusion of "Official" prefix for Music/ Lyric Video
* Format of truly untitled songs
** ISO8601 date (YYYY-MM-DD)
** Official metadata, big newspapers
** Community-dictated title (community database, fangroups, etc.) '''(TODO: searchable term, clear source priority)'''
* Extra song information
** Unlimited vs Limited parenthesis
** Square brackets for subsequent metadata (similar to TuneCore, iTunes)
** Priority/ Order of parenthesis
*** Artists > Song > Video
* Special (Non-ASCII) character handling:
** Strip? from artist names
** Strip? From song titles
* Cross-Language covers/ songs and naming
** '''(VOTE)''' Temporarily using the format <code>[Original Artist] - [Original name] ([Lang.] cover by, [Extra metadata]) | [Cover name]</code>
** Which language do we follow for translated covers
** Do we mix metadata
** e.g. Japanese or English title (or both?) if the song is in Japanese? Do we accept alternative title for unsearchable names?
** Should we add language identifier for covers in another song? Ex: (VI cover) for Vietnamese cover of a song
** If there are more than 2 covers in a language, consider including the translator name? <code>[Language] cover by [T. Artist], ft. [Singer]</code>
** In some quite rare cases, if most listeners of that covers may not care the original artist, then you can drop original artist field. For instance, if you retitle Katyusha covers in another language, you don't have to include it's original artists are ''Matvei Isaakovich Blante & Mikhail Vasilyevich''
* Medley
** Format: '''<code>[Artist / Various Artists] - [Medley name] (ft. [Name of the singers, if mentioned])</code>'''
** If there is no name can be given, or the medley is basically a dump of unrelated songs, should we mark that medley as untitled song?<br />
----

Titles for songs should follow the following format: <code>Artist - Song Title (Extra title information)</code>

== Qualification ==
Qualification for "Songs" follows {{Category|Non-music}}, for videos showcasing music as their primary contents.

== Artist(s) ==

Artist(s)/ Performer(s) should have case and styling preserved to a reasonable degree if possible. Multiple artists should be separated with commas <code>,</code> and if there are too many artists and/or the length goes beyond 81 characters, it should be replaced in it's entirety with "Various Artists" <ref>https://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Ranking_criteria/Metadata</ref> '''TODO: change 81 character limit to something that better fits DeArrow'''

Featured artists should be appended in extra metadata.

* Subtitles should not be included. This includes the following:
** Instrument
** Band
** Birth/ Death Date(s)
* If full name is used, follow their preferred localization
* If name in another language is given, prefer it over translation/romanization? '''(VOTE)'''
* If the name is too long, consider shorten it by abbreviation '''(VOTE?)'''

=== Groups (TOVOTE, seeking feedback) ===

Groups should be cited as such unless they are known specifically for their solo performances, in which case it should be replaced with only their solo names, never both.

Conflicting Examples
* "BABY GRAVY" (bbno$ and Yung Gravy) [https://open.spotify.com/artist/46VgqDxDEn45y1t0zBS7Do Spotify Bio] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2mcU86OzD0 YouTube: Goodness Gracious]
* K/DA (Virtual K-Pop Group) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K/DA Wikipedia: K/DA] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOxkGD8qRB4 YouTube: "POP/STARS"]
** Members all credited individually but compose cast of K/DA (2 members from (G)I-dle
* HUNTR/X (Fictional group) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yebNIHKAC4A YouTube: "Golden"]
** VAs are not singing voice, credited to EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami [https://kpop.fandom.com/wiki/HUNTR/X k-pop wiki]
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T0qdCfgeHwyeut6brW14dTZQYXhADKV4mPa1-38jfiM/edit?usp=sharing
Also debated if CV would be applicable

== Titles ==
Based on previous precedence https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/897699762738966558/1167120988819968091, titles should be formatted in Sentence case, even if it is stylized differently. Additional metadata should be moved to Extra Metadata

== Extra Metadata ==
Extra metadata should be enclosed in parenthesis <code>(...)</code>, one per extra metadata and modifiers formatted in lowercase
This includes the following, in the specified format
* Featured artist(s)
** (feat. Artist Name[, Artist Name])
** '''''VOTE: (feat. vs ft.)'''''
** Should always be separated with commas and follow Artist(s) formatting
* Cover, (re)mix
** (Covering Artist cover)
*** Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (Pentatonix cover) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP8d7hhpoQ YouTube]
** (Artist Name remix)
*** Astrid S - Breathe (Lauv remix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_zd8VN6HRg YouTube]
** (style mix)
*** Mike Postner - Be as you are (acoustic mix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc2QnX27Hbw YouTube]
*** The Cab - Angel with a shotgun (nightcore mix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvaIgq5j2Q8 Youtube]

=== Live Performances ===
Live performance formatting largely follows [https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Recording#Live_recordings MusicBrainz] with a few adjustments

* For yearly events (ie. Lollapalooza, EDC, Osheaga), the verbose data, location can be replaced with the event
** <code>bbno$ - Lalala (live, 2025: Osheaga)</code> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH2wiYPJuvA YouTube]
* Venue names should reflect the venue name at the time of recording
* Locations such as County, State, Region can be truncated/ removed as long as it is still uniquely identifiable

=== Version Markers ===
Unofficial and/or official markers to distinguish different versions of songs
This can include
* (Taylor's version) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRxrwjOtIag&pp=ygUPdGF5bG9ycyB2ZXJzaW9u "All Too Well" YouTube]
* (TV size)
** This includes songs cut down for any TV show (Anime or Western)
* (sped up ver.) / (nightcore mix)
* (extended edit) / (radio edit)

=== Video Metadata ===
Video metadata specific to the video should also be appended
* bbno$ - imma (prod. lentra) (starring JIMBO) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osxpc6ZH0FA YouTube]

== Soundtrack / Score ==
Music/ Videos taken from the soundtrack of TV shows, movies, etc. should indicate the soundtrack name it was from. The title of the work should be double quoted (<code>"Demolition derby the movie"</code>) and formatted in sentence case.
* OST should always be excluded
* OP1 / Season 1 intro can be prepended if applicable

Examples
* ROSÉ - Messy (from "F1 the movie") (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia2Ph61bYzc YouTube]
* Billie Eilish - What was I made for (from "Barbie") (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW8VLC9nnTo YouTube]
* Creepy Nuts - Otonoke (OP from "Dandadan") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1dnxXrpN-o YouTube]
* FZMZ - Danger danger (OP2 from "Shangri-la frontier") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGXWuzpMLRo | YouTube]
* Various Artists - Alexander Hamilton (from "Hamilton") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuyMAneJqms | YouTube]

== Mashups ==
Follows https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/User:Hmmm#WIP,_please_ignore

If the song is a mashup between multiple clearly identifiable songs and doesn't already have an original title, they should be separated with a slash (i.e. <code>Artist - Song one / Artist - Song two</code>). If the title becomes too long, use a descriptive title instead.

== Megamashup ==
'''(TODO)'''

== Medley ==
'''(TODO, DISCUSSION: temporarily use the format <code>[Artist / Various Artists] - [Medley name] (ft. [Name of the singers, if mentioned])</code>. This requires a deeper discussion with the blab and felistachio because it is a slightly complex issue)'''

== Special Characters ==

If a song title or artist name includes emojis or other special characters, use an alternate official name if it exists. Otherwise, follow the formatting conventions of the "remove emojis" option: convert emojis between letters to spaces, and remove other emojis.

'''DRAFT: unicode normalization?'''

== Vocaloid ==
Vocaloid songs should be formatted as <code>Producer - Song (ft. Voicebank)</code>.

'''(TODO, VOTE, DISCUSSION: untitled songs. Check above)'''

== Untitled Songs==

Untitled songs should use the title from the Spotify version or other official source of metadata, or a [[wikipedia:ISO_8601|ISO8601]] timestamp (<code>YYYY-MM-DD</code>) if no suitable title can be found. '''DRAFT: titles for songs w/o metadata '''
== Language ==
Largely undecided, current thinking is that it should follow the primary language of the original song if it is a cover, etc

Song Titles/Draft

2025-10-06T14:13:53Z

SweetSea: Change the cross-lang covers' format again: to merge extra metadata into group with cover info

{{Draft}}

This is under active discussion, please direct all feedback at the discord thread: https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/1422821819362316329

Version 0.1.2. The current focus is on Non-Classical works.

The current v0 is loosely based on https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/User:Hmmm#WIP,_please_ignore, https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Titles and https://help.apple.com/itc/musicstyleguide/en.lproj/static.html

----
The following issues are undecided and have yet to reach consensus, so are used interchangeably
* "Music Video" vs "MV"
* (Karaoke ver.) vs (Karaoke)
* "feat." vs "ft."
* Inclusion of "Official" prefix for Music/ Lyric Video
* Format of truly untitled songs
** ISO8601 date (YYYY-MM-DD)
** Official metadata, big newspapers
** Community-dictated title (community database, fangroups, etc.) '''(TODO: searchable term, clear source priority)'''
* Extra song information
** Unlimited vs Limited parenthesis
** Square brackets for subsequent metadata (similar to TuneCore, iTunes)
** Priority/ Order of parenthesis
*** Artists > Song > Video
* Special (Non-ASCII) character handling:
** Strip? from artist names
** Strip? From song titles
* Cross-Language covers/ songs and naming
** '''(VOTE)''' Temporarily using the format <code>[Original Artist] - [Original name] ([Lang.] cover by [T. Artist], [Extra metadata]) | [Cover name]</code>
** Which language do we follow for translated covers
** Do we mix metadata
** e.g. Japanese or English title (or both?) if the song is in Japanese? Do we accept alternative title for unsearchable names?
** Should we add language identifier for covers in another song? Ex: (VI cover) for Vietnamese cover of a song
* Medley
** Format: '''<code>[Artist / Various Artists] - [Medley name] (ft. [Name of the singers, if mentioned])</code>'''
** If there is no name can be given, or the medley is basically a dump of unrelated songs, should we mark that medley as untitled song?<br />
----

Titles for songs should follow the following format: <code>Artist - Song Title (Extra title information)</code>

== Qualification ==
Qualification for "Songs" follows {{Category|Non-music}}, for videos showcasing music as their primary contents.

== Artist(s) ==

Artist(s)/ Performer(s) should have case and styling preserved to a reasonable degree if possible. Multiple artists should be separated with commas <code>,</code> and if there are too many artists and/or the length goes beyond 81 characters, it should be replaced in it's entirety with "Various Artists" <ref>https://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Ranking_criteria/Metadata</ref> '''TODO: change 81 character limit to something that better fits DeArrow'''

Featured artists should be appended in extra metadata.

* Subtitles should not be included. This includes the following:
** Instrument
** Band
** Birth/ Death Date(s)
* If full name is used, follow their preferred localization
* If name in another language is given, prefer it over translation/romanization? '''(VOTE)'''
* If the name is too long, consider shorten it by abbreviation '''(VOTE?)'''

=== Groups (TOVOTE, seeking feedback) ===

Groups should be cited as such unless they are known specifically for their solo performances, in which case it should be replaced with only their solo names, never both.

Conflicting Examples
* "BABY GRAVY" (bbno$ and Yung Gravy) [https://open.spotify.com/artist/46VgqDxDEn45y1t0zBS7Do Spotify Bio] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2mcU86OzD0 YouTube: Goodness Gracious]
* K/DA (Virtual K-Pop Group) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K/DA Wikipedia: K/DA] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOxkGD8qRB4 YouTube: "POP/STARS"]
** Members all credited individually but compose cast of K/DA (2 members from (G)I-dle
* HUNTR/X (Fictional group) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yebNIHKAC4A YouTube: "Golden"]
** VAs are not singing voice, credited to EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami [https://kpop.fandom.com/wiki/HUNTR/X k-pop wiki]
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T0qdCfgeHwyeut6brW14dTZQYXhADKV4mPa1-38jfiM/edit?usp=sharing
Also debated if CV would be applicable

== Titles ==
Based on previous precedence https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/897699762738966558/1167120988819968091, titles should be formatted in Sentence case, even if it is stylized differently. Additional metadata should be moved to Extra Metadata

== Extra Metadata ==
Extra metadata should be enclosed in parenthesis <code>(...)</code>, one per extra metadata and modifiers formatted in lowercase
This includes the following, in the specified format
* Featured artist(s)
** (feat. Artist Name[, Artist Name])
** '''''VOTE: (feat. vs ft.)'''''
** Should always be separated with commas and follow Artist(s) formatting
* Cover, (re)mix
** (Covering Artist cover)
*** Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (Pentatonix cover) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP8d7hhpoQ YouTube]
** (Artist Name remix)
*** Astrid S - Breathe (Lauv remix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_zd8VN6HRg YouTube]
** (style mix)
*** Mike Postner - Be as you are (acoustic mix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc2QnX27Hbw YouTube]
*** The Cab - Angel with a shotgun (nightcore mix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvaIgq5j2Q8 Youtube]

=== Live Performances ===
Live performance formatting largely follows [https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Recording#Live_recordings MusicBrainz] with a few adjustments

* For yearly events (ie. Lollapalooza, EDC, Osheaga), the verbose data, location can be replaced with the event
** <code>bbno$ - Lalala (live, 2025: Osheaga)</code> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH2wiYPJuvA YouTube]
* Venue names should reflect the venue name at the time of recording
* Locations such as County, State, Region can be truncated/ removed as long as it is still uniquely identifiable

=== Version Markers ===
Unofficial and/or official markers to distinguish different versions of songs
This can include
* (Taylor's version) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRxrwjOtIag&pp=ygUPdGF5bG9ycyB2ZXJzaW9u "All Too Well" YouTube]
* (TV size)
** This includes songs cut down for any TV show (Anime or Western)
* (sped up ver.) / (nightcore mix)
* (extended edit) / (radio edit)

=== Video Metadata ===
Video metadata specific to the video should also be appended
* bbno$ - imma (prod. lentra) (starring JIMBO) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osxpc6ZH0FA YouTube]

== Soundtrack / Score ==
Music/ Videos taken from the soundtrack of TV shows, movies, etc. should indicate the soundtrack name it was from. The title of the work should be double quoted (<code>"Demolition derby the movie"</code>) and formatted in sentence case.
* OST should always be excluded
* OP1 / Season 1 intro can be prepended if applicable

Examples
* ROSÉ - Messy (from "F1 the movie") (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia2Ph61bYzc YouTube]
* Billie Eilish - What was I made for (from "Barbie") (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW8VLC9nnTo YouTube]
* Creepy Nuts - Otonoke (OP from "Dandadan") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1dnxXrpN-o YouTube]
* FZMZ - Danger danger (OP2 from "Shangri-la frontier") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGXWuzpMLRo | YouTube]
* Various Artists - Alexander Hamilton (from "Hamilton") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuyMAneJqms | YouTube]

== Mashups ==
Follows https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/User:Hmmm#WIP,_please_ignore

If the song is a mashup between multiple clearly identifiable songs and doesn't already have an original title, they should be separated with a slash (i.e. <code>Artist - Song one / Artist - Song two</code>). If the title becomes too long, use a descriptive title instead.

== Megamashup ==
'''(TODO)'''

== Medley ==
'''(TODO, DISCUSSION: temporarily use the format <code>[Artist / Various Artists] - [Medley name] (ft. [Name of the singers, if mentioned])</code>. This requires a deeper discussion with the blab and felistachio because it is a slightly complex issue)'''

== Special Characters ==

If a song title or artist name includes emojis or other special characters, use an alternate official name if it exists. Otherwise, follow the formatting conventions of the "remove emojis" option: convert emojis between letters to spaces, and remove other emojis.

'''DRAFT: unicode normalization?'''

== Vocaloid ==
Vocaloid songs should be formatted as <code>Producer - Song (ft. Voicebank)</code>.

'''(TODO, VOTE, DISCUSSION: untitled songs. Check above)'''

== Untitled Songs==

Untitled songs should use the title from the Spotify version or other official source of metadata, or a [[wikipedia:ISO_8601|ISO8601]] timestamp (<code>YYYY-MM-DD</code>) if no suitable title can be found. '''DRAFT: titles for songs w/o metadata '''
== Language ==
Largely undecided, current thinking is that it should follow the primary language of the original song if it is a cover, etc

Song Titles/Draft

2025-10-04T16:14:51Z

SweetSea: Smalle edit related to medley

{{Draft}}

This is under active discussion, please direct all feedback at the discord thread: https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/1422821819362316329

Version 0.1.2. The current focus is on Non-Classical works.

The current v0 is loosely based on https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/User:Hmmm#WIP,_please_ignore, https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Titles and https://help.apple.com/itc/musicstyleguide/en.lproj/static.html

----
The following issues are undecided and have yet to reach consensus, so are used interchangeably
* "Music Video" vs "MV"
* (Karaoke ver.) vs (Karaoke)
* "feat." vs "ft."
* Inclusion of "Official" prefix for Music/ Lyric Video
* Format of truly untitled songs
** ISO8601 date (YYYY-MM-DD)
** Official metadata, big newspapers
** Community-dictated title (community database, fangroups, etc.) '''(TODO: searchable term, clear source priority)'''
* Extra song information
** Unlimited vs Limited parenthesis
** Square brackets for subsequent metadata (similar to TuneCore, iTunes)
** Priority/ Order of parenthesis
*** Artists > Song > Video
* Special (Non-ASCII) character handling:
** Strip? from artist names
** Strip? From song titles
* Cross-Language covers/ songs and naming
** '''(VOTE)''' Temporarily using the format <code>[Original Artist] - [Original name] ([Lang.] cover by [T. Artist]) | [Cover name] ([Extra metadata])</code>
** Which language do we follow for translated covers
** Do we mix metadata
** e.g. Japanese or English title (or both?) if the song is in Japanese? Do we accept alternative title for unsearchable names?
** Should we add language identifier for covers in another song? Ex: (VI cover) for Vietnamese cover of a song
* Medley
** Format: '''<code>[Artist / Various Artists] - [Medley name] (ft. [Name of the singers, if mentioned])</code>'''
** If there is no name can be given, or the medley is basically a dump of unrelated songs, should we mark that medley as untitled song?<br />
----

Titles for songs should follow the following format: <code>Artist - Song Title (Extra title information)</code>

== Qualification ==
Qualification for "Songs" follows {{Category|Non-music}}, for videos showcasing music as their primary contents.

== Artist(s) ==

Artist(s)/ Performer(s) should have case and styling preserved to a reasonable degree if possible. Multiple artists should be separated with commas <code>,</code> and if there are too many artists and/or the length goes beyond 81 characters, it should be replaced in it's entirety with "Various Artists" <ref>https://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Ranking_criteria/Metadata</ref> '''TODO: change 81 character limit to something that better fits DeArrow'''

Featured artists should be appended in extra metadata.

* Subtitles should not be included. This includes the following:
** Instrument
** Band
** Birth/ Death Date(s)
* If full name is used, follow their preferred localization
* If name in another language is given, prefer it over translation/romanization? '''(VOTE)'''
* If the name is too long, consider shorten it by abbreviation '''(VOTE?)'''

=== Groups (TOVOTE, seeking feedback) ===

Groups should be cited as such unless they are known specifically for their solo performances, in which case it should be replaced with only their solo names, never both.

Conflicting Examples
* "BABY GRAVY" (bbno$ and Yung Gravy) [https://open.spotify.com/artist/46VgqDxDEn45y1t0zBS7Do Spotify Bio] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2mcU86OzD0 YouTube: Goodness Gracious]
* K/DA (Virtual K-Pop Group) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K/DA Wikipedia: K/DA] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOxkGD8qRB4 YouTube: "POP/STARS"]
** Members all credited individually but compose cast of K/DA (2 members from (G)I-dle
* HUNTR/X (Fictional group) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yebNIHKAC4A YouTube: "Golden"]
** VAs are not singing voice, credited to EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami [https://kpop.fandom.com/wiki/HUNTR/X k-pop wiki]
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T0qdCfgeHwyeut6brW14dTZQYXhADKV4mPa1-38jfiM/edit?usp=sharing
Also debated if CV would be applicable

== Titles ==
Based on previous precedence https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/897699762738966558/1167120988819968091, titles should be formatted in Sentence case, even if it is stylized differently. Additional metadata should be moved to Extra Metadata

== Extra Metadata ==
Extra metadata should be enclosed in parenthesis <code>(...)</code>, one per extra metadata and modifiers formatted in lowercase
This includes the following, in the specified format
* Featured artist(s)
** (feat. Artist Name[, Artist Name])
** '''''VOTE: (feat. vs ft.)'''''
** Should always be separated with commas and follow Artist(s) formatting
* Cover, (re)mix
** (Covering Artist cover)
*** Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (Pentatonix cover) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP8d7hhpoQ YouTube]
** (Artist Name remix)
*** Astrid S - Breathe (Lauv remix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_zd8VN6HRg YouTube]
** (style mix)
*** Mike Postner - Be as you are (acoustic mix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc2QnX27Hbw YouTube]
*** The Cab - Angel with a shotgun (nightcore mix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvaIgq5j2Q8 Youtube]

=== Live Performances ===
Live performance formatting largely follows [https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Recording#Live_recordings MusicBrainz] with a few adjustments

* For yearly events (ie. Lollapalooza, EDC, Osheaga), the verbose data, location can be replaced with the event
** <code>bbno$ - Lalala (live, 2025: Osheaga)</code> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH2wiYPJuvA YouTube]
* Venue names should reflect the venue name at the time of recording
* Locations such as County, State, Region can be truncated/ removed as long as it is still uniquely identifiable

=== Version Markers ===
Unofficial and/or official markers to distinguish different versions of songs
This can include
* (Taylor's version) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRxrwjOtIag&pp=ygUPdGF5bG9ycyB2ZXJzaW9u "All Too Well" YouTube]
* (TV size)
** This includes songs cut down for any TV show (Anime or Western)
* (sped up ver.) / (nightcore mix)
* (extended edit) / (radio edit)

=== Video Metadata ===
Video metadata specific to the video should also be appended
* bbno$ - imma (prod. lentra) (starring JIMBO) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osxpc6ZH0FA YouTube]

== Soundtrack / Score ==
Music/ Videos taken from the soundtrack of TV shows, movies, etc. should indicate the soundtrack name it was from. The title of the work should be double quoted (<code>"Demolition derby the movie"</code>) and formatted in sentence case.
* OST should always be excluded
* OP1 / Season 1 intro can be prepended if applicable

Examples
* ROSÉ - Messy (from "F1 the movie") (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia2Ph61bYzc YouTube]
* Billie Eilish - What was I made for (from "Barbie") (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW8VLC9nnTo YouTube]
* Creepy Nuts - Otonoke (OP from "Dandadan") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1dnxXrpN-o YouTube]
* FZMZ - Danger danger (OP2 from "Shangri-la frontier") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGXWuzpMLRo | YouTube]
* Various Artists - Alexander Hamilton (from "Hamilton") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuyMAneJqms | YouTube]

== Mashups ==
Follows https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/User:Hmmm#WIP,_please_ignore

If the song is a mashup between multiple clearly identifiable songs and doesn't already have an original title, they should be separated with a slash (i.e. <code>Artist - Song one / Artist - Song two</code>). If the title becomes too long, use a descriptive title instead.

== Megamashup ==
'''(TODO)'''

== Medley ==
'''(TODO, DISCUSSION: temporarily use the format <code>[Artist / Various Artists] - [Medley name] (ft. [Name of the singers, if mentioned])</code>. This requires a deeper discussion with the blab and felistachio because it is a slightly complex issue)'''

== Special Characters ==

If a song title or artist name includes emojis or other special characters, use an alternate official name if it exists. Otherwise, follow the formatting conventions of the "remove emojis" option: convert emojis between letters to spaces, and remove other emojis.

'''DRAFT: unicode normalization?'''

== Vocaloid ==
Vocaloid songs should be formatted as <code>Producer - Song (ft. Voicebank)</code>.

'''(TODO, VOTE, DISCUSSION: untitled songs. Check above)'''

== Untitled Songs==

Untitled songs should use the title from the Spotify version or other official source of metadata, or a [[wikipedia:ISO_8601|ISO8601]] timestamp (<code>YYYY-MM-DD</code>) if no suitable title can be found. '''DRAFT: titles for songs w/o metadata '''
== Language ==
Largely undecided, current thinking is that it should follow the primary language of the original song if it is a cover, etc

Song Titles/Draft

2025-10-04T16:10:48Z

SweetSea:

{{Draft}}

This is under active discussion, please direct all feedback at the discord thread: https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/1422821819362316329

Version 0.1.2. The current focus is on Non-Classical works.

The current v0 is loosely based on https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/User:Hmmm#WIP,_please_ignore, https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Titles and https://help.apple.com/itc/musicstyleguide/en.lproj/static.html

----
The following issues are undecided and have yet to reach consensus, so are used interchangeably
* "Music Video" vs "MV"
* (Karaoke ver.) vs (Karaoke)
* "feat." vs "ft."
* Inclusion of "Official" prefix for Music/ Lyric Video
* Format of truly untitled songs
** ISO8601 date (YYYY-MM-DD)
** Official metadata, big newspapers
** Community-dictated title (community database, fangroups, etc.) '''(TODO: searchable term, clear source priority)'''
* Extra song information
** Unlimited vs Limited parenthesis
** Square brackets for subsequent metadata (similar to TuneCore, iTunes)
** Priority/ Order of parenthesis
*** Artists > Song > Video
* Special (Non-ASCII) character handling:
** Strip? from artist names
** Strip? From song titles
* Cross-Language covers/ songs and naming
** '''(VOTE)''' Temproraily using the format <code>[Original Artist] - [Original name] ([Lang.] cover by [T. Artist]) / [Cover name] ([Extra metadata])</code>
** Which language do we follow for translated covers
** Do we mix metadata
** e.g. Japanese or English title (or both?) if the song is in Japanese? Do we accept alternative title for unsearchable names?
** Should we add language identifier for covers in another song? Ex: (VI cover) for Vietnamese cover of a song

----

Titles for songs should follow the following format: <code>Artist - Song Title (Extra title information)</code>

== Qualification ==
Qualification for "Songs" follows {{Category|Non-music}}, for videos showcasing music as their primary contents.

== Artist(s) ==

Artist(s)/ Performer(s) should have case and styling preserved to a reasonable degree if possible. Multiple artists should be separated with commas <code>,</code> and if there are too many artists and/or the length goes beyond 81 characters, it should be replaced in it's entirety with "Various Artists" <ref>https://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Ranking_criteria/Metadata</ref> '''TODO: change 81 character limit to something that better fits DeArrow'''

Featured artists should be appended in extra metadata.

* Subtitles should not be included. This includes the following:
** Instrument
** Band
** Birth/ Death Date(s)
* If full name is used, follow their preferred localization
* If name in another language is given, prefer it over translation/romanization? '''(VOTE)'''
* If the name is too long, consider shorten it by abbreviation '''(VOTE?)'''

=== Groups (TOVOTE, seeking feedback) ===

Groups should be cited as such unless they are known specifically for their solo performances, in which case it should be replaced with only their solo names, never both.

Conflicting Examples
* "BABY GRAVY" (bbno$ and Yung Gravy) [https://open.spotify.com/artist/46VgqDxDEn45y1t0zBS7Do Spotify Bio] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2mcU86OzD0 YouTube: Goodness Gracious]
* K/DA (Virtual K-Pop Group) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K/DA Wikipedia: K/DA] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOxkGD8qRB4 YouTube: "POP/STARS"]
** Members all credited individually but compose cast of K/DA (2 members from (G)I-dle
* HUNTR/X (Fictional group) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yebNIHKAC4A YouTube: "Golden"]
** VAs are not singing voice, credited to EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami [https://kpop.fandom.com/wiki/HUNTR/X k-pop wiki]
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T0qdCfgeHwyeut6brW14dTZQYXhADKV4mPa1-38jfiM/edit?usp=sharing
Also debated if CV would be applicable

== Titles ==
Based on previous precedence https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/897699762738966558/1167120988819968091, titles should be formatted in Sentence case, even if it is stylized differently. Additional metadata should be moved to Extra Metadata

== Extra Metadata ==
Extra metadata should be enclosed in parenthesis <code>(...)</code>, one per extra metadata and modifiers formatted in lowercase
This includes the following, in the specified format
* Featured artist(s)
** (feat. Artist Name[, Artist Name])
** '''''VOTE: (feat. vs ft.)'''''
** Should always be separated with commas and follow Artist(s) formatting
* Cover, (re)mix
** (Covering Artist cover)
*** Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (Pentatonix cover) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP8d7hhpoQ YouTube]
** (Artist Name remix)
*** Astrid S - Breathe (Lauv remix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_zd8VN6HRg YouTube]
** (style mix)
*** Mike Postner - Be as you are (acoustic mix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc2QnX27Hbw YouTube]
*** The Cab - Angel with a shotgun (nightcore mix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvaIgq5j2Q8 Youtube]

=== Live Performances ===
Live performance formatting largely follows [https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Recording#Live_recordings MusicBrainz] with a few adjustments

* For yearly events (ie. Lollapalooza, EDC, Osheaga), the verbose data, location can be replaced with the event
** <code>bbno$ - Lalala (live, 2025: Osheaga)</code> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH2wiYPJuvA YouTube]
* Venue names should reflect the venue name at the time of recording
* Locations such as County, State, Region can be truncated/ removed as long as it is still uniquely identifiable

=== Version Markers ===
Unofficial and/or official markers to distinguish different versions of songs
This can include
* (Taylor's version) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRxrwjOtIag&pp=ygUPdGF5bG9ycyB2ZXJzaW9u "All Too Well" YouTube]
* (TV size)
** This includes songs cut down for any TV show (Anime or Western)
* (sped up ver.) / (nightcore mix)
* (extended edit) / (radio edit)

=== Video Metadata ===
Video metadata specific to the video should also be appended
* bbno$ - imma (prod. lentra) (starring JIMBO) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osxpc6ZH0FA YouTube]

== Soundtrack / Score ==
Music/ Videos taken from the soundtrack of TV shows, movies, etc. should indicate the soundtrack name it was from. The title of the work should be double quoted (<code>"Demolition derby the movie"</code>) and formatted in sentence case.
* OST should always be excluded
* OP1 / Season 1 intro can be prepended if applicable

Examples
* ROSÉ - Messy (from "F1 the movie") (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia2Ph61bYzc YouTube]
* Billie Eilish - What was I made for (from "Barbie") (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW8VLC9nnTo YouTube]
* Creepy Nuts - Otonoke (OP from "Dandadan") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1dnxXrpN-o YouTube]
* FZMZ - Danger danger (OP2 from "Shangri-la frontier") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGXWuzpMLRo | YouTube]
* Various Artists - Alexander Hamilton (from "Hamilton") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuyMAneJqms | YouTube]

== Mashups ==
Follows https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/User:Hmmm#WIP,_please_ignore

If the song is a mashup between multiple clearly identifiable songs and doesn't already have an original title, they should be separated with a slash (i.e. <code>Artist - Song one / Artist - Song two</code>). If the title becomes too long, use a descriptive title instead.

== Megamashup ==
'''(TODO)'''

== Medley ==
'''(TODO, DISCUSSION: temporarily use the format <code>[Artist / Various Artists] - [Medley name] (ft. [Name of the singers, if mentioned])</code>. This requires a deeper discussion with the blab and felistachio because it is a slightly complex issue)'''

== Special Characters ==

If a song title or artist name includes emojis or other special characters, use an alternate official name if it exists. Otherwise, follow the formatting conventions of the "remove emojis" option: convert emojis between letters to spaces, and remove other emojis.

'''DRAFT: unicode normalization?'''

== Vocaloid ==
Vocaloid songs should be formatted as <code>Producer - Song (ft. Voicebank)</code>.

'''(TODO, VOTE, DISCUSSION: untitled songs. Check above)'''

== Untitled Songs==

Untitled songs should use the title from the Spotify version or other official source of metadata, or a [[wikipedia:ISO_8601|ISO8601]] timestamp (<code>YYYY-MM-DD</code>) if no suitable title can be found. '''DRAFT: titles for songs w/o metadata '''
== Language ==
Largely undecided, current thinking is that it should follow the primary language of the original song if it is a cover, etc

Song Titles/Draft

2025-10-04T16:06:35Z

SweetSea: Add TODO

{{Draft}}

This is under active discussion, please direct all feedback at the discord thread: https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/1422821819362316329

Version 0.1.2. The current focus is on Non-Classical works.

The current v0 is loosely based on https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/User:Hmmm#WIP,_please_ignore, https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Titles and https://help.apple.com/itc/musicstyleguide/en.lproj/static.html

----
The following issues are undecided and have yet to reach consensus, so are used interchangeably
* "Music Video" vs "MV"
* (Karaoke ver.) vs (Karaoke)
* "feat." vs "ft."
* Inclusion of "Official" prefix for Music/ Lyric Video
* Format of truly untitled songs
** ISO8601 date (YYYY-MM-DD)
** Official metadata, big newspapers
** Community-dictated title (community database, fangroups, etc.) '''(TODO: searchable term, clear source priority)'''
* Extra song information
** Unlimited vs Limited parenthesis
** Square brackets for subsequent metadata (similar to TuneCore, iTunes)
** Priority/ Order of parenthesis
*** Artists > Song > Video
* Special (Non-ASCII) character handling:
** Strip? from artist names
** Strip? From song titles
* Cross-Language covers/ songs and naming
** '''(VOTE)''' Temproraily using the format <code>[Original Artist] - [Original name] ([Lang.] cover by [T. Artist]) / [Cover name] ([Extra metadata])</code>
** Which language do we follow for translated covers
** Do we mix metadata
** e.g. Japanese or English title (or both?) if the song is in Japanese? Do we accept alternative title for unsearchable names?
** Should we add language identifier for covers in another song? Ex: (VI cover) for Vietnamese cover of a song

----

Titles for songs should follow the following format: <code>Artist - Song Title (Extra title information)</code>

== Qualification ==
Qualification for "Songs" follows {{Category|Non-music}}, for videos showcasing music as their primary contents.

== Artist(s) ==

Artist(s)/ Performer(s) should have case and styling preserved to a reasonable degree if possible. Multiple artists should be separated with commas <code>,</code> and if there are too many artists and/or the length goes beyond 81 characters, it should be replaced in it's entirety with "Various Artists" <ref>https://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Ranking_criteria/Metadata</ref> '''TODO: change 81 character limit to something that better fits DeArrow'''

Featured artists should be appended in extra metadata.

* Subtitles should not be included. This includes the following:
** Instrument
** Band
** Birth/ Death Date(s)
* If full name is used, follow their preferred localization
* If name in another language is given, prefer it over translation/romanization? '''(VOTE)'''
* If the name is too long, consider shorten it by abbreviation '''(VOTE?)'''

=== Groups (TOVOTE, seeking feedback) ===

Groups should be cited as such unless they are known specifically for their solo performances, in which case it should be replaced with only their solo names, never both.

Conflicting Examples
* "BABY GRAVY" (bbno$ and Yung Gravy) [https://open.spotify.com/artist/46VgqDxDEn45y1t0zBS7Do Spotify Bio] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2mcU86OzD0 YouTube: Goodness Gracious]
* K/DA (Virtual K-Pop Group) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K/DA Wikipedia: K/DA] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOxkGD8qRB4 YouTube: "POP/STARS"]
** Members all credited individually but compose cast of K/DA (2 members from (G)I-dle
* HUNTR/X (Fictional group) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yebNIHKAC4A YouTube: "Golden"]
** VAs are not singing voice, credited to EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami [https://kpop.fandom.com/wiki/HUNTR/X k-pop wiki]
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T0qdCfgeHwyeut6brW14dTZQYXhADKV4mPa1-38jfiM/edit?usp=sharing
Also debated if CV would be applicable

== Titles ==
Based on previous precedence https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/897699762738966558/1167120988819968091, titles should be formatted in Sentence case, even if it is stylized differently. Additional metadata should be moved to Extra Metadata

== Extra Metadata ==
Extra metadata should be enclosed in parenthesis <code>(...)</code>, one per extra metadata and modifiers formatted in lowercase
This includes the following, in the specified format
* Featured artist(s)
** (feat. Artist Name[, Artist Name])
** '''''VOTE: (feat. vs ft.)'''''
** Should always be separated with commas and follow Artist(s) formatting
* Cover, (re)mix
** (Covering Artist cover)
*** Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (Pentatonix cover) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP8d7hhpoQ YouTube]
** (Artist Name remix)
*** Astrid S - Breathe (Lauv remix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_zd8VN6HRg YouTube]
** (style mix)
*** Mike Postner - Be as you are (acoustic mix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc2QnX27Hbw YouTube]
*** The Cab - Angel with a shotgun (nightcore mix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvaIgq5j2Q8 Youtube]

=== Live Performances ===
Live performance formatting largely follows [https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Recording#Live_recordings MusicBrainz] with a few adjustments

* For yearly events (ie. Lollapalooza, EDC, Osheaga), the verbose data, location can be replaced with the event
** <code>bbno$ - Lalala (live, 2025: Osheaga)</code> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH2wiYPJuvA YouTube]
* Venue names should reflect the venue name at the time of recording
* Locations such as County, State, Region can be truncated/ removed as long as it is still uniquely identifiable

=== Version Markers ===
Unofficial and/or official markers to distinguish different versions of songs
This can include
* (Taylor's version) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRxrwjOtIag&pp=ygUPdGF5bG9ycyB2ZXJzaW9u "All Too Well" YouTube]
* (TV size)
** This includes songs cut down for any TV show (Anime or Western)
* (sped up ver.) / (nightcore mix)
* (extended edit) / (radio edit)

=== Video Metadata ===
Video metadata specific to the video should also be appended
* bbno$ - imma (prod. lentra) (starring JIMBO) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osxpc6ZH0FA YouTube]

== Soundtrack / Score ==
Music/ Videos taken from the soundtrack of TV shows, movies, etc. should indicate the soundtrack name it was from. The title of the work should be double quoted (<code>"Demolition derby the movie"</code>) and formatted in sentence case.
* OST should always be excluded
* OP1 / Season 1 intro can be prepended if applicable

Examples
* ROSÉ - Messy (from "F1 the movie") (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia2Ph61bYzc YouTube]
* Billie Eilish - What was I made for (from "Barbie") (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW8VLC9nnTo YouTube]
* Creepy Nuts - Otonoke (OP from "Dandadan") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1dnxXrpN-o YouTube]
* FZMZ - Danger danger (OP2 from "Shangri-la frontier") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGXWuzpMLRo | YouTube]
* Various Artists - Alexander Hamilton (from "Hamilton") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuyMAneJqms | YouTube]

== Mashups ==
Follows https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/User:Hmmm#WIP,_please_ignore

If the song is a mashup between multiple clearly identifiable songs and doesn't already have an original title, they should be separated with a slash (i.e. <code>Artist - Song one / Artist - Song two</code>). If the title becomes too long, use a descriptive title instead.

== Megamashup ==
'''(TODO)'''

== Medley ==
'''(TODO, DISCUSSION: temporarily use the format <code>V.A. - [Medley name, mostly made up] (ft. [Name of the singers, if mentioned])</code>. This requires a deeper discussion with the blab and felistachio because it is a slightly complex issue)'''

== Special Characters ==

If a song title or artist name includes emojis or other special characters, use an alternate official name if it exists. Otherwise, follow the formatting conventions of the "remove emojis" option: convert emojis between letters to spaces, and remove other emojis.

'''DRAFT: unicode normalization?'''

== Vocaloid ==
Vocaloid songs should be formatted as <code>Producer - Song (ft. Voicebank)</code>.

'''(TODO, VOTE, DISCUSSION: untitled songs. Check above)'''

== Untitled Songs==

Untitled songs should use the title from the Spotify version or other official source of metadata, or a [[wikipedia:ISO_8601|ISO8601]] timestamp (<code>YYYY-MM-DD</code>) if no suitable title can be found. '''DRAFT: titles for songs w/o metadata '''
== Language ==
Largely undecided, current thinking is that it should follow the primary language of the original song if it is a cover, etc

Song Titles/Draft

2025-10-04T08:43:19Z

SweetSea:

{{Draft}}

This is under active discussion, please direct all feedback at the discord thread: https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/1422821819362316329

Version 0.1.2. The current focus is on Non-Classical works.

The current v0 is loosely based on https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/User:Hmmm#WIP,_please_ignore, https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Titles and https://help.apple.com/itc/musicstyleguide/en.lproj/static.html

----
The following issues are undecided and have yet to reach consensus, so are used interchangeably
* "Music Video" vs "MV"
* (Karaoke ver.) vs (Karaoke)
* "feat." vs "ft."
* Inclusion of "Official" prefix for Music/ Lyric Video
* Format of truly untitled songs
** ISO8601 date (YYYY-MM-DD)
** Official metadata, big newspapers
** Community-dictated title (community database, fangroups, etc.) '''(TODO: searchable term, clear source priority)'''
* Extra song information
** Unlimited vs Limited parenthesis
** Square brackets for subsequent metadata (similar to TuneCore, iTunes)
** Priority/ Order of parenthesis
*** Artists > Song > Video
* Special (Non-ASCII) character handling:
** Strip? from artist names
** Strip? From song titles
* Cross-Language covers/ songs and naming
** Which language do we follow for translated covers
** Do we mix metadata
** e.g. Japanese or English title (or both?) if the song is in Japanese? Do we accept alternative title for unsearchable names?
** Should we add language identifier for covers in another song? Ex: (VI cover) for Vietnamese cover of a song

----

Titles for songs should follow the following format: <code>Artist - Song Title (Extra title information)</code>

== Qualification ==
Qualification for "Songs" follows {{Category|Non-music}}, for videos showcasing music as their primary contents.

== Artist(s) ==

Artist(s)/ Performer(s) should have case and styling preserved to a reasonable degree if possible. Multiple artists should be separated with commas <code>,</code> and if there are too many artists and/or the length goes beyond 81 characters, it should be replaced in it's entirety with "Various Artists" <ref>https://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Ranking_criteria/Metadata</ref> '''TODO: change 81 character limit to something that better fits DeArrow'''

Featured artists should be appended in extra metadata.

* Subtitles should not be included. This includes the following:
** Instrument
** Band
** Birth/ Death Date(s)
* If full name is used, follow their preferred localization
* If name in another language is given, prefer it over translation/romanization? '''(VOTE)'''
* If the name is too long, consider shorten it by abbreviation '''(VOTE?)'''

=== Groups (TOVOTE, seeking feedback) ===

Groups should be cited as such unless they are known specifically for their solo performances, in which case it should be replaced with only their solo names, never both.

Conflicting Examples
* "BABY GRAVY" (bbno$ and Yung Gravy) [https://open.spotify.com/artist/46VgqDxDEn45y1t0zBS7Do Spotify Bio] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2mcU86OzD0 YouTube: Goodness Gracious]
* K/DA (Virtual K-Pop Group) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K/DA Wikipedia: K/DA] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOxkGD8qRB4 YouTube: "POP/STARS"]
** Members all credited individually but compose cast of K/DA (2 members from (G)I-dle
* HUNTR/X (Fictional group) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yebNIHKAC4A YouTube: "Golden"]
** VAs are not singing voice, credited to EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami [https://kpop.fandom.com/wiki/HUNTR/X k-pop wiki]
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T0qdCfgeHwyeut6brW14dTZQYXhADKV4mPa1-38jfiM/edit?usp=sharing
Also debated if CV would be applicable

== Titles ==
Based on previous precedence https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/897699762738966558/1167120988819968091, titles should be formatted in Sentence case, even if it is stylized differently. Additional metadata should be moved to Extra Metadata

== Extra Metadata ==
Extra metadata should be enclosed in parenthesis <code>(...)</code>, one per extra metadata and modifiers formatted in lowercase
This includes the following, in the specified format
* Featured artist(s)
** (feat. Artist Name[, Artist Name])
** '''''VOTE: (feat. vs ft.)'''''
** Should always be separated with commas and follow Artist(s) formatting
* Cover, (re)mix
** (Covering Artist cover)
*** Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (Pentatonix cover) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP8d7hhpoQ YouTube]
** (Artist Name remix)
*** Astrid S - Breathe (Lauv remix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_zd8VN6HRg YouTube]
** (style mix)
*** Mike Postner - Be as you are (acoustic mix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc2QnX27Hbw YouTube]
*** The Cab - Angel with a shotgun (nightcore mix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvaIgq5j2Q8 Youtube]

=== Live Performances ===
Live performance formatting largely follows [https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Recording#Live_recordings MusicBrainz] with a few adjustments

* For yearly events (ie. Lollapalooza, EDC, Osheaga), the verbose data, location can be replaced with the event
** <code>bbno$ - Lalala (live, 2025: Osheaga)</code> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH2wiYPJuvA YouTube]
* Venue names should reflect the venue name at the time of recording
* Locations such as County, State, Region can be truncated/ removed as long as it is still uniquely identifiable

=== Version Markers ===
Unofficial and/or official markers to distinguish different versions of songs
This can include
* (Taylor's version) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRxrwjOtIag&pp=ygUPdGF5bG9ycyB2ZXJzaW9u "All Too Well" YouTube]
* (TV size)
** This includes songs cut down for any TV show (Anime or Western)
* (sped up ver.) / (nightcore mix)
* (extended edit) / (radio edit)

=== Video Metadata ===
Video metadata specific to the video should also be appended
* bbno$ - imma (prod. lentra) (starring JIMBO) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osxpc6ZH0FA YouTube]

== Soundtrack / Score ==
Music/ Videos taken from the soundtrack of TV shows, movies, etc. should indicate the soundtrack name it was from. The title of the work should be double quoted (<code>"Demolition derby the movie"</code>) and formatted in sentence case.
* OST should always be excluded
* OP1 / Season 1 intro can be prepended if applicable

Examples
* ROSÉ - Messy (from "F1 the movie") (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia2Ph61bYzc YouTube]
* Billie Eilish - What was I made for (from "Barbie") (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW8VLC9nnTo YouTube]
* Creepy Nuts - Otonoke (OP from "Dandadan") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1dnxXrpN-o YouTube]
* FZMZ - Danger danger (OP2 from "Shangri-la frontier") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGXWuzpMLRo | YouTube]
* Various Artists - Alexander Hamilton (from "Hamilton") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuyMAneJqms | YouTube]

== Mashups ==
Follows https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/User:Hmmm#WIP,_please_ignore

If the song is a mashup between multiple clearly identifiable songs and doesn't already have an original title, they should be separated with a slash (i.e. <code>Artist - Song one / Artist - Song two</code>). If the title becomes too long, use a descriptive title instead.

== Special Characters ==

If a song title or artist name includes emojis or other special characters, use an alternate official name if it exists. Otherwise, follow the formatting conventions of the "remove emojis" option: convert emojis between letters to spaces, and remove other emojis.

'''DRAFT: unicode normalization?'''

== Vocaloid ==
Vocaloid songs should be formatted as <code>Producer - Song (ft. Voicebank)</code>.

== Untitled Songs==

Untitled songs should use the title from the Spotify version or other official source of metadata, or a [[wikipedia:ISO_8601|ISO8601]] timestamp (<code>YYYY-MM-DD</code>) if no suitable title can be found. '''DRAFT: titles for songs w/o metadata '''
== Language ==
Largely undecided, current thinking is that it should follow the primary language of the original song if it is a cover, etc

Song Titles/Draft

2025-10-04T03:39:03Z

SweetSea: Add some TODO

{{Draft}}

This is under active discussion, please direct all feedback at the discord thread: https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/1422821819362316329

Version 0.1.2. The current focus is on Non-Classical works.

The current v0 is loosely based on https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/User:Hmmm#WIP,_please_ignore, https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Titles and https://help.apple.com/itc/musicstyleguide/en.lproj/static.html

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The following issues are undecided and have yet to reach consensus, so are used interchangeably
* "Music Video" vs "MV"
* (Karaoke ver.) vs (Karaoke)
* "feat." vs "ft."
* Inclusion of "Official" prefix for Music/ Lyric Video
* Format of truly untitled songs (mostly only for Vocaloid songs)
** ISO8601 date (YYYY-MM-DD)
** Official metadata, big newspapers
** Community-dictated title (community database, fangroups, etc.) '''(TODO: searchable term)'''
* Extra song information
** Unlimited vs Limited parenthesis
** Square brackets (similar to TuneCore, iTunes)
** Priority/ Order of parenthesis
*** Artists > Song > Video
* Special (Non-ASCII) character handling:
** Strip? from artist names
** Strip? From song titles
* Cross-Language covers/ songs and naming
** Which language do we follow for translated covers
** Do we mix metadata
** Should we add language identifier for covers in another song? Ex: (VI cover) for Vietnamese cover of a song
** (For Vocaloid only): Japanese or English title if the song is in Japanese? Do we accept alternative title for unsearchable names?

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Titles for songs should follow the following format: <code>Artist - Song Title (Extra title information)</code>

== Qualification ==
Qualification for "Songs" follows {{Category|Non-music}}, for videos showcasing music as their primary contents.

== Artist(s) ==

Artist(s)/ Performer(s) should have case and styling preserved to a reasonable degree if possible. Multiple artists should be separated with commas <code>,</code> and if there are too many artists and/or the length goes beyond 81 characters, it should be replaced in it's entirety with "Various Artists" <ref>https://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Ranking_criteria/Metadata</ref> '''TODO: change 81 character limit to something that better fits DeArrow'''

Featured artists should be appended in extra metadata.

* Subtitles should not be included. This includes the following:
** Instrument
** Band
** Birth/ Death Date(s)
* If full name is used, follow their preferred localization
* If name in another language is given, prefer it over translation/romanization? (VOTE)
* If the name is too long, consider shorten it by abberivation (VOTE?)

=== Groups (TOVOTE, seeking feedback) ===

Groups should be cited as such unless they are known specifically for their solo performances, in which case it should be replaced with only their solo names, never both.

Conflicting Examples
* "BABY GRAVY" (bbno$ and Yung Gravy) [https://open.spotify.com/artist/46VgqDxDEn45y1t0zBS7Do Spotify Bio] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2mcU86OzD0 YouTube: Goodness Gracious]
* K/DA (Virtual K-Pop Group) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K/DA Wikipedia: K/DA] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOxkGD8qRB4 YouTube: "POP/STARS"]
** Members all credited individually but compose cast of K/DA (2 members from (G)I-dle
* HUNTR/X (Fictional group) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yebNIHKAC4A YouTube: "Golden"]
** VAs are not singing voice, credited to EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami [https://kpop.fandom.com/wiki/HUNTR/X k-pop wiki]
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T0qdCfgeHwyeut6brW14dTZQYXhADKV4mPa1-38jfiM/edit?usp=sharing
Also debated if CV would be applicable

== Titles ==
Based on previous precedence https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/897699762738966558/1167120988819968091, titles should be formatted in Sentence case, even if it is stylized differently. Additional metadata should be moved to Extra Metadata

== Extra Metadata ==
Extra metadata should be enclosed in parenthesis <code>(...)</code>, one per extra metadata and modifiers formatted in lowercase
This includes the following, in the specified format
* Featured artist(s)
** (feat. Artist Name[, Artist Name])
** '''''VOTE: (feat. vs ft.)'''''
** Should always be separated with commas and follow Artist(s) formatting
* Cover, (re)mix
** (Covering Artist cover)
*** Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (Pentatonix cover) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP8d7hhpoQ YouTube]
** (Artist Name remix)
*** Astrid S - Breathe (Lauv remix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_zd8VN6HRg YouTube]
** (style mix)
*** Mike Postner - Be as you are (acoustic mix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc2QnX27Hbw YouTube]
*** The Cab - Angel with a shotgun (nightcore mix) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvaIgq5j2Q8 Youtube]

=== Live Performances ===
Live performance formatting largely follows [https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Recording#Live_recordings MusicBrainz] with a few adjustments

* For yearly events (ie. Lollapalooza, EDC, Osheaga), the verbose data, location can be replaced with the event
** <code>bbno$ - Lalala (live, 2025: Osheaga)</code> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH2wiYPJuvA YouTube]
* Venue names should reflect the venue name at the time of recording
* Locations such as County, State, Region can be truncated/ removed as long as it is still uniquely identifiable

=== Version Markers ===
Unofficial and/or official markers to distinguish different versions of songs
This can include
* (Taylor's version) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRxrwjOtIag&pp=ygUPdGF5bG9ycyB2ZXJzaW9u "All Too Well" YouTube]
* (TV size)
** This includes songs cut down for any TV show (Anime or Western)
* (sped up ver.) / (nightcore mix)
* (extended edit) / (radio edit)

=== Video Metadata ===
Video metadata specific to the video should also be appended
* bbno$ - imma (prod. lentra) (starring JIMBO) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osxpc6ZH0FA YouTube]

== Soundtrack / Score ==
Music/ Videos taken from the soundtrack of TV shows, movies, etc. should indicate the soundtrack name it was from. The title of the work should be double quoted (<code>"Demolition derby the movie"</code>) and formatted in sentence case.
* OST should always be excluded
* OP1 / Season 1 intro can be prepended if applicable

Examples
* ROSÉ - Messy (from "F1 the movie") (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia2Ph61bYzc YouTube]
* Billie Eilish - What was I made for (from "Barbie") (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW8VLC9nnTo YouTube]
* Creepy Nuts - Otonoke (OP from "Dandadan") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1dnxXrpN-o YouTube]
* FZMZ - Danger danger (OP2 from "Shangri-la frontier") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGXWuzpMLRo | YouTube]
* Various Artists - Alexander Hamilton (from "Hamilton") [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuyMAneJqms | YouTube]

== Mashups ==
Follows https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/User:Hmmm#WIP,_please_ignore

If the song is a mashup between multiple clearly identifiable songs and doesn't already have an original title, they should be separated with a slash (i.e. <code>Artist - Song one / Artist - Song two</code>). If the title becomes too long, use a descriptive title instead.

== Special Characters ==
Largely undecided.
https://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Ranking_criteria/Metadata has guidance for handling special characters

== Vocaloid ==
Vocaloid songs should be formatted as <code>Producer - Song (ft. Voicebank)</code>.

== Untitled Songs==

Untitled songs should use the title from the Spotify version or other official source of metadata, or a [[wikipedia:ISO_8601|ISO8601]] timestamp (<code>YYYY-MM-DD</code>) if no suitable title can be found. '''DRAFT: titles for songs w/o metadata '''
== Language ==
Largely undecided, current thinking is that it should follow the primary language of the original song if it is a cover, etc