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How to enter author details for traditional songs
How to enter author details for traditional songs

Many old songs are in the public domain or the original authors have been forgotten, so what should you enter in your track details?

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Written by Gil Hockman
Updated over 9 months ago

There are many songs being recorded today for which the authors are unknown or forgotten, or for which the copyrights have ended. If you are planning to release one of these songs, you might be wondering what you should enter into the composer and lyricist fields in your track details. It is not possible to enter your own name, because you did not write the music or the lyrics, so what should you enter? The answer is to select the Traditional profile:

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