Release Artist

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A release artist is the Artist that appears in the "artist" database field of a Release. There can only be one release artist for each release. The release artist is the PrimaryArtist for the release.

[edit] Additional information

Guidelines for which artist has to be chosen are documented on the page ReleaseArtistStyle. Other artists associated with a release can be added using AdvancedRelationships (see SecondaryArtists for more details).

[edit] Example

• Masada is the primary artist for the release Alef
• Eric Dolphy & Booker Little is the primary artist for the release Memorial Album
• Various Artists is the primary artist for the compilation release Black Lion Connoisseur Series/Lions Abroad, Volume 1: Tenor Titans (disc 2)

Official Documentation: Artist Overview | Release Artist | Track Artist | Primary Artist | Secondary Artist | Featuring Artist | Fictitious Artist | Special Purpose Artist Attributes: ID | Name | Sort Name | Alias | Begin Date | End Date | Comment | Annotation Style: Release Artist Style | Track Artist Style | Featuring Artist Style | Sortname Style | Same Artist With Different Names | Different Artists With Same Name | Band With Main Performer Name Misc: Merge Misspelled Artists | Editing Suggestions | Subscriptions / Lists: International Artists

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