Style/Specific types of releases/Remixes and mashups

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Status: This is an official style guideline.

Official remix releases should be credited to the credited artist as usual. This is most commonly the original artist(s) rather than the remixers, but the correct artist might be the remixer for an official compilation of remixed material from multiple original artists. A release that was created without any participation from the credited artist (e.g. a remix or mashup album that was created without the knowledge of the original artist(s)) should be credited to the artist who created and released it (the remix or mashup artist) instead of to the original artist.


  • The Remix, an official remix album released by Lady Gaga, is credited to the artist credited on the cover, which is the original artist, Lady Gaga.
  • Most of the Remixes..., an official remix album released by Soulwax, is credited to the artist credited on the cover, which are the remixers, Soulwax (but each track is credited to the original artist for that remix).

A track/recording that is a remix of another recording should typically be credited to the original recording’s artist, not to the remixer. The remixer may be credited instead if the tracklist explicitly credits the track to the remixer rather than to the original artist.

In any case, the artist who remixed the recording should be linked via a remixer relationship. The remixed song’s title (including any extra title information like the remixer’s name) should be preserved.

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