User:Reosarevok/Style/Artist/Featured artists

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Status: This is an official style guideline.

This guideline applies to cases in which one or more artists are featured on a track or release by another artist, but not equally as they would be in a collaboration. That is, they are not really considered the "main" artist for the track or release, but they're given credit on the cover or track listing in a manner which elevates their contribution above normal liner note credits. Often, they're listed as “featuring” or “feat.”.

Guideline

Featured artists should be added to the artist credit. Generally, they should follow the primary artist(s), and be separated from them with the join phrase " feat. ". Each featured artist should be separated by a comma, with & before the last (Primary Artist feat. X, Z & Y). For information on how to do this, see How to Use Artist Credits.

If the release uses a word different from "featuring" (or an abbreviation of it), use that word as the join phrase instead of " feat. " (Primary artist with/con/avec X).

Rationale

Using artist credits (instead of listing the featured artist as extra title information) allows us to show the recording under all credited artists, not just the primary ones.

Examples

  1. The recording for Umbrella is credited to Rihanna feat. Jay‐Z, and so is its release group.
  2. The recording 4 Minutes is credited to Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, and so is its release group.
  3. It doesn't matter how many featured artists are there: Game Over is credited to Tinchy Stryder feat. Giggs, Professor Green, Tinie Tempah, Devlin, Example & Chipmunk.
  4. And the appropriate join phrase isn't always "feat.": Inflation is credited to Promoe med Afasi, following what the release says.
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