These metadata formatting rules were created to ensure that your releases are displayed as cleanly and professionally as possible, offering the best user experience for your listeners. Proper metadata formatting improves the overall perception of your content.
¶ Formatting rules by language:
¶ English
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Capitalize all words except for rule 5–6 below.
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Always capitalize the first and last word of the title.
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Always capitalize the first and last word in parentheses.
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Words before characters like (-), (/), (
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The following words must remain lowercase, unless they fall under rule 1:
a, an, and, as, but, for, from, nor, of, or, so, the, to, yet
at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, onto, out, over, to, up, with
This applies to intentionally shortened forms too:
for → fo, and → n, with → wit, over → ova
Exception: Prepositions, articles, and conjunctions in phrasal verbs are capitalized.
For example: Move On, Get By
¶ Spanish
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You may choose either Title Case or Sentence Case, but be consistent across the entire product (release title and track titles).
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Words before symbols like (-), (/) are capitalized.
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The following words are always lowercase:
a, e, las, por, al, el, los, un, de, en, o, una, del, la, para, y
¶ Portuguese
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You may choose either Title Case or Sentence Case, but be consistent across the entire product (release title and track titles).
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Words before symbols like (-), (/) are capitalized.
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The following words are always lowercase:
a, das, nas, pela, à, de, no, pelas, ao, do, nos, pelo, aos, dos, o, pelos, as, e, os, por, pra, pro, às, em, ou, um, da, na, para, uma
¶ French, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish
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The first word of the title is capitalized.
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All other words are written in lowercase.
¶ German
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The first word is capitalized.
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All nouns are capitalized (as per German grammar rules).
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Other words are written in lowercase.
¶ Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Serbian (Cyrillic)
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The first word is capitalized.
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All other words are written in lowercase.