Rhapsody has announced, at the Music Biz 2013 conference, that it's going to add liner notes and credits to its digital music service, giving users the ability to search for specific songwriters, producers – or even all recordings featuring a specific session musician. It was hailed as "a first" for digital music, though there have been moves on both sides of the Atlantic to "give credit where credit is due" for a while now.
But how will Rhapsody get this information, when not even digital distributors have it?
Using digital music services, one would be forgiven for thinking that making a record is a one-person/band job. The multitude of musicians, producers, writers and engineers that all play a part in the final recording has magically become invisible during the transfer from physical CDs and vinyl to downloads and streams.
No wonder your average music fan today thinks artists can survive on selling T-shirts, making personal appearances or partnering with brands. Meanwhile, few people would buy a T-shirt with a picture of a mastering engineer or, say, Max Martin (one of the most successful songwriters in the world today).
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