Per release
- Release title and version
- Primary artist (exact spelling)
- Featured artists (platform formatting)
- UPC
- Release date and original release date
- Genre and subgenre
- Label name
- Copyright lines for recording and artwork
Per track
- Track title and version (Remix, Live, Acoustic)
- ISRC (unique per version)
- Writers: legal names, IPI numbers if known, shares
- Publishers or administrators per writer
- Producers, engineers and performers credits
- Explicit flag
- Language
- Lyrics
Consistency checks
- Same artist name across distributor, PRO, The MLC and SoundExchange
- Writer shares match across all co-writer registrations
- Metadata sheet saved with the date submitted
