> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.diskograf.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Add and Edit Song Credits for Malaysian Music on Diskograf

> Document the creative team behind a Malaysian song with Diskograf's 22 credit roles, then suggest corrections when a credit is missing or inaccurate.

Credits connect each song to the people who made it. A single person can hold more than one role on the same song, such as **Lead Performer**, **Composer**, and **Producer**.

## Credit roles

Diskograf currently uses 22 roles grouped into five areas:

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Lead performer">
    * **Lead Performer** — the primary recording artist or artists on the song.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Writers">
    * **Composer** — writes the music, melody, chords, or musical structure.
    * **Lyricist** — writes the song's words.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Production">
    * **Producer** — leads the song or project and oversees its recording and delivery.
    * **Arranger** — shapes the musical parts and arrangements.
    * **Mixing Engineer** — blends the recorded elements into the final mix.
    * **Mastering Engineer** — prepares the finished mix for release.
    * **Recording** — captures the source performance.
    * **Strings Arranger** — writes or shapes the ensemble string parts.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Musicians">
    * **Backing Vocals** — provides supporting vocals or choruses.
    * **Guitars** — plays guitar and related picked string instruments.
    * **Bass** — plays bass guitar or another bass instrument.
    * **Keys/Synths** — plays keyboard, piano, or keyboard-style instruments.
    * **Drums** — plays the drum kit.
    * **Strings** — plays bowed string instruments.
    * **Woodwinds** — plays woodwind instruments.
    * **Brass/Horns** — plays or contributes to a brass or horn section.
    * **Percussions** — plays percussion instruments.
    * **Demo Singer** — records a preliminary vocal before the final vocal.
    * **Other Sessionist** — plays session instruments that do not fit another musician role.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Visual">
    * **Music Video** — works on the music video as a director, editor, or crew member.
    * **Artwork** — creates the cover artwork for a single or album.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Add a credit

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the song page">
    Search for the song title or artist name, then open the song you want to update.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose the contribution action">
    On a published song, choose **Suggest an edit**, then open the **Credits** section. If you are adding your own work, choose **Claim credit** and select the roles you performed. If the song itself is missing, follow [Adding Songs](/contribute/adding-songs) instead.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the role">
    Choose the role that describes the contribution. If one person performed several roles, add each applicable role separately.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Search for the artist">
    Type the artist's name into the search field. Existing artists and artists already credited on the song appear in the results. Select the correct profile so the credit links to the right catalogue identity.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review and save">
    Check the artist, role, and order of the credits. Confirm the music-information truthfulness pledge, then save the change. The edit is attributed to your account and appears in the song's activity.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Edit an existing credit

Open the song page and choose **Suggest an edit**. Select **Credits**, then update the artist, role, or credit order. Save only what you can verify from a reliable source.

If the problem is the artist's name or profile details rather than the song credit, update your own linked artist identity from [profile settings](/account/profile). Public catalogue artist maintenance is not available to ordinary contributors.

## Credit attribution best practices

Before adding a credit, check at least one reliable source:

* The physical release, sleeve notes, or inlay card
* Official streaming metadata on Spotify or Apple Music
* The artist's or label's official website or social media
* A credible music publication or academic record

When sources conflict, note the discrepancy and prefer the most primary source available. If you cannot verify a role, leave it blank rather than guess.

<Warning>
  False or fabricated information can be removed, and repeated abuse may restrict your account. Treat every credit as part of a public record.
</Warning>